Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940
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652 BOARD OF TRUSTEES SALE OF CHICAGO PROPERTIES [November 24 Mrs. Plumb reported the conclusion of the negotiations with the Commissioners of Cook County relative to the sale of the site of the old medical and dental buildings to Cook County, and the receipt of the purchase price. The President of the Board expressed the appreciation of the Board for Mrs. Plumb's skillful and effective services in consummating the sale of this property and in securing payment therefor. BUILDING AT DAMEN AVENUE AND POLK STREET It was reported that the lot acquired at the corner of Damen Avenue and Polk Street contained an undesirable building. On motion of Mr. Cleary, the Comptroller was authorized to terminate the lease and the Physical Plant Department was authorized to raze the building at Damen Avenue and Polk Street at the earliest possible moment. CONTRACT FOR INSULATION FOR PIPING IN STEAM T U N N E L OF POWER PLANT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (6) T h e Executive Committee on October 9 (Minutes, page 612) awarded a contract for the insulation of the piping in the steam tunnel of the Power Plant Distribution System to the Union Asbestos and Rubber Company on its alternate bid of $51,254, subject to laboratory tests proving that a thickness of 2}^ inches of its product (Unibestos) is equal to 3 inches of magnesia pipe covering; and provided that if tests do not prove this the contract would be awarded to the Asbestos and Magnesia Materials Company on its lowest base bid of $56,495. T h e P o w e r Plant Committee has given considerable study to this question and has come to the conclusion that the lowest bid of the Asbestos and Magnesia Materials Company should be accepted rather than the alternate bid of $51,254 of the Union Asbestos and Rubber Company. T h e Committee decided that laboratory tests which could be run at this time would not be a fair comparison of the two materials from the standpoint of their future use. T h e Committee and the Physical Plant Department therefore recommend the award of the contract to the Asbestos and Magnesia Materials Company on its base bid of $56,495- On motion of Mrs. Plumb, this contract was awarded as recommended. CONTRACT W I T H SARGENT a L U N D Y , I N C . (7) T h e contract for the services of Sargent & Lundy authorized by the Board on July 21, 1939 (Minutes, page 494), did not include supervision of the Power Plant and Distribution System because the Physical Plant Department was uncertain at that time how this phase of the work could best be handled. T h e Department has since concluded that this supervision should be placed with Sargent & Lundy as this will make it possible to maintain the entire responsibility for the designing and construction of the project, both Power Plant and Distribution System, in one organization. T h u s , any work done by the Physical Plant Department itself in the construction of the Distribution System will be subject to the same supervision as contractors. Accordingly, a change in the contract with Sargent & Lundy has been authorized to include: "Compensation for services of field engineer (if and when services are required) shall be on the basis of an expense charge which shall be equal to the actual salary plus taxes and insurance and the actual field expense, such as traveling, room, board, etc., and shall be billed and paid monthly as incurred." Estimated cost, $9,000. On motion of Mr. Jensen, this action was confirmed.
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