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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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to keep experimental animals (rats) in proper condition for experimentation. F u n d s are available in an appropriation made by the Board of Trustees on July 25, 1956. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d , a n d t h e C o m p t r o l l e r a n d S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d w e r e a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e c u t e the same. CONTRACT FOR REMODELING IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS (16) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $289,749 to Russell Mansfield, 1229 West Glenlake Avenue, Chicago 40, Illinois, for remodeling in the Research and Educational Hospitals, subject to conditions outlined below. T h e work will consist of alterations of the second floor, converting the area into general and specialized laboratories for the Hospitals, to centralize facilities which are now in various parts of the building and adding utilities for the converted area. The contract also covers necessary alterations in the equipment penthouse. T h e contract includes: Base bid, this is all remodeling necessary to bring the general laboratories into one area $ 99 870 Alternate 2, to include hematology laboratory, add 14 372 Alternate 3, to include electrocardiogram laboratory, add 15 239 Alternate 4, to include blood batik and remodeling of penthouse 160 268 Total $289 749 Funds are available in the state appropriations for 1955-57 for capital improvements and in matching federal funds to pay for the work included in the base bid and in alternates two and three. Bid specifications provide that work is to proceed only on written authorization from the University; this authorization will be given for those provisions in the contract for which funds are available, such notification to be given no later than September 1, 1957. Any part of the w o r k which has not been authorized in writing shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and the contract will be reduced thereby. The work covered by alternate four is contingent upon availability of funds for remodeling in the state appropriations for 1957-59. T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of the contract under these conditions, and that the Contractor be authorized to proceed immediately with work covered by the base bid and alternates two and three. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the contract.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, this contract was awarded, and the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH (17) T h e Vice-President and Comptroller recommends award of a contract for $43,958.00 to Ernest H . Grothe, Tolono, Illinois, for the construction of a thirty-two foot by thirty-two foot frame laboratory building including all electrical, plumbing, digging of well, sewage disposal system, roadway and parking area in Tolono Township (south half of northwest one-quarter of Section 17. Range 8 ) , for the Radio Direction Finding Section of the Electrical Engineering Research Laboratory. This building is needed for a research project under a contract with the Office of Naval Research which has been authorized by the Board, and will be constructed on land leased by the University with an option to purchase. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this contract was awarded, and the Comp-