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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Harewood, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Stratton.

ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR CENTRAL FOOD STORES BUILDING (13) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $6,505.67 in the contract with the Felmley-Dickerson Company for revisions in the drainage and paving of Oak Street as part of the construction of the Central Food Stores Building. Because of the freezing of capital appropriations, certain utilities extensions for the Assembly Hall which had been planned to run down Oak Street prior to the paving could not be put in, and alternate plans for grading and pavement must be made so that access to the Food Stores Building can be maintained when the utilities are extended to the Assembly Hall. This involves more paving than originally planned. I concur, and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this change in the contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR ISOLATION BUILDING ON VETERINARY RESEARCH FARM (14) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $3,054.34 in the contract with D. E. MacMillan Associates, Champaign, to accept the alternate for construction of sewage disposal facilities at this building. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this change in the contract.

On motion of Mr. Herrick, this recommendation was approved.

CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A D D I T I O N TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT AND FOR EXTENSION OF UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (15) The Board of Trustees has authorized the awards of contracts for thirteen divisions of work on the construction of an addition to the Abbott Power Plant, extensions of the utilities distribution system and equipment installations, contingent upon the release of funds and provided that the contractors concerned will extend the time during which their bids will be firm. All but two of the thirteen contractors have agreed to extend the time for acceptance of their bids beyond the date stated in the bid documents. The time now having expired, the proposals of the two contractors have been rejected and their certified checks have been returned. One contractor agreed to a thirty-day extension and will reconsider a further extension at the end of that period. Ten contractors are willing to extend the time their bid prices will be firm to March 1, i960, and in some cases beyond that date. Accordingly, letters indicating the University's intent to award contracts have been sent to these contractors with a request for their acceptance. Submitted herewith is a schedule of the contracts involved, the bid prices, and showing which contractors have agreed to extension of time. A copy of this is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. Some of the contractors have asked permission to substitute bid bonds for the certified checks deposited. These are reasonable requests and the Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that substitution of bid bonds for certified checks be authorized. I concur in the recommendation.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this recommendation was approved.

ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR FINE ARTS BUILDING AND KRANNERT ART MUSEUM U6) The Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Director of the Physical Plant, and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase °i $4,251.84 in the contract with the Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc. for general work on the Fine and Applied Arts Building to add a gravel aggregate to the top layer of the concrete patio around the reflecting pool and fountains and an increase