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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 21

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Illinois Heating & Ventilating Company, Chicago, for the purchase of units in the amount of $34,356; and the award for plumbing work and work being based in each case on the low base bid received: Heating, Refrigeration, and Temperature Control — Delta Piping Company, Chicago Base bid $258 000 Assignment of contract with Illinois Heating & Ventilating Company, Chicago 34 356 Total Firm Price for this Division Plumbing — Peter H. Smith Co., Chicago Electrical — Divane Bros. Electric Co., Chicago Total

$292 356 4 860 22 400 $319 616

Funds are available for this project from funds previously assigned by the Board of Trustees on February 19, 1969, and April 9, 1969, from the Medical Center General Reserve, and are being requested at this meeting of the Board. Submitted herewith is a report of the Physical Plant Department, including a tabulation of the bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. Mr. Hughes indicated that representatives and spokesmen of the Illinois Heating & Ventilating Company were present and wished to be heard in objection to the recommendation and the procedures related to it. (Communications from the Company and its attorneys had been received earlier and were provided the Trustees in advance of the meeting. Copies are filed with the Secretary for record.) On motion of Mr. Clement, the Trustees granted approval to speak to Mr. Herbert B. Nechin of the firm of Brown, F o x & Blumberg, attorneys for the Illinois Heating & Ventilating Company. Mr. Nechin reviewed and summarized the comments in his communication sent earlier to the Trustees. Also present was Mr. Gerald A. Kelly, president of the company. Following these comments, the Board heard a report on the matter from Mr. C. S. Havens, University Director of Physical Plant Planning and Construction, and comment from the University Counsel. O n motion of Mr. Grimes, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Harm, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Pogue, M r . Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly.

CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING IN SECOND UNIT DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING, MEDICAL CENTER

(19) The President of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of the following contracts for remodeling in the Second Unit Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building at the Medical Center campus for the College of Dentistry; the award in each case being to the low base bidder: General — Simpson Construction Co., Chicago $10 323 Plumbing— Ashland Plumbing & Heating Company, Chicago 4 975 Ventilation — Narowetz Heating and Ventilating Company, Melrose Park 4 768 Heating, Process Piping, and Temperature Control — F. E. Moran, Inc., Chicago 4 440 Electrical — Hyre Electric Company, Chicago 5 959 Laboratory Equipment — Kewaunee Scientific Equipment Corporation, Evanston 11 371 Total $41 836