Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956
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1955] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 269 On motion of Mr. Williamson, this contract was awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same. CONTRACTS FOR FOUNDRY ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS (30) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of contracts for alterations and improvements in the Mechanical Engineering Foundry Laboratory to the following lowest bidders: General — C. A. Petry and Sons, Champaign $31 050 Elevator (for hoisting, castings, and equipment)—Fairhall Elevator and Machine Company, Danville 8 500 The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations has separately recommended an assignment of funds for this improvement program. In addition to these contracts now recommended, there will be other work including the purchase and installation of a crane on which a separate recommendation will be submitted. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these contracts. On motion of Mr. Livingston, these contracts were awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same. CONTRACT FOR S U M M E R G E O L O G Y CAMP (31) For several years the University has had a summer geology field trip camp near Fort Collins, Colorado. Because vegetation in the area used has grown to such size as to hinder field work and because housing and field arrangements can not be continued, a new area is required. The Dean of the Summer Session, the Provost, and the Comptroller recommend that the University enter into an agreement with the Northern Wyoming Community College at Sheridan, Wyoming, for facilities for the Summer Geology Camp. The University will pay $500 for the first twenty students, plus $25 for each additional student. The College will also contract for room and board directly with the students and staff members. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. On motion of Mrs. Holt, authority was given as requested. CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPING VETERINARY CLINIC BUILDING AREA (32) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $2,600 in a contract with Ralph Synnestvedt and Associates, Glenview, Illinois, for landscaping the new Law Building area to include landscaping of the Veterinary Clinic Building area. Because the latter is a small job it is not feasible to secure competitive bids. The Synnestvedt quotation is $500 less than the amount estimated and budgeted for landscaping the Veterinary Clinic Building area. Funds are available in the state appropriation for construction of the Veterinary Clinic Building. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute the contract change. On motion of Mr. Swain, authority was given as requested. ADDITIONS TO CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAW BUILDING (33) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend the following increases in contracts for construction of the Law Building: E. N. DeAtley— general work $31 472 10 Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company — plumbing 4 896 10 Square Deal Electrical Company, Inc. — electrical 5 536 29 The increase in the general contract is to provide for finish grading adjustments, concrete curb and gutter construction on drives, dry wall terrace construction and steps at walks on the north side of the building, blue stone terrace
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