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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1952
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1304 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 23 I recommend that the project be approved, to be paid for from the sources of funds indicated, and that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute a contract with the Bosley Wrecking Company. On motion of Mr. Grange, this contract was authorized. C H A N G E IN CONTRACT W I T H PACE ASSOCIATES (13) The reduction and change in the program of construction of the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building authorized by the Board of Trustees on October 23 to bring the total cost of the building within the funds available will require additional architectural services. Pace Associates, architects for this building, have offered to do the additional work on the basis of actual costs for services of designers, draftsmen, and other items, plus an overhead charge of 20 per cent, an estimated total cost of $11,000. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend a change in the contract with Pace Associates authorizing this additional work. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this contract change. O n motion of M r s . Watkins, this contract change was authorized. CONTRACT FOR DEMOLITION O F BUILDINGS O N T H E SITE O F T H E EAST DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING (14) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $14,715 to the Bosley Wrecking Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for the demolition of seventeen buildings on the site of the East DentistryMedicine-Pharmacy Building. The properties are at 1735, 1737, 1739, and 1745 West Polk Street; 806, 808, 810, 814, 820, 826, 838, goo, 902, 904, 916, 922, and 928 South Hermitage Avenue. There are twenty buildings on this construction site, but three are still occupied. Hence, bids were taken on the demolition of the seventeen buildings so that the work can be started at once. When the three buildings now occupied are vacated, separate bids will be taken for the demolition of those three. Funds are available in the state appropriation for the construction of the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building and have been released by the Governor. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. On motion of Mr. Nickell, this contract was authorized. PURCHASES Purchases Authorized (15) The following purchases were authorized by the President's Office on the recommendations of the Director of Purchases and the Comptroller. Item 14* heavy duty Ram type shaper complete with forced feed lubrication system, 3 h.p. motor and table support Ten work benches, wood, 8' long Ten work benches, wood, 6' long Ten work benches, wood, 4.' long Ten cabinets, wood Department Civil Engineering Vendor Western Machine Tool Works, Holland, Mich, General Planing Mill Co., Champaign Cost $1 34* 70 f.o.b. Holland, Mich. 3 171 70 Physics f.o.b. delivered On motion of Mr. Johnston, these purchases were approved. Purchases Recommended The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur. Item One lot laboratory equipment Department Radiocarbon Laboratory Vendor E. H. Sargent & Co., Chicago Cost ti 93* 01 f.o.b. Urbana
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