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142

BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

[November 29

Alternate Proposals* (Deduct) #6 #9

$180 202 158 560 $11 610

ELEVATOR W O R K

Bidders Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co., 150 Pacific Ave., Jersey City, N.J Haughton Elevator Co., Toledo, Ohio Otis Elevator Co., Springfield, 111 Warner Elevator Mfg. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio

•#6—Omission of "With Attendant" Operation. jfo—Omission of Elevator Cab, Machinery, etc.

Base Bid $13 13 13 15 400 432 495 229

11 390

n 465 13 3°5

and, Whereas, pursuant to the authorization of the Board of Trustees at its meeting October 17, contracts were awarded by the President of the University to the following, the award in each case being made to the lowest bidder: General Work English Brothers On a base bid of $171,108, with the acceptance of Alternate No. 1 (Bookstacks under one subcontract) a deduction of $5.ooo. Anderson Electric Company Carson-Payson Company Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co. $166 108

Electrical Work Plumbing and Heating Work Elevator Work

16 981 10 316 13 400

Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Board of Trustees hereby confirms the action of the President of the University, taken pursuant to previous authorization by the Board, in awarding the aforesaid contracts. O n m o t i o n of M r . Moschel, t h e above r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d , by the following vote: A y e , M r s . F r e e m a n , M r . K a r r a k e r , M r . Mayer, M r . Moschel, M r s . Plumb, M r . Pogue, M r . W i e l a n d ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . A d a m s , Mr. Cleary, M r . H o r n e r , Dr. Meyer. WAGE RATES ON PWA PROJECTS (7) T h e Federal Emergency Administration of Public W o r k s requires the owner to establish wage rates on all crafts employed on P W A projects. T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department recommends that the following wage rates be authorized on all such University projects. Rate Trade or Occupation Per Hour Archt. Iron Workers ?l-25 Archt. Iron Workers F o r e m a n . . . 1.50 Asbestos Workers i-37>£ Asbestos Workers Helpers 50 Boilermakers (Tank & Stack

Work) 1.25

Boilermakers Helpers (Tank & Stack Work) Boilermakers Industrial Boilermakers (Industrial Helpers) Bricklayers & Stone Masons Bricklayers, Sewer & Tunnel. . . . Carpenters Cement Finishers Cement Finishers Foreman Composition Roofers Composition Roofers (Kettle Man)

85 .... 1.50 1.65 1.25 1.25 I-37.J4 1.25 85

Rate Trade or Occupation Per Hour Electrical Workers 1.25 Elevator Constructors 1.36 Elevator Constructors H e l p e r s . . . .95 Firemen and Oilers 85 Glaziers 1.12^ Hoisting Engineers: Shovel Operators 1.25 Crane Operators 1.25 Digging Machine 1.25 Concrete Mixer (21 ft. capacity or more) 1.25 Concrete Mixer (of less than 21 ft. capacity) 1.00 Two drum hoist 1.25 One drum hoist 1.25 Pumps 1.00 Compressor 1.00