Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960 [PAGE 1176]

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recommend that Lundeen and Hilfinger, Bloomington, architects for the family housing to be constructed in the area south of Florida Avenue between South Orchard and Race Street, Urbana, be reimbursed for additional costs incurred in changing working drawings at the request of the University that each building be extended two feet in each direction and that certain other modifications be made in the building and the site plans. Additional compensation will be in accordance with the terms of the contract approved by the Board of Trustees on October 22, 1956. It amounts to approximately $2,700 for Lundeen and Hilfinger, and $2,200 for consultants employed by them. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute the contract change order. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h i s c h a n g e in t h e c o n t r a c t w a s a u t h o r ized. ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ASSEMBLY HALL (14) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $12,331 in the contract with Felmley-Dickerson Company, Urbana, for construction of the Assembly Hall to replace unsuitable soil with concrete where necessary under the ring footing around the building. This, plus the change order approved in December, substantially completes soil corrective work. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute the contract change. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s c h a n g e in t h e c o n t r a c t w a s a u t h o r i z e d . PURCHASES Purchases Authorized (15) The following purchases were authorized by the President's Office on the recommendation of the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller. Item Department Vendor Cost 49.92 tons diammonium phosphate, 31 Agricultural Tennessee Valley $7 140 19 tons ammonium phosphate, and 5.40 Economics Authority, f.o.b. tons calcium metaphosphate Sheffield, Knoxville, Tenn.

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32 stainless steel isolation cages (Hors- Veterinary Medi- Schroeder & Sons, 4 812 00 fall units) with 52 feeding pans and cine Kenwood f.o.b. three sterilizer pans Animal Science Kenwood O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h e s e p u r c h a s e s w e r e a p p r o v e d . Purchases Recommended The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur. Hem Department Vendor Cost One ultracentrifuge, for speeds up to Animal Science Beckman Instruments, 26 796 00 40,000 r.p.m., complete with refrigerInc., Spinco Division, f.o.b. ation and vacuum systems Palo Alto, Calif. delivered Two rotors and standard accessories, 120-208 volt, 60-cycle Toledo Scale Corp,, 2 724 00 One fuel consumption scale for engine Agricultural testing Engineering Toledo, Ohio f.o.b. One i960 truck cab and chassis, two-ton Institute of Aviation capacity, with special equipment, for mounting of aviation jet ref ueler body Institute of One aviation refueler truck body only, Aviation mounted on truck cab and chassis furnished by the University One special laboratory glassware washer, Chemistry and Chemical to handle glassware maximum of 25 Engineering in. in diameter, 19 in. high, washing sprays inside-outside of glassware

delivered University Ford Sales, Inc.,, 2 802 85 Champaign f.o.b. Urbana Progress Manufacturing 10 278 50 Co,, Inc., f.o.b. Arthur Arthur (mounted) 7 5io 50 Better Built f.o.b. Machinery Co., delivered New York