Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950 [PAGE 931]

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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[October 25 647 930

3. Purchase of microscopes for Department of Zoology $ 7 4. Remodeling in Natural History Building 2 Changes in Paleobotanical Laboratory (105 and 105b Natural History Building) $1 400 Changes in Plant Physiology Laboratory (153 Natural H i s tory Building) 780 Fireproofing of storage vault in basement of Natural History Building 750 5. Remodeling Botany Annex and Natural History greenhouses 7 Total, Urbana-Champaign $29 Chicago Professional Colleges 6. Remodeling of Room 166 of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy Building for the College of Pharmacy 7. Remodeling Room 660 of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy Building for the College of Pharmacy 8. Remodeling quarters in the Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy Building for the Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine Total, Chicago Professional Colleges Grand Total I concur.

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O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e a s recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Fornof, M r . Herrick, M r s . Holt, Mr. Livingston, M r . McLaughlin, M r . Nickell, M r s . W a t kins, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H i c k m a n , Dr. Meyer, M r . Stevenson.

CONTRACT FOR POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT

(8) Bids have been received for switchgear and incidental equipment in connection with the power plant addition in Urbana. The proposal covers the furnishing of five new switch panels and the conversion, reconditioning, and installation of new current transformers on twenty-one existing switch panels to increase interrupting capacity of the present installation. The conversion, reconditioning, and new current transformers for the existing switchgear is necessary because of the increase in the total generating capacity of the station. Although advertisements were placed in two newspapers and three manufacturers were specifically invited to make proposals, only one bid of $66,266.40 was received. It is from the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company of Chicago. This bid is subject to adjustment upward or downward in accordance with the prices in effect at the time of shipment not to exceed 10 per cent of the bid price. The architects for this project, Sargent and Lundy, believe that it is impossible to secure competitive bids for this work because of the necessity of matching the present installation and due to the fact that most of the work involved is on the conversion and reconditioning of the equipment manufactured by the AllisChalmers Manufacturing Company. They have analyzed the bid and compared it with similar bids on current work handled by their office of other manufacturers and are satisfied that the price quoted is fair and reasonable. Funds are available for this work in the State Appropriation for the Power Plant addition in Urbana, subject to release of these funds by the Governor. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend the award of a contract to the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in accordance with their bid of $66,266.40 subject to an adjustment in price upward or downward at the time of shipment not to exceed 10 per cent of the price quoted. I concur in these recommendations and request that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r n o f , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d and authority was granted as recommended.