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UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

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all cases, be awarded to the low bidder, the specific awards on the two buildings being as follows: (1) The General contracts to Hunzinger & Company of Davenport on their bid on Lincoln Hall of $333,640, less 1%, making a net contract of $330 303 60, and on their bid on the Materials Testing Laboratory of $278450, less 1%, making the net contract $275 665 50, the contracts to give the University the option of accepting any of the alternate proposals at any time within a period of thirty days. (2) The Electric Wiring to Carstens Bros, of Ackley, Iowa, on their combination bid for wiring on both buildings, of $14,320, making the net figure for the addition to Lincoln Hall $ 6 418 32, and for the Materials Testing Laboratory $ 7 901 68. (3) The Heating contract on Lincoln Hall to the Reliable Plumbing & Heating Company of Champaign on their bid of $ 16 377 00. (4) The Ventilating contract on Lincoln Hall to Harry Derrough of Champaign, on his bid of $ 7 835 00. (5) The Plumbing contract on Lincoln Hall to Murray & Company of Hoopeston, on their bid of $ 10 300 00. (6) The Heating contract on the Materials Testing Laboratory to Carson-Payson Company of Danville on their bid of $ 20 987 00. (7) The Plumbing contract on the Materials Testing Laboratory to Carson-Payson Company of Danville on their bid of $ 16 569 00. Yours truly,

James M. White

Supervising Archifect Bids on the general contracts for the addition to Lincoln Hall and for the Materials Testing Laboratory; and for the heating, plumbing, and electric wiring of both buildings, and for the ventilation equipment for the Lincoln Hall addition were opened at 10 o'clock a. m . o n Saturday, M a y 19, 1928, in the Trustees' R o o m . M r s . E v a n s and M r s . Busey were present representing the Board of Trustees; also Professor J. M . White, Supervising Architect, and other m e m b e r s of the University staff; also m a n y bidders and contractors. M r s . E v a n s opened the bids, which were announced b y the Supervising Architect and tabulated as follows: