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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 20

General — Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign $1 840 600 Base Bid $1 859 100 Additive Alternate for service charge for supervision of other prime contracts assigned to the general contractor 28 000 Deductive Alternates Omission of ceramic veneer surfacing throughout all stairwalls and all corridors except the first floor corridor and the substitution of plaster and paint finish —37 600 Omission of screens for windows throughout the building —8 900 Electrical — Leverenz Electric Company, Inc., Danville 1% 400 Plumbing—Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign.. 103 795 Heating and Air Conditioning W o r k — R. H. Bishop Company, Champaign 366 277 Ventilation W o r k — A n d e r s o n and Litwack Company, Hillside 201 000 Total $2 708~072 It is further recommend that all contracts other than the general contracts be assigned to the contractor for the general work, making the total of his contract price $2,708,072. It is further recommended that an agreement be entered into with KtihneSimmons Company, Inc. for the assignment of these other contracts for $28,000, which amount is included in the contract price, being the amount bid by that Company for service charge for supervision of. other contracts assigned to the general contractor. The sources of funds to finance the construction of this building are: From the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund, for the construction of a College of Commerce and Business Administration Building, previously released by the Governor $2 900 000 From the state capital appropriations for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund for the College of Education Building, previously released by the Governor 41 500 In connection with the construction of the new Commerce and Education Buildings, a common cooling tower installation with suitable enclosure has been provided on the roof of the newCollege of Commerce and Business Administration Building to serve both that project and the new College of Education Building. Therefore, the total cost of this common facility has been divided between the two projects. Through the bidding procedures, it was determined that the cost of this common facility chargeable to the College of Education Building is $41,500. From the state capital appropriations for 1961-63 from the University Building Fund for contingencies, subject to release bv the Governor 70 000 Total $3 011 500 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.

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

CONTRACTS FOR FfRST ADDITION TO ORCHARD DOWNS (16) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of the following contracts for construction of the First Addition to Orchard Downs, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: