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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 16

Building Authority be, and it hereby is, requested to award to S. N. Nielsen Company, Chicago, Illinois, a contract for the entire construction of the Physical Education Building at the Chicago Circle Campus for the fixed price of $5,954,000, being the base bid, less deductive alternate 1. Be It, and It Hereby Is, Further Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a public corporation of the State of Illinois, that the Comptroller and Secretary of this public corporation be, and they hereby are, authorized to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver, in the name and in behalf of this corporation, such instruments of transfer, conveyance, lease, contract, and other documents as are necessary or appropriate in order to provide for the carrying out of the foregoing project and facility by the Illinois Building Authority.

On motion of Mr. Clement, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Mr. Page, Governor Shapiro, Dr. Weatherly.

PURCHASES

(22) The President submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the Directors of Purchases and the Vice President and Comptroller; also a purchase authorized by the President. The list of purchases was presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from state appropriations to the University) and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, contracts with private corporations and other organizations, funds from foundation grants, and grants from corporations and other donors, and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended $423 622 24 From Institutional Funds Authorized 8 037 50 Recommended 438 457 68 Grand Total $870 117 42 A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information, including the quotations received, was sent to each member of the Board in advance of the meeting, and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, the purchase authorized by the President was approved, and the purchases recommended were authorized.

COMPTROLLER'S REPORT O F PURCHASES APPROVED

(23) The Vice President and Comptroller also submitted a report of purchases approved by him on recommendation of the Directors of Purchases in amounts of $5,000 to $7,500. A copy of this report is filed with the Secretary.

This report was received for record.

COMPTROLLER'S MONTHLY REPORT O F CONTRACTS EXECUTED

(24) The Comptroller's monthly report of contracts executed was submitted. New Contracts

With Whom State of Illinois, Secretary of State and Illinois State Library United States Air Force F-19628-69-C-0015 Purpose Library career recruitment project Research studies in electromagnetic boundary value problems and inverse scattering theory

Amount to be Paid to the University $ 22 955 16 979