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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 27

In the schedule of bids the B.T.U. value per \$ has been calculated on raw screenings, using the bid prices and also using minimum code prices. T h e Globe Coal Company, one of the bidders, supplemented its bid with a proposal to refund the difference between the contract price and the price set by the National Bituminous Coal Commission should the code price be adjudicated unconstitutional or invalid during the life of the contract provided the contract is placed before the code price becomes effective. T h e Purchasing Agent and the Director of the Physical Plant Department recommend award of contracts as follows: Minimum price Price f.o.b. Delivered (plus freight) Tons Mine Cost fixed by NBCC Globe Coal Company 30000 $1.01 $1.61 $1 75 Tilton Mining Company 2000 1.15 1.75 1.75 It is necessary to divide the business because the Globe Coal Company's quotation is based on supplying 30,000 tons whereas the estimated need is 32,000 tons. T h e choice between the bids of Bell and Zoller and the Tilton Mining Company was based on the higher B.T.U. value of the latter's coal. Corresponding prices for the season 1939-1940 were $1.63 per ton for the bulk of the award and $1.50 for a small portion. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h e s e a w a r d s w e r e a p p r o v e d a s r e c o m mended, subject to confirmation by the Governor. PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (29) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. Parlor furniture (replacement of worn-out and unsatisfactory furniture) for the Mary E. Busey Residence Hall, as per detailed list which is submitted herewith and copy given to the Secretary of the Board for record, from C. A. Kiler, Champaign, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,762.56. 2. 107 cases Pyrex laboratory glassware for General Chemical Stores, from A. Daigger and Company, Chicago, at a cost of approximately $1,540. This is a non-competitive item which is sold through jobbers at prices fixed by the manufacturer, the lowest price applying to orders for lots of 100 or more cases. It has been the practice to distribute this business among various dealers equipped to render the required service. 3. 45 feeder calves for the Agricultural Experiment Station from the P r o ducers Live Stock Commission Association, National Stock Yards, Illinois, at a cost of approximately $2,000. This is a non-competitive purchase as the price is determined by market conditions. O n m o t i o n of M r s . P l u m b , t h e p u r c h a s e of i t e m s 2 a n d 3 w a s a u t h o r i z e d ; c o n s i d e r a t i o n of i t e m 1 w a s d e f e r r e d p e n d i n g t h e r e c e i p t of a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n . PURCHASES AUTHORIZED (30) A report of the following purchases authorized by the President of the University or the Executive Committee of the Board in accordance with the University Statutes: 1. 632 steel folding chairs for the Illini Union Building from the Clarin Manufacturing Company, Chicago, at a cost of $2,224.14. 2. One heavy duty Mack truck from the Mack Truck Company, the lowest bidder, at a net delivered price of $3,490.56, after allowance for old H u g 19 D truck. 3. Lamps and lamp shades for the Illini Union Building, a total of 37 items, as per detailed list and specifications, which is hereby given to the Secretary of the Board for record, through Ernest C. von Ammon, Chicago, the interior decorator for the building, at a price of $2,457.40 f.o.b. Urbana. 4- 97—32" x 72" x 29" high Fold-O-Leg banquet tables with black masonite tops, from the Mitchell Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at a cost of $2,119.45, f.o.b. Urbana.