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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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1954] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1235 been taken for the construction of a new field, immediately west of the Forestry (Illini Grove), on all phases of the work except fine grading, planting, and development of lawn surface. This will be done by the University later. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Acting Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $17,293.65 to Cross Construction, Inc., Urbana, the lowest bidder. Funds are available in the state appropriation for the construction of the new Home Economics Building and have been released by the Governor. I concur and recommend that the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same. CONTRACT FOR INSTALLATIONS IN MEDICAL CENTER STEAM COMPANY PLANT (13) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Acting Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $5,408 to the Weishaupt Iron and Wire Works, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for installation of structural steel, stairways, walks, railings, and gratings in the Medical Center Steam Company plant to improve access to equipment located above the firing floor so that servicing can be more efficient and at less cost. Funds are available in the Steam Plant revolving account and, upon completion of the installations, the Medical Center Steam Company will credit the University for the cost. Supervision of the work by the University is more practicable, as well as less expensive, than if the contract were awarded by the Medical Center Steam Company, which has no engineering or supervisory staff for such work. I concur and recommend that the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same. CONTRACT FOR POWER PLANT ADDITION (14) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Acting Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $72,720 to M. J. Holleran, Inc., Chicago, the lowest bidder, for substructure work and piping for the new cooling tower at the Abbott Power Plant. Award of the contract for the purchase of the cooling tower was approved by the Board on November 20, 1953. The contract will be subject to release of funds by the Governor from the state appropriation for an addition to the power plant. I concur and recommend that the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract when funds are released. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same. SALE OF TEMPORARY HOUSING UNITS (15) At its meeting on January 19, 1954, the Board of Trustees authorized the sale and removal of up to forty-six of the temporary housing units in the area to be cleared for the construction of the new Veterinary Clinic Building. Thirtyone of these units were sold to the seven highest bidders at prices ranging from $50 for a one-bedroom unit to $126.50 for a two-bedroom unit. T h e Board also authorized the sale of the remaining fifteen units at a price of $50 each to buyers willing to meet the conditions o'f sale. So much public interest developed in the sale of the remaining units (one hundred people asked for information so that they could submit proposals) that bids were invited and forty-four firm proposals with bid deposits were received. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Acting Comptroller recommend the sale of these fifteen units to the following highest bidders:
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