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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1964
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1963] UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S 911 835 947 998 987 109 Plumbing — Ashland Plumbing and Heating Company, Chicago 2 Heating, Refrigeration, and Temperature Control-—Crown Temperature Engineers, Inc., Chicago 8 Ventilating — A C Company, Chicago 13 Electrical — Fries Walters Company, Chicago 12 Total $73 The contracts will provide for complete rehabilitation of the eighth floor attic, previously a storage area, to provide additional quarters for the center for the study of medical education which represents an extension of the work now being conducted by the Office of Research in Medical Education. This remodeling will add six new offices, study carrels, a teaching laboratory workshop, a classroom-conference room, and other auxiliary space. It is further recommended that all contracts other than the contract for general work be assigned to the contractor for that work, making the total of his contract price $73,109; and that an agreement be entered into with Ashland Construction Company for the assignment of these other contracts for $1,600 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 from the Commonwealth Fund. A schedule of all bids received is submitted herewith, and a copy is filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I concur. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, these contracts were awarded, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. "Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Kerner, Mr. Page. ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ILLINOIS STREET RESIDENCE HALLS (14) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $16,665.01 in the contract with Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc. for construction of the Illinois Street Residence Halls to provide for installation of acoustic ceiling tile in lieu of plaster for sound control in the corridors, unit lounges, and elevator lobby areas of all floors in the five-story building and of the second through eleventh floors in the high-rise building. Funds are available in the construction budget for the project. I concur. On motion of Mr. Hughes, this change in contract was authorized. PURCHASES (15) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest acceptable bid. The recommendations are presented in two categories: purchases from Appropriated Funds (i.e., from state appropriations to the University) and purchases from Institutional Funds. The latter term is used here to designate funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, contracts with private corporations and other organizations, from foundation grants and grants from corporations and other donors, and from University revolving funds authorized by law. Purchases Item One microphotometer, console comparator, for two four by ten inch spectrographs plates and equipped with an electronic device for retaining the minimum per cent transmission value of a scanned spectral line until released, and one spectrograph^ unit, direct reading and photographic, complete with accessories comprised of: two pair tungsten electrodes and one four mm excitation unit from Appropriated Deportment Agronomy Funds Vendor Jarrell-Ash Co., Elmhurst Cost £57 634 46 f.o.b. delivered
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