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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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13. PAUL YOUNG, Professor of Music, beginning September 1, 1949, at an annual salary of $7,000.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, the action of the President in making these appointments was confirmed.

CONTRACT FOR PIPING IN ABBOTT POWER PLANT (14) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $16,582.53 to the Dobe Piping Company, Edwardsville, the lowest bidder, for the installation of piping for the feed water treatment equipment in the Abbott Power Plant. Contracts have previously been authorized by the Board of Trustees for the additional feed water treatment equipment and for the purchase of structural steel. This equipment is needed to increase the generator capacity of one turbo-generator by increasing the feed water capacity. Funds are available. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this contract was authorized.

C O N T R A C T FOR G E N E R A L W O R K IN ABBOTT P O W E R PLANT

(15) Bids have been requested twice for the general construction work required for the installation of feed water equipment for the Abbott Power Plant at Urbana-Champaign. This project has already been authorized by the Board and some of the equipment contracts have been awarded. Only one bid, for $31,250, was received on the general work on the first attempt. The bid was rejected because it was in excess of the engineering estimates of the cost of the job. As a result of the second invitation, the following bids were received: Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign $27 500 John Felmley Company, Bloomington 30 950 These bids are still in excess of engineering estimates. As a result of negotiations with the lower bidder, he has offered to do the construction work, with certain minor revisions acceptable to the University, at a cost of $18,089. Funds are available for this project in the appropriation for "Enlargement of Power Plant" for the biennium of 1947-1949. The funds will lapse unless encumbered by June 30 and expended by September 30, 1949. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend that all bids be rejected again and that a contract for $18,089 be awarded to Kuhne-Simmons Company. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the contract.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, this contract was authorized.

ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES AT URBANA (16) T h e University has a contract with the Kil-Bar Electric Company, Chicago, for the installation of a new fire alarm system on the Urbana-Champaign campus at a contract price of $28,565. T h e contract also provides that the Company shall test existing fire-alarm cable on the campus and that if replacements are necessary they will be made at an additional cost of 36 cents a lineal foot. Tests indicate that approximately 12,000 lineal feet of cable should be replaced. T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an addition to the contract with the Kil-Bar Electric Company for the replacement of cable at a cost of not to exceed $4,320, final payment to be determined by the actual measurement of new cable installed. Funds are available in the State appropriation for "Construction of fire protection facilities" for the biennium of 1947-1949. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this contract change.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, this change was authorized.