Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1964 [PAGE 284]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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It is recommended that one contract be awarded to Westinghouse for the Mumford Hall and Library jobs at a total contract price of $60,237. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 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. Swain, these contracts were awarded, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Kerner, Mr. Wilkins.

CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITION ON BURNSIDES RESEARCH LABORATORY (7) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of contracts for construction of a third floor addition on the Burnsides Research Laboratory to provide additional usable space for seminar and office areas, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: General — A. F . Krall Construction Company, Inc., Decatur $32 343 Electrical—-Square Deal Electrical Contracting, Inc., Urbana 3 100 Plumbing — Thomas Plumbing and Heating Company, Urbana 1 S79 Heating and Temperature Control — David W . Reichard, Plumbing and Heating, Urbana 5 300 Ventilating — Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign 4 095 Total $46 417 Funds are available in the original financing of the project. Submitted herewith is a supporting memorandum from the Physical Plant Department including a schedule of the bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . D i l l i a r d , 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: A y e , M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . Johnston, M r . Pogue, M r . Swain, M r s . Watkins, M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . H u g h e s , M r . Kerner, M r . Wilkins. CONTRACT FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT FOR T H E COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BUILDING (8) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $62,701 to E. H . Sheldon Equipment Company, St. Louis, Missouri, the lowest bidder, for fixed laboratory equipment for the College of Education Building. It is further recommended that this contract be assigned to FelmleyDickerson Company, Urbana, Illinois, the contractor for general construction work on this building, making the total of his contract price $2,795,023; and that an agreement be entered into with Felmley-Dickerson Company for the assignment of the contract with E. H . Sheldon Equipment Company to that firm without any adjusment in the original fee ($27,000) for assignment of other contracts which amount has been included in the contract price, being the amount bid as a service charge for supervision of contracts assigned to the general contractor. 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.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Kerner, Mr. Wilkins.