Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968 [PAGE 95]

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1966]

GRADUATE HOUSING

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

43

$107 000 U.S. Treasury bills due 7/14/66

ILLINOIS S T R E E T R E S I D E N C E H A L L S

$106 353 72

Sale $8 000 U.S. Treasury bills due 6/23/66

MEDICAL C E N T E R U N I O N AND R E S I D E N C E H A L L (Medical Center)

7 961 66

Sale $38 000 U.S. Treasury bills due 5/19/66 Purchase $499 000 U.S. Treasury bills due 9/22/66

ORCHARD D O W N S ADDITION

37 927 17 491 395 93

Sale $30 000 U.S. Treasury bills due 6/23/66

29 890 77

This report was received for record.

CONTRACT FOR ELECTRICAL ALTERATIONS IN THE FORMER STEIN BUILDING (37) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $106,660 to Divane Bros. Electric Co., Chicago, the lowest bidder, for installation of lighting fixtures and receptacles in the former Stein Building a t 1143 West Congress Parkway (to be designated as the Racine Avenue Building) at Chicago Circle, subject to completion o£ the transfer of title. The work will include installation of lighting fixtures furnished by the University and the installation of receptacles and cabling in order to bring the lighting levels in this building to a satisfactory range for office and classroom use. Funds are available from an appropriation from the General Reserve approved by the Board of Trustees on April 20, 1966. 1 concur. O n m o t i o n o f M r . W i l l i a m s o n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d b y t h e following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . H u g h e s , M r . J o h n ston, M r . Jones, M r . P a g e , M r . P o g u e , M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . W i l l i a m s o n ; no, none; absent, Governor Kerner, M r . Swain. CONTRACTS FOR ALTERATIONS IN T H E FORMER CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING (38) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of contracts for alterations in the former Central National Bank Building (to be designated as the Roosevelt Road Building) for the Department of Physical Education at Chicago Circle, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder. General — Mutual Contracting Company, Chicago $32 728 00 Plumbing — Peter H . Smith Company, Chicago 19 287 00 Heating — Ashland Plumbing & Heating Company, Chicago 938 00 Ventilating — H . S. Kaiser Company, Chicago 4 900 00 Electrical-—Midwest Interstate Electrical Construction Co., Chicago. •• 28 863 00 Total $86 716 00 T h e contracts provide for installation of locker and shower facilities, a basketball court, gymnastic area, and equipment storage, and the required lighting, plumbing, heating, and ventilation installations. Funds are available from the University General Reserve and from the Athletic Activity Fund. Submitted herewith is a report from the Physical Plant Department, including a schedule of all bids received, a copy of which is filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur. O n motion of M r . Johnston, these contracts were a w a r d e d b y the following vote: A y e , M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . H u g h e s , M r .