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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 24

an addition to the Television Studio, Urbana, the award in each case being to the low bidder for base work and deductive alternates: General Work — C. A. Petry & Sons, Inc., Champaign $132 200 00 Plumbing Work — David W. Reichard Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., Urbana 8 155 00 Heating and Air Conditioning Work — David W. Reichard Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., Urbana 43 110 00 Ventilating Work — Petry Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Champaign 29 896 00 Electrical Work — Downtown Electric, Urbana 67 500 00 Since David W. Reichard Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., Urbana, is the low bidder for both plumbing work and for heating and air conditioning work, it is also recommended that these awards be combined in a single contract. It is further recommended that $140,000 be assigned from the UrbanaChampaign General Reserve. The balance of the funds are available in state capital appropriations to the University for 1967-69 and have been released by the Governor. Submitted herewith is a report from the Campus Architect, including 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. Grimes, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Page, Governor Shapiro, Dr. Weatherly.

CONTRACTS FOR RELOCATION OF OPTICAL TELESCOPE, URBANA

(31) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that construction contracts be awarded to the following low bidders for the relocation of the South Observatory on a site approximately thirty-five miles southeast of the Urbana-Champaign campus in Douglas County: General — M. L. Meneley, Pesotum $20 404 00 Electrical — Fred Biggs Electric, Mattoon 2 470 00 Funds are available in state capital appropriations to the University and have been released by the Governor. Submitted herewith is a report from the Physical Plant Department, including a schedule of bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. On motion of Mr. Grimes, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Page, Governor Shapiro, Dr. Weatherly.

CHANGES IN FINANCING CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTRAMURALPHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING, URBANA

(32) The President of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Illinois Building Authority be relieved of the responsibility for financing and constructing the Intramural-Physical Education Building. On June 18, 1968, the Illinois Building Authority received bids for the construction of this project, and the schedule of the bids received is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. The low bidder is Kuhne-Simmons Co., Inc., Champaign, with a net bid, including recommended alternates, of $8,760,000 (the total of the base bid of $8,976,000 less deductive Alternates 1 through 16, which total $216,000). Proposals were also received from : George A. Fuller Company, Inc., Chicago McCarthy Brothers Construction Company, St. Louis, Missouri Turner Construction Company, Chicago C. Iber and Sons, Inc., Peoria While the bids received on the Intramural-Physical Education Building exceeded the cost consultant's estimate, the previously announced proposed increase