Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1952 [PAGE 1365]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 24

On motion of Mr. Nickell, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Grange, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Megran, Mr. Stevenson.

CONTRACT FOR GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING AT W R I G H T FARM (8) T h e Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $3,735.88 to the Alexander Lumber Company, Shabbona, Illinois, the lowest bidder, for the construction of additional storage space for corn and small grain on Wright F a r m No. 6 in DeKalb County. Funds are available for the contract from farm income. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

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

REMODELING IN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (9) The Board of Trustees has made an appropriation for remodeling and relocation of offices in Illini Hall and in the Administration Building. Part of this is for remodeling on the second floor of the Administration Building (East) to provide more space for the Purchasing Division of the Business Office. The Comptroller and the Director of the Physical Plant recommend that the general work be done under the University's standing cost-plus contract with Clyde E. Gates, Champaign, for minor alterations and repairs for 1951-1952. The estimated cost is $5,366. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, this recommendation was approved.

CHANGE IN CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES ON EAST DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING (10) T h e change in plans for the construction of the East Dentistry-MedicinePharmacy Building, authorized by the Board of Trustees to keep the total cost of the Building within the state appropriation, required additional architectural services. On November 23 the Board authorized an increase of $11,000 in the contract with Pace Associates for the additional work to cover actual costs, including services of designers and draftsmen, plus an overhead charge of 20 per cent. This was based on the best estimate that could be made of the cost of the additional work. Pace Associates now report that the actual cost of the additional work was $16,582.27. In the judgment of Physical Plant Department officers, all the additional work done by Pace Associates was necessary to complete the changes in plans and specifications. Accordingly, the Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend an additional increase of $5,582.27 in the contract with Pace Associates for architectural services. Funds are available in the state appropriation for this Building and have been released by the Governor. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute a change in this contract.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, this contract change was authorized.

ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT W I T H PERRY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, I N C . , FOR REMODELING WORK (11) The P e r r y Construction Company, Inc., Chicago, has a contract for $77,950 for remodeling quarters in the Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building for the Department of Otolaryngology. Mr. Russell Mansfield of this contracting firm is severing his association with it and as part of the severance agreement the P e r r y Construction Company, Inc., is assigning this contract, along with others, to him, including the one with the University. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend ac-