Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968 [PAGE 327]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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the Allen Hall dining room and adjoining two recreation rooms on the Urbana campus, the award in each case to the lowest bidder. General — Dean Evans Co., Champaign $ 8 862 00 Refrigeration — R. H . Bishop Company, Champaign 18 976 00 $27 838 00 Additional electrical work required for the air conditioning on which bids were requested but not received will be done by the 1965-67 cost-plus contractor for electrical work. Funds are available in the Housing Division budget. Submitted herewith is a schedule of bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Johnston, Governor Kerner, Mr. Page.

CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING IN NATURAL HISTORY BUILDING. URBANA (13) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the award of cost-plus contracts for remodeling fifty-four rooms in the Natural History Building for the Department of Geology, the award in each case to the lowest bidder. Total Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Estimated for for for SubFee Material Labor contracts Payments G e n e r a l — D e a n Evans Co., Champaign. . 9 25 10 $16 960 00 Electrical — Emric Electric, Inc., Champaign 10 23 0 4 050 00 Plumbing — Wren C. & Willis H. Thomas, a partnership doing business as Thomas Plumbing & Heating Co., Urbana 15 39 5 5 450 00 Heating, Piping, Refrigeration, and Automatic Temperature Control Systems — W. L. Rogers, an individual doing business as Cool-Rite Refrigeration, Urbana 22 22 5 5 600 00 Ventilation and Distribution Systems for Conditioned Air — W. L. Rogers, an individual doing business as Cool-Rite Refrigeration, Urbana 22 22 5 3 350 00 Since W. L. Rogers, an individual doing business as Cool-Rite Refrigeration, Urbana, is the lowest bidder with identical bids for heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic temperature control systems work and ventilation and distribution systems for conditioned air work, it is also recommended that these two awards be combined into a single contract in lieu of separate contracts. The estimated total cost of the work is $272,000. Funds are available from an appropriation approved by the Board of Trustees on October 13, 1966. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Swain, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Johnston, Governor Kerner, Mr. Page.

CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING IN NOYES LABORATORY, URBANA (14) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the award of cost-plus contracts for remodeling in Noyes Laboratory for the Department of Microbiology, the award in each case to the lowest bidder.