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work to be omitted and one alternate for work to be added. The Physical Plant, however, is not now recommending acceptance of any of the alternates. The bid deposit submitted by the Brunkow Electric Co., the lowest bidder on the electrical work, is exactly three per cent of the base bids. One of the other bidders raised the question whether the bid deposit submitted by Brunkow is sufficient to comply with bidding requirements. In the invitation to bid, the University reserved the right to waive any informalities in the bidding and to accept the bid which is deemed most favorable to the interests of the University. Award of the contract for the electrical work to the Brunkow Electric Co. is being recommended with the understanding that the Board of Trustees is willing to waive such informalities, if any, that may be present in connection with the bid deposit submitted by that company and to accept its bid as being most favorable to the interests of the University. As a matter of fact, the net effect of the alternates (six deductions and one addition), if taken, would be to reduce the base bid plus alternates, so that Brunkow's bid deposit is in excess of requirements. ( T h e second lowest bidder in this division is $1,332 higher.) Only one bid, $399,466.30 was received on the laboratory equipment. In view of this and the size of the contract, the Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend it be rejected and new bids be taken. They also recommend that action be deferred on the award of contracts for kitchen equipment and elevators for not to exceed sixty days from September 21, 1954, the date bids were opened. Since the lowest bidder for kitchen equipment is unknown to the architects, the Physical Plant, and the staff of the Department of Home Economics, a delay is required pending investigation. For the contract for elevators, more time is required to permit careful analysis of the bids submitted. The conditions of bidding include provision for rejection of bids and for the holding of bids for sixty days from the date of opening. The nature of the work in these three divisions is such that a two-month delay in award of contracts will not affect completion of the project as a whole. The proposal of the Felmley-Dickerson Co., the lowest bidder on the general work, states that they will substantially complete the building in 640 days from the date of receipt of notice of award of the contract and they will fully complete the project in 670 days. These are general estimates of time and an official of the company has stated they will vigorously prosecute the execution of the work and expect to finish the building in a shorter period. P a r t of the Home Economics Building project is a Child Development Laboratory which will be a separate building. It will be necessary to have the appropriation act amended to permit construction of two buildings. This has been discussed with the Director of Finance and the Chairman of the Budgetary Commission. Drawings and specifications are being prepared for the Child Development Laboratory Building with bids scheduled to be received so that contracts can be awarded to and construction started immediately after the amendment of the appropriation act by the Sixty-ninth General Assembly. Funds are available in state appropriations made to the University for this building and equipment, subject to release of funds by the Governor. I concur in these recommendations and request that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the contracts.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, these recommendations were approved, and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the contracts awarded. This action was taken by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Grange, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.

AWARD OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATES (36) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Accountancy Act of 1943, to the following candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law: