Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1938 [PAGE 289]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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In accordance with the above recommendation as to allotment of funds, we recommend the award of the following contracts: (1) General Fireproofing Company $69 893 96 F o r steel laboratory equipment for Dentistry only. ( F o r the purchase and installation of certain equipment and the purchase only of the balance.) (2) Kewaunee Manufacturing Co 84 788 88 F o r the purchase and installation of certain equipment and the purchase only of the balance. W o o d laboratory equipment for the College of Dentistry and College of Medicine. (3) Ritter Dental Manufacturing Co 64 250 00 F o r purchase and installation of 80 special cabinet units. (4) S. S. W h i t e Dental Manufacturing Co 7 133 11 36 dental chairs. (5) Ritter Dental Manufacturing Co 10 646 69 6 bench lathes 5 dental engines 31 standard units (6) S. S. W h i t e Dental Manufacturing Co 1 245 26 6 dental furnaces 1 dentocal outfit All of the above recommendations are based on awards to the low bidders, with the exception of the item of the dental chairs. In the case of this item the Dean of the College of Dentistry has recommended that the contract be awarded to S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. at a cost of $587.11 more than the low bid. If the award is made to the White Manufacturing Co., the allotment for other movable equipment in the College of Dentistry must be reduced by this sum. W e further recommend that the proposed allotments of the State appropriation of $350,000 as shown in the attached schedule be approved by the Board so that the purchase of other items of movable equipment may go forward in accordance with our regular procedure. Cordially yours,

C. S. HAVENS

Director

of Physical Comptroller

Plant

Department

LLOYD MOREY

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND B I D S ON E Q U I P M E N T FOR M E D I C A L AND D E N T A L COLLEGE LABORATORIES—SECOND U N I T

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Dentistry Dental cabinet units Chairs, lathes and engines Movable equipment Fixed laboratory equipment Total Medicine Movable equipment Fixed laboratory equipment Total General and Contingent Grand Total 'Increased to $17,780 by action of Board. 'Decreased to $59,970 by action ol Board. estimates 1 [ $295 631 J 89 500 $385 131 143 61 $204 79 $668 048 115 163 212 506

Bids received on reduced schedules $ 67 308 17 920 67 052 , 160 794 $313 074 74 122 $197 24 $534 775 480 255 400 729

Proposed allotments of appropriation $ 64 250 17 I93 1 60 5572 101 099 $243 099 28 53 % 81 25 $350 000 583 583 3i8 000

Mr. Morey presented this report and commented on it in detail.