Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960 [PAGE 1078]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

1075

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

PROGRAM

(8) A preliminary application has been filed with the Housing and Home Finance Agency for a loan of $2,150,000 to finance one-half of the cost of an addition to the Graduate Student Residence Hall to house 234 students, and for 250 apartment units for married students, to be located adjacent to the Race Street-Florida Avenue Staff Housing. The Director of the Physical Plant and Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that: If federal funds are available, a complete application may be submitted to the Housing and H o m e Finance Agency; The firm of Chapman and Cutler of Chicago be employed as counsel for the bond issue; Bids for the construction of the projects and for the sale of the bonds be taken at the time or times deemed most appropriate by the Vice-President and Comptroller; The Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute a loan agreement with the Housing and Home Finance Agency; and All other necessary steps in connection with the bond issue and sale of the bonds be authorized. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a d o p t e d b y the f o l l o w i n g v o t e : A y e , M r . C l e m e n t , M r . H a r e w o o d , M r . H e r r i c k , Mr. J o h n s t o n , M r . S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . W i l k i n s , M r . W i l l i a m son; n o , n o n e ; a b s e n t , M r . H u g h e s , M r . P o g u e , M r . S t r a t t o n . CONTRACT FOR SWINE RESEARCH PROJECTS (9) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $4,146 to T o m Hewerdine and Son, Dewey, Illinois, the lowest bidder, for the construction of manure and waste disposal ponds for the swine research buildings to be constructed on the University farms. These are the projects for which the Moorman Manufacturing Company of Quincy has made a grant of $200,000 to the University. Bids were also taken on the construction of two of the swine breeding research buildings for this project. These bids, ranging from a low of $20,800 to a high of $23,260.25, are in excess of estimates and it is recommended that they be rejected. Plans for these buildings will be revised. I concur in these recommendations. O n m o t i o n of M r . H e r r i c k , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d b y t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . C l e m e n t , M r . H a r e w o o d , M r . H e r r i c k , M r . Johnston, M r . S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . W i l k i n s , M r . W i l l i a m s o n ; no, n o n e ; a b s e n t , M r . H u g h e s , M r . P o g u e , M r . S t r a t t o n . ADDITIONS TO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESIDENCE HALL (10) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase in the contract with Felmlcy-Dickerson Company for construction of the Graduate Student Residence H a l l : $15,985.05 for revisions in the stair well and $2,708.68 for revisions in the telephone wiring system. The changes in the stair well will eliminate costly reconstruction when an addition to this building is constructed. Complete plans for the telephone system were not included in the original specifications as it had not been decided whether a switchboard arrangement with phones in each room would be provided or whether each resident would make his own arrangements for telephone service with the telephone company. Funds are available. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute the contract changes. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d .