Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944
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326 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 29 Plant and the concrete chimney of the Abbott Power Plant. Bids were requested and received as follows on March 30, 1943: Alphons-Custodis Chimney Construction Company Consolidated Chimney Company Heine Chimney & Construction Company $8560 8 110 7 776 T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend that the contract be awarded to Heine Chimney & Construction Company, the lowest bidder, for the sum of $7,776, for the work on all of these buildings. Funds are available in the operation and maintenance appropriations to the Physical Plant Department for the current year. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d a s r e c o m mended. SERVICES OF CONSULTING ENGINEER FOR ADDITION TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS (8) An assignment of $16,000 from state capital appropriations of the current biennium has been made for the architectural and engineering work for the future east wing of the Research and Educational Hospitals. T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department recommends that a contract be made with Frank A. Randall, Structural Engineer, Chicago, for services as consulting engineer on this project at a rate of $6 an hour for studies of the problem and 3 % of the estimated or contract cost for design work (including preparation of drawings and specifications but not the taking of bids, awarding of contracts, supervising of construction, or certifying of payments). T h e estimated cost of the contract for engineering services is $5,000 to $6,000. Mr. Randall, one of the outstanding graduates of the College of Engineering, is now serving as consulting engineer in an important capacity in connection with the Chicago subway. H e was one of the engineers for the designing of the Outer Drive link and bridge over the Chicago River, completed a few years ago. H e has served as consulting engineer in connection with the designing of several hospitals, the most notable of which is the Cook County Hospital. I recommend that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. On motion of Mr. Davis, the execution of this contract was authorized as recommended. CONTRACT FOR TERRA COTTA WORK IN REMODELING OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS (0) T h e following bids have been received by the Physical Plant Department on interior terra cotta work in the remodeling of the Research and Educational Hospitals: /fcm T, Item 10* Item 8* ?4 9 5 5 5 6 Item Q* $6 10 6 7 6 8 Mueller Construction Co L. J. Graf Construction Co Carroll Construction Co Kinnare Corp Coath & Goss R. C. Wieboldt Co ?2i 33 27 24 23 29 500 500 333 842 914 050 700 000 958 822 532 750 100 700 586 284 913 150 $3 5 3 3 2 4 100 240 5° 2 721 972 720 T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend the award of the contract to the Mueller Construction Company, the lowest bidder, for items I and 10 at a total cost of $24,600. Funds are available in the State appropriation for remodeling and equipping this building. I concur in this recommendation. On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this contract was awarded as recommended. *Item Item Item Item 1—First story of north side. 8—West stairs and north stairs of southwest wing. 9—West stairs of north side, and south stairs of southwest wing. 10—Center stairs of north side.
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