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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Stratton.

CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FINE AND APPLIED ARTS BUILDING AND T H E KRANNERT ART MUSEUM (14) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $1,986,776 to KuhneSimmons Company, Incorporated, Champaign, Illinois, of which $1,480,096 is for the construction of the new Fine and Applied Arts Building and $506,680 for the Krannert Art Museum. Funds are available for the Fine and Applied Arts Building in the state capital appropriation for 1957-59 "For construction of an Art and Architecture Building, with fixed equipment installed, including plans and specifications, extension of utilities to the building, and all other necessary costs and charges incident to the completion of the work." The University of Illinois Foundation has guaranteed $500,000 for the Art Museum. Most of this sum has been received from gifts or pledges, the principal donors being the Krannert Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. H e r m a n C. Krannert of Indianapolis, Indiana. The total project budget for the Art Museum is $585,000. The Director of the Physical Plant Department, the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an appropriation of $85,000 from the University General Reserve in order to complete the project. The Board of Trustees, on July 16 and October 29, 1957, approved appropriations of $290,000 for remodeling and minor additions to existing buildings. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that $85,000 of these appropriations be lapsed and that the Governor be requested to transfer $85,000 from the state appropriation for contingencies in the 1957-59 capital appropriations to the item for remodeling existing buildings, and to release this sum for remodeling in the Administration Building and in the basement of the Law Building. The effect of this will be to restore to the General Reserve a sufficient amount to provide the additional funds needed to complete the financing of the Art Museum. Submitted herewith is a report from the Physical Plant Department on the bids received and the alternates being recommended. A copy of this report is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. 1 concur in the above recommendations, subject to release of funds by the Governor.

On motion of Mr. Herrick, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Stratton.

CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (15) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $1,647,835 to the George Sollitt Construction Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for the construction of a Medical Research Laboratory Building at the northeast corner of Wolcott Avenue and Taylor Street in Chicago. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University of Illinois for 1957-59 and a Health Research Facilities grant from the federal government. The state appropriation is $1,235,000 and the federal grant will provide up to $750,000. In support of this recommendation, there is submitted herewith a report from the Physical Plant Department, including the building budget and a schedule of all bids received, and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur in the above recommendation, subject to release of funds by the governor.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded, as recom-