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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968
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904 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [February 21 CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INSECT BIOLOGICAL CONTROL LABORATORY. URBANA (15) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for construction of the Insect Biological Control Laboratory for the use of the State Natural History Survey, Champaign, the award in each case to the lowest bidder. General — Barber & DeAtley, Inc., Urbana Base bid plus Additive Alternates G-2, G-3, G-4, and G-S $ 80 200 00 Electrical — G. L. Wilsky, doing business as Downtown Electric, Urbana Base bid pjus Alternate E-l IS 425 00 Plumbing — Illini Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Champaign Base bid 24 020 00 Heating and Air Conditioning — Cool-Rite Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Urbana Base bid plus Alternate H-l 12 351 00 Total $131 996 00 Funds are available from private gift funds to the Natural History Survey and from state capital appropriations to the University for 1967-69, subject to release 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. Grimes, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Jones, M r . Pogue, Mr. S w a i n ; no, n o n e ; absent, Mr. Hughes, Governor Kerner, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly, Mr. Williamson. RENTAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES, URBANA (16) The School of Life Sciences requires a scientifically oriented computer which can be incorporated in and made readily adaptable to both research and instructional programs, and also be compatible with other large capacity computer systems in the University. Following technical evaluation by the staff of the School of Life Sciences, in consultation with the Departments of Computer Science and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, it was concluded that the IBM 1130 Computer System is the only one economically available which will uniquely meet the requirements of the School of Life Sciences. This system will be compatible with existing computer equipment in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, as well as the Illinet concept of the Department of Computer Science. The United States Public Health Service will furnish funds to support the initial year of operation of this equipment. Thereafter, the facility would be supported from charges to the departments using it. The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that a rental contract be authorized with the International Business Machines Corporation for one year for the annual rental rate of $17,944.80, with the option to extend on an annual basis, subject to availability of funds and need. On motion of Mr. Clement, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, Mr. Jones; absent, Mr. Hughes, Governor Kerner, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly, Mr. Williamson. CONTRACT FOR DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF OLD POWER PLANT AND INCINERATOR BUILDING, MEDICAL CENTER (17) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract in the amount of $21,665 to the Cleveland Wrecking Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder for the demolition
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