UIHistories Project: A History of the University of Illinois by Kalev Leetaru
N A V I G A T I O N D I G I T A L L I B R A R Y
Bookmark and Share



Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1972 [PAGE 152]

Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1972
This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.


Jump to Page:
< Previous Page [Displaying Page 152 of 752] Next Page >
[VIEW ALL PAGE THUMBNAILS]




EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:



142

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 10

Funds in the amount of $4,200 are available for this work in the Medical Center Rehabilitiation and Alterations account. The balance is available in the state capital appropriations to the University and has been released by the Governor. Submitted herewith is a schedule of bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.

On motion of Mr. Jones, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Dr. Walker; no, none; absent, Mr. Grimes, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger.

AWARD O F CONTRACT FOR CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, MEDICAL CENTER (9) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract in the amount of $77,760 to Midwest Interstate Electrical Construction Co., Chicago, for a Closed Circuit Television Cable Distribution System to selected areas at the Medical Center campus, the award being to the low base bidder. Funds for this work are available in state capital appropriations and have been released by the Governor and from Hospital Income and Medical Center Rehabilitation and Alterations accounts. Submitted herewith is a schedule of bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Dr. Walker; no, none; absent, Mr. Grimes, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger.

INCREASE IN CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ON CAMPUS AIR C O N D I T I O N I N G , MEDICAL CENTER (10) On September 17, 1969, the Board of Trustees employed the Howell-Stiggleman Company, Chicago, for engineering services on campus air conditioning at the Medical Center campus at a fee based on actual salaries and wages of personnel directly engaged on this project, plus 100 per cent for overhead and commission, plus normal reimbursable items with the total fee not to exceed $30,000. The Chancellor at the Medical Center campus has made available $108,000 from the Rehabilitation and Alterations account for additional air conditioning work to portions of the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Hospital Addition, and the General Hospital of the University of Illinois Hospital and portions of the First and Second Units Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Buildings. It is estimated that the engineering for this work will not exceed $16,000. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contract with Howell-Stiggleman Company, Chicago, be increased by an amount not to exceed $16,000 for the work as outlined above.

On motion of Mr. Jones, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Dr. Walker; no, none; absent, Mr. Grimes, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger.

REQUEST TO ILLINOIS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT ABBOTT POWER PLANT, URBANA (11) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Illinois Building Authority be requested to award contracts for improvements to Boilers 5, 6, and 7 at the Abbott Power Plant at the Urbana campus, the award for automatic burner control equipment being on the low base bid plus additive alternate No. 1 and the low bid for automatic combustion control equipment on the low base bid.