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.... .. t RECREATION With the construction of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, several outstanding recreational areas are being created. The reservoirs and ad- jacent areas will not only afford increased recreational use for hundreds of thousands of Colorado residents, but also for countless numbers of non- residents dravrn here qy Rocky kountain National Park and other recreational centers. Fishing, boating, hiking, picnicking and camping will be pDpular at most of the reservoir sites and one or tWD may even become winter sports areas. Granby Reservoir will be the second largest body of water in the state. The great increase Df recreatiDnal activities on this project means that cDncessions, resorts, cabin camps and Dther facilities will have to be provided lor the people using the areas, This should have an excellent af- fect upon the econo~ of Colorado and the Nation. Recreational benefits are estimated at more than $600;000 annually. In order to get the greatest recreatiDnal use out Df this project, the Bureau is wDrking closely with other Federal and State agencies 'and with interested grDups on the recreatiDnal planning for these areas. PURCHASE OF J.iATERIALS Materials entering intD the permanent works, such as cement, lumber, (not including lum~er for forms), reinfDrcing stoel, pipe, gates and valves, structural steel, machinery, etc., v~ll be purchased by the Government after appropriate advertising and competitive bidding. Equipment, materials, and supplies required in the construction plant and camp qnd in incidental opera- tions of the various contractors ~~ll be purchased hy the contractors. EMPLOY1\ENT Engineering .plans and specifications are prepared in the office of the thief Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, Denv2r, Cclorado. All construction work is performed under the inspection of the engi- neers of the Bureau of ReclamatiDn. It is required that all emploJ~ent on thll Bureau's rolls (with t.he exceptiDn of laborers. and other unskilled posi- tions) be made in accordance "~th the rules 3nd regulations of the United States Civil Service Cor.~ssion. ~ualificd emplDyees from other Bureau projects are transferred -..,henever possible to this project. Employments in new positions which cannot be filled by transfers of present Bureau em- ployees, are made by selections from eligible lists furnished by the Civil Service Commission. For information concerning technical positions such as Civil Engineer, Construction Engirleer, Hydrologic Engineer, Electrical Engineer, etc., and for other positiens, such as bookkeeper, stenographer, clerk, costkeeper, timekeeper, draftsman, constructiDn inspector, and survey party positions, (chaiprnan, radman, levclman, transitman, plane~~bleman, instrumentman, and 9