Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948 [PAGE 1108]

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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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I concur and request that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these changes.

On motion of Mr. Davis, these additions to contract were authorized as recommended.

ADDITION TO THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACT FOR THE UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (21) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an addition of $1,500 to the contract with the A. S. Schulman Electric Company, Chicago, for the electrical work in the construction of the utilities distribution system. The original contract was approved by the Board of Trustees on January 25, 1947 (Minutes, page 228). When plans and specifications were prepared for this work, it was the opinion of Sargent and Lundy, Engineers, Chicago, that the number and location of cable racks in existing manholes should be determined by inspection of the manholes and mutual agreement between representatives of the Physical Plant Department and the contractor awarded the work for installing new electrical cables. Hence, unit prices were requested in the original proposal for cable racks and supports to be installed in existing manholes. The addition to the contract now recommended is based on the unit price included in the original plan. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract change. O n m o t i o n o f M r . M c K e l v e y , t h e e x e c u t i o n of t h i s c o n t r a c t c h a n g e was authorized as recommended. ADDITION TO THE CONTRACT FOR DRILL FIELD SIDEWALKS (22) On November 29, 1947 (Minutes, page 938), the Board of Trustees awarded a contract for sidewalks along the north, south, and west sides of the drill field to the Wascher Concrete and Insulation Company. It was not considered necessary to complete a sidewalk along the east side of the field. Experience has shown that such a walk, which will complete the square and will be an extension of the present concrete walk on the west side of Fourth Street from the Men's Residence Halls to Peabody Drive, is desirable. This walk will be of immediate service to occupants of the temporary housing in Stadium Terrace and will also serve other students going to and from recreation areas in the vicinity of the Stadium. A permanent improvement, the walk will also serve future dormitories west of Fourth Street. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an addition of $2,500 to the contract with the Wascher Concrete and Insulation Company to complete this walk. I concur and request that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the amendment of the contract. The cost may be charged to the State appropriation for the "Construction of temporary student housing, including all necessary costs and charges incident to the completion thereof."

On motion of Mr. Davis, the execution of this amendment to contract was authorized as recommended.

ADDITION TO THE CONTRACT WITH J . L. SIMMONS COMPANY, I N C . , FOR PARKING AREA CURBS AT TEMPORARY CAFETERIA BUILDING (23) T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $1,518.30 in the contract with J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., to provide all material, labor, and equipment necessary to install concrete curbs for parking areas around the Temporary Cafeteria on the south campus. When this building was completed last fall it was not feasible to finish construction of the delivery and parking areas around it due to the season and weather conditions. To confine and control truck and passenger car movements within these areas it is necessary to enclose them with concrete curbing. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this amendment. Funds are available.