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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (27) On October 22, 1956, the Board of Trustees authorized an agreement with Sargent and Lundy, Consulting Engineers, Chicago, for complete engineering services on two phases of the utilities distribution system program at UrbanaChampaign (an extension of the tunnel and piping plus the construction of a new leva load center). The proposed capital appropriations for 1957-59 include funds for extensions of the utilities distribution system on which the design and engineering services of Sargent and Lundy are needed. The construction and installations, estimated to cost approximately $2,118,000, will include: Extension of steam conduit from Mathews Avenue tunnel to Davenport Hall and Chemistry Annex. Construction of steam tunnel from present tunnel on the north side of the Library east to tunnel along the east side of Smith Music Hall. Extension of Goodwin Avenue steam tunnel from the south side of the Student-Staff Apartments to north side of Green Street and east of the Physics Building. Installation of a six-inch return main in present tunnel on Mathews Avenue from Illinois Street to Smith Music Hall. Construction of a new 13.8 kva substation in the Biology Building with 5,000volt transformer and with switchgear in Abbott Power Plant, with normal and reserve feeder cable, supervisory controls, and batteries. Construction of a new 4.16 kva load center in or adjacent to the Natural History Building to be powered from the new substation in the Biology Building to supply power for the new Physics Building. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an addition to the present contract with Sargent and Lundy to provide for engineering services for the construction and installation listed above, subject to the availability of funds in the state appropriations for 1957-59. Charges for

these services w i l l be:

Current Expense Charges — Engineering and drafting at actual salary and wages plus 50 per cent; stenographic and clerical expense, travel expense, and miscellaneous expense at actual cost to Sargent and Lundy. Fixed Fee Charge — One and one-half per cent of the mutually agreed upon estimate of the cost of the project to completion (exclusive of Sargent and Lundy's current expense charges, and the University's engineering, supervisory, and overhead costs). Resident Field Engineer — Services of a resident field engineer to be on the basis of actual salary, plus 15 per cent, plus travel and field expense. These terms are the same in the present contract approved by the Board of Trustees October 22, 1956. The estimated cost of these additional engineering services is $62,500. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this addition to the Sargent and Lundy contract.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, the Comptroller was authorized to execute this change in the contract.

CONTRACT FOR NEW COOLING TOWER FOR ABBOTT POWER PLANT ADDITION (28) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $76,245 to the Fluor Products Company, Oak Park, for the purchase and erection of a new cooling tower at the Abbott Power Plant addition (unit 6 ) . Funds are available in the state appropriations to the University for 1957-59 for buildings and other permanent improvements, subject to release by the Governor. After careful review of three proposals received for this work, Sargent and Lundy, consulting engineers for this project, reported that the proposal from the Fluor Products Company is the only one that fully complies with the bid documents, and that all factors considered it will provide the lowest over-all cost to the University.