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

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CONTRACT FOR REMODELING IN DENTISTRY-MEDICINEPHARMACY BUILDING (9) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $9,175 to the Mutual Contracting Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for remodeling of administration space housing the Office of Admissions and Records in the first unit of the Dentistry-MedicinePharmacy Building. The work will consist of rearranging partitions and improving of lighting to gain more usable space and increase the efficiency of use of this suite of offices. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund, and have been released. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H u g h e s , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d , a s r e c o m mended, by the following vote: A y e , M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Wilkins, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Kerner. CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING AND INSTALLATION OF FUME HOODS IN DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING (10) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of the following contracts for the installation of fume hoods and the required remodeling for the Departments of Biochemistry and Physiology, in the Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building first unit, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: General — Mutual Contracting Company, Chicago $16 740 Base bid $14 909 Additive alternate for service charge for supervision of other contracts assigned to this contractor 1 831 Plumbing — H . P. Reger and Company, Chicago 3 420 Steam Fitting and Process Piping — Peter H. Smith Company 2 967 Ventilating — T. F. Hanley Corporation, Chicago 32 990 Pipe Covering and Insulation — Culberg Asbestos and Cork Company, Chicago 850 Electrical — Cole Electric Company, Inc., Chicago 2 196 Laboratory Equipment — Kewaunee Manufacturing Company, Evanston 10 995 Total $70 158 The work will include furnishing and installation of fume hoods throughout the laboratories of two of the departments in the College of Medicine, namely, Biochemistry and Physiology, as a part of the 1961-63 building program at the Medical Center. It is further recommended that all contracts other than the general contract be assigned to the contractor for general work, making the total of his contract price $70,158. I t is further recommended that an agreement be entered into with the Mutual Contracting Company for the assignment of these other contracts for $1,831.00 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. Funds are available in a grant of $25,750 from the National Institutes of Health ( U S P H RC-1062, Biochemistry-Physiology Fume Hoods) and in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund, and have been released. A schedule of the bids received is submitted herewith and a copy 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 . Hughes, M r . Johnston, M r . Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Wilkins, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . K e r n e r .