Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950 [PAGE 21]

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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

[July 22

Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Nickell; no, none; absent, Mr. Davis, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williamson.

AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING ARMORY FOR NAVAL SCIENCE (8) Bids have been received for general and electrical work on remodeling in the Armory to house Naval Science classroom work. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend the award of contracts to the lowest bidders, Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., $15,692 for general work, and the Square Deal Electric Company, $6,864 for electrical work. Funds are available. I concur and request that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these contracts.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, these contracts were awarded and authority was granted as recommended.

CONTRACTS FOR MINOR ALTERATIONS (9) During the past two years, the Board of Trustees has approved on a yearto-year basis (Minutes, March 27, 1947, page 317; September 26, 1947, page 835) a procedure and cost plus fixed fee contracts for minor alterations and remodeling in the Urbana-Champaign division. The work under the contracts is initiated on individual order by the Physical Plant Department, approved by the Comptroller within Board appropriations for jobs which are so small, or of such a character as to make competitive bidding impractical, and not exceeding $5,000. This procedure has proved advantageous to all parties concerned. To continue the policy, bids were received on a similar basis for the year 1948-1949. A general analysis of the bids indicates that if the awards are made to the contractors indicated below, the lowest total cost to the University will result: General work — Lewis S. Colbert, Urbana Plumbing and heating — Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign Electrical work •— Square Deal Electric Company, La Porte, Indiana Ventilating and sheet metal work — Schroeder's, Champaign The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend a continuation of this procedure and the award of standing contracts until June 30, 1049, to the companies indicated above. I concur and recommend that authority be granted to the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board to execute such contracts, the Comptroller to report regularly to the Board all projects initiated under these contracts.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, these recommendations were adopted and authority was given as recommended.

ADDITIONS TO CONTRACTS FOR CHEMISTRY A N D CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING (10) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $4,073.83 in the contract with John Felmley Company for the general work on the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building. This increase is to provide for changes requested by the Building Committee of the Chemistry Department to include the furnishing and installation of removable machine platform grading in mezzanine "A" and unit operations laboratory, a stair to the pit in Room 18, and light-proof shades in Room 438. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $6,936.80 in the contract with the Leverenz Electric Company for electrical work in the construction of the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building to provide for changes in wiring due to a change from fluorescent lighting fixtures to incandescent lighting fixtures. Funds are available for these additions in the special State appropriation for the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building.