Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956 [PAGE 456]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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and electrical services, and is part of the general remodeling program related to the activation of the Research and Educational Hospitals Addition and the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building. Funds are available in a special appropriation made by the Board of Trustees on May IS, I9S4, and in the 1951 Revenue Bond Construction Account for this remodeling program. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITION TO ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY (21) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of the following contracts for the construction of an addition on the roof of the Engineering Research Laboratory to provide additional facilities required by the Control Systems Laboratory in its research work for the United States government. This will consist of a penthouse with an area of approximately 1,500 square feet to house radar equipment and two towers to support a bridge on which will be mounted an antenna: General — E. N. DeAtley, Champaign Penthouse $34 665 Tower 3 500 $38 165 00 Electric — Brunkow Electric Company, Champaign 6 188 60 Plumbing and H e a t i n g — Schroeder and Sons, Champaign 2 854 00 The entire cost will be paid from federal funds to be provided under a supplement to the contract with the United States government for research in the Control Systems Laboratory, but the construction does not extend the University's commitment on this research work and the Laboratory beyond the period ( N o vember 30, 1957) previously agreed to by the University. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these contracts.

On motion of Mr. Bissell, these contracts were awarded as recommended, and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACTS FOR COAL PURCHASES

(22) The Director of Purchases, the Comptroller, and the Director of the Physical Plant recommend award of the following contracts for 43,100 tons of coal screenings to be delivered to the Abbott Power Plant between the period September 1, 1955, through May 31, 1956: f.o.b. Mine Freight Total Cost United Electric Coal Co., Chicago 4.300 tons @ S3.75 $ 16 875 i 5 265 $ 22 140 Bell & Zoller Coal Co., Terre Haute, Indiana 51 088 11 088 10,000 tons @ ?4.oo 40 000 Republic Coal & Coke Co., Peoria 146 i n 28,600 tons @ #4.00 114 400 31 711 Sealed bids on uniform specifications were opened on June 10, 1955. Invitations were sent to twenty-two producers and sales agencies and advertisements were published in three daily papers. The bids are evaluated in the terms of the number of British Thermal Units purchased for one cent based on guaranteed analysis. A continuous check is maintained to insure compliance with specifications. United Electric Coal Companies, Uell & Zoller Coal Company, and Republic Coal & Coke Company are the lowest bidders, the United Electric Coal Companies being slightly lower. The latter company bid only on 4,500 tons and Bell & Zoller Coal Company bid on only 10,000 tons, hence the order is being divided. It is also advantageous to have contracts with three sources of supply to be assured of delivery of coal at all times.