Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1962 [PAGE 640]

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The following contracts are recommended for the construction of some of these extensions. Underground Steam Tunnel, Concrete Ductruns, Manholes, and Load Centers Construction to Women's Residence Halls (Division "AA") Superior Construction Company, Inci, Gary, Indiana $347 206 Base Bid $279 186 Additive Alternate: for extension of underground steam tunnel structure, concrete ductruns, and manholes beyond the site improvements for service to future housing projects and other developments in this area 68 020 Underground Steam Tunnel, Concrete Ductruns, and Manholes Construction to Assembly Hall (Division "FF") — Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign 399 934 Piping System in Underground Steam Tunnel to Assembly Hall {Division "GG") — Burdick Plumbing and Heating Company, Inc., Decatur 167 996 It should be noted that these bids, received on June 8, 1961, are contingent on awards of contracts within ninety days. AH of the contractors were requested to specify the amounts to be added to their bids if contracts are not awarded within ninety days, but are awarded within one hundred and eighty days. It was necessary to take bids on this basis because the construction funds for these contracts will come from state capital appropriations from the proceeds of the Universities Bond Issue and it is not known how soon such funds will be available and will be released. Accordingly, it is recommended that the Executive Committee authorize awards of these contracts subject to availability of funds within ninety days, which means not later than September 6, 1961. If funds are not available so that contracts can be awarded within ninety days or by September 6, 1961, but are made available n-ithin ninety days thereafter or by December 6, 1961, it is recommended that the authorization for the award of the above contracts be revised as follows: Underground Steam Tunnel, Concrete Ductruns, Manholes, and Load Centers Construction to Women's Residence Halls (Division "AA") — Superior Construction Company, Inc., Gary, Indiana $357 206 Base Bid $279 186 Additive Alternates 68 020 Extension of Award Date 10 000 Piping System in Underground Steam Tunnel to Assembly Hall (Division "GG") — George S. Walker Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Decatur... 177 820 Base Bid $177 820 Extension of Award Date No change The increase specified in the bid of Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign, for the contract for the construction of underground steam tunnel, concrete ductruns, and manholes to Assembly Hall (Division "FF"), and other bids for that contract, if funds are uot available to award that contract within the ninetyday period from June 8, 1961, are such that it is recommended that bids based on delay in the award of that contract beyond that ninety-day period be rejected and new bids be taken for that contract, if awarded during the ninety-day period lolWing September 6, 1961. The following contracts are recommended for the construction of the remainder of the above mentioned extensions. Plumbing in Underground Steam Tunnel to Women's Residence Halls (Division "BB") —Nu-Way Plumbing Service, Inc., Chicago $ 4 213 p ™nibinK in Underground Steam Tunnel to Assembly Hall (Division . JJ') —George S. Walker Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Decatur IS 000 tiping in Underground Steam Tunnel to Women's Residence Halls (Division "CC")— George S. Walker Plnmbing and Hearing, Inc., Decatur 95 340 Base Bid $78 640 Additive Alternate: for furnishing and installation of an eight-inch medium pressure steam line in new steam tunnel, in addition to that required 16 700