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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
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1947] U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S 369 Only one bid was received for the cellular floor system, as this is a patented construction, available only from the H . H . Robertson Company. These bids have been checked and are considered satisfactory. They contain a 30-day acceptance clause, extending from the bid opening date, after which the bids may be withdrawn by the bidders. The Physical Plant Department recommends immediate award of contracts to the Midland Structural Steel Co., the lower bidder for structural steel on the basis of the lump sum quotation at $62,713, and to the H . H. Robertson Co. for the cellular floor system on the basis of the bid of $42,942. I concur in these recommendations and request authority for the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board to execute the contracts as recommended, subject to release of funds, a request for which has been submitted to the Governor. 1 O n m o t i o n of M r . M c K e l v e y , t h e s e c o n t r a c t s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d . STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ADDITION (10) The following bids have been received for furnishing and delivering of fabricated structural steel for the Physical Environment Unit of the Research and Educational Hospital in Chicago: Base Bid Delivery Bidder {per lb.) Date Remarks American Bridge Co #.085 12 months No warehouse price Bethlehem Steel Co 0763 Complete DecernEscalation not to ex(With escalator clause) .0818 ber 31, 1947 ceed#naton Duffin Iron Co 082 Start 150 days; No warehouse; add yi complete 160 of 1% for performdays ance bond Vierling Steel Works 091 April, 1948; comNo warehouse plete May, 1948 Although the Bethlehem Steel Company's bid ($.0818 a pound) is slightly lower than that of the Duffin Iron Company, the architects recommend that the award be made to the Duffin Iron Company, based on their delivery date of ISO days, or approximately October I, if the contract is awarded immediately. The Bethlehem Steel Company delivery date is December 31, approximately three months later. The Physical Plant Department approves the recommendations of the architects. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute a contract as soon as funds are available. This recommendation will involve a total encumbrance of $11,800, based on an estimate of 72 tons. A request has been submitted to the Governor for the release of the entire appropriation for this project. On motion of Mr. Nickell, these recommendations were adopted. NEW SMOKESTACKS FOR TEMPORARY HOUSES ( n ) During the entire period of operating the temporary veterans' housing units there has been trouble with the metal smokestacks. Last fall some of the stacks were replaced with stacks designed to eliminate the trouble, but results have not been satisfactory. The Physical Plant Department has concluded that it is necessary to construct stacks with vitreous enamel exterior. Only one proposal has been secured — from the Gas Service Company of Champaign. The Director of the Physical Plant Department recommends the award of a contract for $3,681 for the replacement of 275 smokestacks within the budgets established and approved by F P H A for repairs, maintenance, and replacements under this project. I concur and request authority for the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board to complete such a contract. On motion of Mr. Fornof, authority was granted as recommended. 1 See page 370.
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