Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1958 [PAGE 1290]

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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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2. Rental of office space at $75 per month. 3. Gasoline sales at cost plus a handling charge of four cents per gallon. Ozark has discontinued the services of a lineman, so that this item is no longer applicable. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H u g h e s , t h e e x t e n s i o n of t h i s c o n t r a c t , a s r e c o m mended, was authorized. CONTRACT FOR FURNACE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS IN HOUSING UNITS (20) The Director of Housing, the Director of the Physical Plant Department, and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract to J. R. Boers Heating Company, Champaign, the lowest bidder, for furnace maintenance and repair, work in the individual housing units operated by the University at UrbanaChampaign. This contract is for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1958, to provide for services as required, payments to be made at the following rates which are those in effect during the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1958: Straight r Labor Rates "»« Overtime Furnace Mechanic $2 00 J 3 00 Mechanic's Helper 1 40 2 20 Contractor's Fee For Labor 3° per cent For Materials 30 per cent Labor rates are subject to adjustment for changes in rates paid generally by the contractor to his workmen for similar work with right of cancellation of the contract reserved by the University if such changes do not meet with its approval. Funds are available in the income of the Housing Division. I concur.

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

CONTRACT FOR PLASTERING AND ACOUSTICAL WORK (21) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract to Edmond T. Drewitch, Urbana, the lowest bidder, for plastering, patching repairs, and acoustical installations, work to be done as needed, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1958, on the basis of the following terms: $2.25 an hour for trucking of equipment and materials for actual time used solely for transportation, provided that not over 10 per cent of one job will be charged to trucking costs, unless the total costs are $25.00 or less; contractor's fee of 18 per cent of all job costs when project costs exceed $25.00. I concur.

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

LEASE OF PEORIA OFFICE OF DIVISION OF SERVICES FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN (22) The Business Manager of the Chicago Colleges and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend renewal of a lease for office quarters occupied by the Division of Services for Crippled Children in the Central National Bank Building in Peoria, owned by the Central National Bank and Trust Company, for one year trom July 1, 1958, at a rental of $270.00 a month, which is the current rental. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . N i c k e l l , t h i s l e a s e w a s a u t h o r i z e d . PURCHASES (23) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur.

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Item 3.ooo test books for use in the Illinois statewide High School Testing Pro6fam

Department Bureau of Educational Research

Vendor The Psychological Corp., New York, N.Y.

Cost S3 276 4° f.o.b. Urbana