Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1964 [PAGE 96]

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for International Development, and the University of Medical Sciences, of Bangkok, Thailand, covering the above project, has been negotiated as authorized and was executed on condition that it be specifically ratified by this Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Dean of the College of Medicine, the Vice-President at the Medical Center, Chicago, and the Legal Counsel recommend that the Executive Committee ratify the execution of the above-mentioned contract by the University. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, this contract was ratified.

LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 1 0 1 4 LINCOLNSHIRE DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN (3) The National W a r m Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association owns a residence at 1014 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign, which has been used for research by the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering on a project now completed. The Small Homes Council-Building Research Council desires to use this property for a study of electric heating, to be financed by the Edison Electric Institute. The National W a r m Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association will lease this property and the research equipment installed in the building to the University at a rental of $250 a month. The owner will pay taxes and insurance, and the University will pay for utilities and operating expenses. The Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend lease of this property until June 30, 1963, with option of renewal until August 31, 1964, and a further option of renewal until June 30, 1965. I concur. The Executive Committee was authorized by a majority of the members of the Board, whose consent was secured individually in writing, to act on this recommendation, in accordance with the By-Laws of the Board. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h i s lease w a s a u t h o r i z e d . CONTRACT FOR WALK CONSTRUCTION (4) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $13,132.60 in an existing contract with General Paving Company, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, for paving and improvement of campus streets and drives and construction of walks to include additional walk construction from the intersection of Green and Wright Streets, to connect to the walk improvements being constructed as part of the Illini Union addition. 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 . J o h n s t o n , t h i s c h a n g e in c o n t r a c t w a s a u t h o r i z e d . CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ANTENNA LABORATORY ADDITION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING (5) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of the following contracts for the construction of an antenna laboratory as a penthouse on the addition to the Electrical Engineering Building, now under construction, to provide special laboratory facilities, and for housing mechanical equipment for the building, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder: General — Pathman Construction Co., Chicago Base bid $ 98 880 Additive alternates 5 000 Service charge for supervision of other prime contracts assigned to general contractor Construction of eccosorb anechoic chamber (echo chamber) 28 550 Electrical — G. L. Wilsky Downtown Electric, Urbana Base bid 12 675 Less deductive alternate for work to be omitted due to construction of eccosorb anechoic chamber —520 Plumbing — Nu-Way Plumbing Service, Inc., Chicago $132 430

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