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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ber 15, 1962, for any reason by giving the contractor written notice of such termination. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, the contracts presented in Items 20 to 23, inclusive, were awarded, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Harewood, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Kerner. On motion of Mr. Pogue, the Executive Committee of the Board was authorized to act for the Board in any negotiations with the contractors which may be required in exercising the University's right to terminate the contracts or to extend the period within which they may be terminated.

CONTRACTS FOR ADDITION TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT AND UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (24) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of the following contracts for the construction of an addition to the Abbott Power Plant, and for underground piping for steam service to the Physical Plant Service Building and to Jonathan Baldwin Turner Hall (Plant Sciences Building), the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: Power Plant Addition (Boiler No. 7 addition) General — Darin and Armstrong, Inc., Chicago $179 485 Plumbing — William Adams Engineers, Inc., Chicago 4 950 Underground piping for steam service to the Physical Plant Service Building and Plant Sciences Building — Robert Gordon, Inc., Chicago 125 015 Base Bid $122 207 -\dditive Alternate for miscellaneous changes in existing installations 2 808 Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund and have been released. 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.

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

ADDITIONS TO CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITION TO THE ILLINI UNION AND ASSEMBLY HALL (25) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the following increases in the contract with Felmley-Dickerson Company, Inc., for the buildings designated. Addition to the Illini Union To provide for changes in the original hardware specified for safety purposes and changes to improve operation and appearance in other hardware throughout the building $ 5 850 46 To revise the walk and drive construction between Altgeld Hall and the Illini Union Building and to widen walks south of the Illini Union Building Addition in order to facilitate better pedestrian circulation 6 114 38 Assembly Hall To replace the permanent maplewood floor with a permanent hard surface floor, to increase the length of the activity floor, to improve the access between the activity floor and the service area, and to expand facilities for water and electricity in the arena area 10 576 30