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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974
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1974] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 593 campuses for the period July 1, 1974, through June 30, 1975, with an option by the University to extend these contracts for an additional period of one year upon the same terms and conditions, the award in each case being to the low bidder: Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent for^ for for Materials Labor Subcontracts General Tal Rauhoff, Inc., Chicago 2 29 6 Plumbing The Nu-Way Contracting Corp., Chicago 5 26 1 Heating, Process Piping, Refrigeration, and Automatic Temperature Control The Nu-Way Contracting Corp., Chicago 5 26 1 Ventilation^ and Distribution Systems for Conditioned Air Reliable Sheet Metal Works, Inc., S 27 S Elk Grove Village Electrical G & M Electrical Contractors Co., Chicago 5 31 36 These contracts will be for work on projects estimated to cost less than $25,000. The several contractors bid on percentages to be added to an estimated volume of material, labor, and subcontractors, and the awards recommended are to the low bidders. The work will be done as ordered by the Physical Plant Department and will be paid for on the basis of the actual cost of each job plus the contractors' fees. No assignment of funds is requested, as each job will be covered by an individual work order charged against funds allocated for each project. A schedule of bids received has been filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. Merchants Environmental Industries, Inc., the apparent low bidder for Divisions II, III and IV, and James P. Driscoll, Inc., the apparent low bidder for Division V, have stated that mathematical errors were made in preparing their proposals and have requested to withdraw their bids. After review ing the bids, the Physical Plant Department has determined that bona fide errors were made in the preparation of the bids which would result in substantial losses to the bidders. The Department recommends that these contractors be allowed to withdraw their bids and that the contracts be awarded to the next low bidders for each division of work.The University Counsel states that the University's Regulations permit the University to allow withdrawal of bids in such circumstances. It is further recommended that the Vice President and Comptroller be authorized to approve work orders under these contracts up to $25,000 in each project. O n motion of Mr. Steger, these contracts were awarded and authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, M r . Halm, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, M r . Livingston, M r s . Rader, Mr. Steger; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Mr. Neal, Mr. Swain, Governor Walker. CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING FOR THE SPECIAL. PROCEDURES SUITE IN THE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUILDING, MEDICAL CENTER (27) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for remodeling for a Special Procedures Suite on the third floor of the General Hospital building at the Medical Center campus, the award in each case being to the low bidder on its base bid:
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