Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960 [PAGE 1048]

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1959)

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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recommend that one of the " T Dormitories" now located in Mini Village be removed to the area south of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house on Pennsylvania Avenue and remodeled for use by the College of Education to provide space for the elementary education services which can not be housed elsewhere. The remodeled building can be used in the new location for a number of years to come. An assignment of $38,000 from the General Reserve Fund is recommended for this project. It is imperative that this work be started as soon as possible. The University has standing cost-plus contracts authorized by the Board of Trustees for remodeling work and this project can be handled through such contracts. Accordingly, the Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend authorization of change orders as follows: General work (including moving of dormitory) — Oran L. Shoemaker and Company, Champaign $9 500 Plumbing work — David W. Reichard Plumbing and Heating, Urbana 2 400 Heating work — Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, C h a m p a i g n . . . . I 200 A supporting statement from the Physical Plant Department is submitted herewith and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. The President of the University concurs in these recommendations. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Johnston, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, none. Purchases The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends the following purchases. I concur. Vendor Cost Item Department Energy storage capacitors, Tobe Deutschmann $11 500 00 Electrical low inductance Corp., Norwood, Engineering Item A—Fifty 1.6 mfd, Mass.— Item A 25,000 peak d.c. voltage Aero vox Corp., New 4 700 00 Item B — T w e n t y 15.0 Bedford, Mass.— f.o.b. Item B delivered mfd, 20,000 peak d.c. voltage Furnish labor and materials 3 400 00 Electrical E. H. Grothe, to construct an emergency f.o.b. Engineering Tolono power generator enclosure job site First edition of sixty-five3 000 00 Maurice Hindus, Library volume Soviet EncyclopeNew York, N.Y. dia One volume Soviet Encyclopedia, 1943 Russian H i s t o r y of t h e United States, 1942 On motion of Mr. Johnston, these purchases were authorized. Contract for Gas Installations for Orchard Place Apartments It has been found necessary to install standby liquid petroleum equipment to provide gas for 38 of the 120 Orchard Place apartments because the Illinois Power Company can not issue permits to provide the maximum gas service which may be required for all of them. This can be done through a contract change order with the Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company with which the University has a standing cost-plus contract for plumbing and heating work on minor building alterations and repairs. The estimated cost is $7,134. This estimate has been checked by the Physical Plant Department and is considered a reasonable charge. Moreover there is economy in having this work done by the cost-plus contractor rather than through a subcontractor under the general contractor for the construction of the apartments. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend, and the President of the University concurs, that the Reliable Plumb-