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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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CONTRACT ON POWER PLANT ADDITION AND UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (13) Following is a tabulation of bids received in the office of Sargent and Lundy on May 29, 1047, for the purchase and installation of electrical equipment in connection with the Power Plant Addition and the Utilities Distribution System: Vendor Lump Sum Price A. S. Schulman Electric Company $86 061 Swam Electric Company 04 700 White City Electric Company 07 350 Hecker and Company 98 300 The Director of the Physical Plant recommends that this contract be awarded to the lowest bidder, the A. S. Schulman Electric Company, in the amount of $86,061, with the cost to be distributed as follows: Utilities Distribution System $24 100 Power Plant Addition 61 961 Total $86 061 Funds are available in special state appropriations already released. I concur and request authority for the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board to execute this contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . M c L a u g h l i n , t h e s e c o n t r a c t s w e r e a w a r d e d a n d a u t h o r i t y granted as requested. CONTRACTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES, WATER STATION IMPROVEMENTS, AND SEWER EXTENSIONS (14) Bids were received on May 26, 1947, on Fire Protection Facilities, Water Station Improvements, and Sewer Extension projects as follows: 1. Laying cast iron water pipe: G. L. Tarlton Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo $35 850 Warner Construction Co., Chicago, 111 57 852 Ralph D. Green, Vincennes, Ind 56 592 T. S. Cloghessy, Hammond, Ind 84 421 W. H. Hall, Atwood, 111 64 522 Mid-Continent Construction Co., Berwyn, 111 77 628 2. Construction of 700,000-gallon reinforced concrete reservoir: G. L. Tarlton Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo 41 073 Warner Construction Co., Chicago, 111 61 586 3. Storm sewers: G. L. Tarlton Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo 16 100 Warner Construction Co., Chicago, 111 18 920 W. H . Hall, Atwood, 111 30 594 Mid-Continent Construction Co., Berwyn, 111 12 066 Funds are available and have been released for items 1 and 2, and funds are included in the capital appropriations requested for 1047-1949 for item 3. The proposal from G. L. Tarlton Construction Co. was based on acceptance of "all or none" of the work. On June 2, 1947, they expressed willingness to accept a contract for items 1 and 2 with the understanding that a contract will be awarded to them for item 3 if funds are made available within the construction period. The Director of the Physical Plant recommends the award of the contracts for the laying of cast iron water pipe and for the concrete reservoir to the G. L. Tarlton Construction Co. on the basis of their lowest bid and the award of the contract for the construction of the storm sewers to the same company subject to availability of funds. If they are not available by August I, 1947, the storm sewers award shall be null and void. I concur in these recommendations and request authorization of contracts in accordance with the conditions outlined above. O n m o t i o n of M r . W i l l i a m s o n , t h e s e c o n t r a c t s w e r e a w a r d e d a n d authority granted as recommended.