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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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4. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: School of Life Sciences, equipment, to match a grant from the National Science Foundation for undergraduate instruction in biology 20 000 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, equipment, to match a grant from the National Science Foundation for undergraduate instruction 33 000 Department of Geology, equipment, to match a grant from the National Science Foundation for undergraduate instruction 39 470 Total $153 161 I concur.

On motion of Mr. Swain, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Kerner, Mr. Page, Mr. Williamson.

AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COORDINATED SCIENCES LABORATORY BUILDING. PHASE II (22) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of contracts for construction of Phase II of the Coordinated Science Laboratory Building, the award in each case to the lowest bidder: General — Johnson, Drake, and Piper, Incorporated, Terre Haute, Indiana $251 000 Base bid $239 000 Additive alternates: Service charge for assignment of other contracts to the general contractor 4 100 Increasing depth of basement 2 200 Wood block flooring in machine shops 1 600 Retaining wall along walk 1 900 Replacing and widening present brick and concrete walk.. 2 200 Electrical — Square Deal Electrical Contracting, Inc., Urbana 58 678 Base bid $ 62 900 Alternate for increasing depth of basement. no change Deductive alternate for furnishing and installing fused secondary distribution section in unit substation in lieu of breakers —4 222 Plumbing—Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign 26 740 Base bid $ 26 315 Increasing depth of basement 150 Constructing manhole at sewer connection 275 Heating and Air Conditioning—Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign 47 640 Base bid $ 47 640 Alternate for increasing depth of basement no change Ventilating — R. H. Bishop, Company, Champaign 14 934 Base bid $ 14 934 Alternate for increasing depth of basement no change Total $398 992 It is recommended that a combined contract be awarded to Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign, in the amount of $74,380, being the total of the amounts bid by that Company on the plumbing and the heating and airconditioning work. It is also recommended that all contracts other than the general contract be assigned to the contractor for general work, making the total of his contract $398, 992; and it is further recommended that an agreement be entered into with Johnson, Drake, and Piper, Incorporated, Terre Haute, Indiana, for the assignment of these other contracts for $4,100 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.