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by the contractor were also reported to the Board, but recommendations were not submitted as all claims may not have been submitted at this stage of construction. A preliminary review of the claims received by the architect indicates that funds should be reserved for the possibility that such claims may have to be approved. In order to provide the necessary funds in the project budget for the payment of such claims, the President, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Illinois Building Authority issue contract change orders for the deletion of the following work in the amounts indicated: Lath and plaster (less hangers) Deduct $86 358 Acoustical ceilings Deduct 9 950 Painting. Deduct 17 340 Vinyl asbestos tile Deduct 11 400 This work will be reinstated through competitive bidding under the Purchasing Act and financed from other funds. Recommendations will be submitted on the claims received from the contractor after negotiations have been firmed.

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

CONTRACT FOR FLUE GAS DUCT ALTERATIONS AT ABBOTT POWER PLANT, URBANA (29) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of a contract in the amount of $27,800 to Independent Boiler & T a n k Company, Chicago, the low bidder, for flue gas duct alterations at Abbott Power Plant, at the Urbana campus. Funds for this work are available in the current operating budget of the Department of Plant and Services, Urbana.

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

CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING OF O L D CENTRAL RECEIVING WAREHOUSE FOR VISUAL AIDS SERVICE, URBANA (30) The University of Illinois Foundation received bids on J u n e 16, 1970, for the remodeling of the old Central Receiving Warehouse for Visual Aids at the Urbana campus. T h e bids covered five divisions of w o r k : Division I — General; Division II — Plumbing; Division I I I — Heating and Air Conditioning; Division I V — Ventilating; Division V — Electrical. Bidding on this project was advertised in accordance with the Illinois P u r chasing Act. T h e plans and specifications comply with the requirements for Equal Employment Opportunity and with the Facilities for the Handicapped Act. T h e low bidders for each division of the work are as follows: General — Meneley Construction Co., Pesotum $41 513 Plumbing — Thomas Plumbing & Heating Co., Urbana 6 919 Heating and Air Conditioning — David W . Reichard Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., Urbana 10 600 Ventilating — Industrial Roofing Company, Mattoon 6 493 Electrical — Remco Electrical Corporation, Champaign 31 247 Total $96 772 T h e total project cost of $118,000 is to be financed by the University of Illinois Foundation, with $28,000 thereof to be provided from the current balances in the Audio-Visual Aids Service Account and a bank loan of $90,000 to be amortized over a ten-year period. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Vice President and Comp-