Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960 [PAGE 1288]

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only bidder, for landscaping of the Laundry Building area at the Chicago P r o fessional Colleges. The work will consist of placing top soil, seeding, and planting of trees and shrubs, all to be provided by the contractor. Funds are available in the Laundry Building construction account. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Harewood, this contract was awarded, as recommended.

ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AT CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES (18) The Business Manager of the Chicago Professional Colleges and the VicePresident and Comptroller recommend an increase of $8,386 in a $43,087.57 contract with the Kewaunee Manufacturing Company, Adrian, Michigan, for the fabrication and installation of laboratory equipment in the Medical Research Laboratory at the Chicago Professional Colleges. The contract includes laboratory furniture and equipment for the virology laboratory. In this laboratory, dealing with contagious diseases, it is necessary to provide every precaution for the protection of personnel and to guard against the spread of contamination to other areas. There have been very recent developments, subsequent to the execution of the contract, in the design and fabrication of such equipment which provide greater safety factors. Accordingly, installation of six items of laboratory furniture and equipment for the virology laboratory has been held up until it could be ascertained if changes in the laboratory furniture could be made which would enable research workers to work with dangerous micro-organisms with a very high degree of safety to themselves and other personnel. The Kewaunee Manufacturing Company has offered to take the furniture back to its plant to make the necessary changes at an increase in contract indicated. Three other leading manufacturers of laboratory equipment, two of whom bid on the original installation, were consulted to check the price quoted by Kewaunee. All three companies recommended that the work be done by the manufacturer of the original equipment, and that they would prefer not to bid on the revisions since this would result in a higher cost to the University, their estimates ranging from $12,000 up. Funds are available in the construction account for the Medical Research Laboratory which includes a federal grant under the Medical Research Facilities Act. 1 recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this change in the contract was authorized.

HOSPITAL-MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF (19) On June 23, 1959, the Board of Trustees authorized contracts with the Federal Life Insurance Company, Chicago, for hospital-medical-surgical insurance for students and staff at Urbana and at the Chicago Undergraduate Division. The rates are guaranteed for a two-year period but the benefits were guaranteed for one year, 1959-60, subject to negotiation. In lieu of adjusting the benefits, the Company has proposed the following adjustment in premiums for 1960-61, leaving the benefits the same: Present Increase Proposed Student plan, Urbana, per semester J 7.18 $0.32 $ 7.50 Student plan, Chicago, per semester 6.60 0.15 6.75 Staff plan, per year Employee 29.46 2 .79 3225 Employee and one dependent 56.50 2.75 59-25 Employee and two or more dependents 66.90 2.35 69.25 The proposed rates are all substantially lower than those submitted by the second lowest bidder a year ago. The only change in benefits proposed is the addition to both student plans