Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1962 [PAGE 1310]

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1962]

U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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recommend award of the following contracts for the construction of the Physical Plant Service Building, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: General — Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign $1 100 411 Base Bid $1 047 439 Additive Alternates 52 972 Electrical — Downtown Electric, Urbana 180 925 Base Bid $ 173 325 Additive Alternates 7 600 Ventilating — R. H . Bishop Company, Champaign 89 913 Sprinkler — Gamewell Company through its Rockwood Sprinkler Company Division, Western Springs 20 145 Total Contracts $1 391 394 It is further recommended that all contracts other than the general contract be assigned to the contractor for the general work, making the total of his contract price $1,391,394. It is further recommended that an assignment agreement be entered into with Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc. for the assignment of these other contracts for $15,000, this being the amount bid by that Company under Alternate 1-A for a service charge for supervision of other contracts assigned to the general contractor. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University from the Universities Building Fund, subject to release by the Governor. Submitted herewith is a supporting memorandum from the Physical Plant Department, including a schedule of all bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e s e c o n t r a c t s w e r e a w a r d e d , a s r e c o m mended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . Harewood, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H u g h e s , M r . K e r n e r , Mr. Wilkins. CONTRACT FOR ADDITION TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT (17) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $68,971 to General Electric Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for installation of switchgear and transformers (Division "9-C") in the Abbott Power Plant now under construction. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations from the Universities Building Fund. Submitted herewith is a report from the Physical Plant Department on this project, including a schedule of the bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d , as r e c o m mended, by the following v o t e : A y e , M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . Harewood, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H u g h e s , M r . K e r n e r , M r . Wilkins. CONTRACTS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR ADDITION TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT (18) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend awards of the following contracts for structural steel and coal bunker, and closed feed water heater for the addition to the Abbott Power Plant, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: Structural steel and coal bunker — Joseph T. Ryerson and Son, Inc., Chicago, estimated cost $38 610 Based on the following prices: Structural steel members $0,129 per pound Coal bunker 0.160 per pound Secondary structural members 0.185 per pound Column anchor bolts 0.200 per pound