Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954 [PAGE 380]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Grange, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stevenson.

CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN DAVENPORT HALL (15) Davenport Hall will be ultimately assigned to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences when it is vacated by the College of Agriculture. A start in this direction has been made possible by the construction of the Animal Sciences Laboratory. Since this building is fifty years old, considerable remodeling and improvement work will be needed in the vacated areas. The remodeling will be done in stages with as much work as possible being completed during the current biennium and the remainder later. The mechanical services, particularly the heating and electrical systems, are obsolete. It is advisable to prepare engineering studies of the heating and electrical systems for the entire building to determine what installations are needed. In view of the present heavy load of work in the mechanical engineering staff of the Physical Plant Department, the Director of the Department and the Comptroller recommend a contract with E. C. Manthei, Consulting Engineer, Champaign, to make the engineering studies on the basis of the cost of wages of his staff plus 80 per cent for overhead and commission—the 80 per cent to include costs of blueprints, travel, telephone, and incidental office expenses. The total estimated cost of these services for the entire program is $18,270. Except for the general studies, Mr. Manthei's services on the remainder of the remodeling would be authorized as needed. Funds are available in the state appropriation "For remodeling, modernization and improvement of existing building at Urbana-Champaign." I concur.

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

CONTRACTS FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM (16) Bids have been taken on remodeling in the University Auditorium to reduce fire hazards and include the following improvements: Complete reconstruction of the northeast and northwest main stairs as enclosed fire stairways Closing of the southeast and southwest stairs with suitable partitions and fire doors to protect them from any fires that may occur in adjoining areas Installation of automatic sprinkler system in the basement, in the interior construction areas of the balcony, in the coat rooms, ticket offices, and the projection room Replacement of present unsafe transformer with an installation meeting standard underwriter code requirements Sealing of openings, such as entrances to the organ pipe shafts and steam tunnels, with fire stops Installation of a fire alarm system. To avoid closing the Auditorium, bids were based on a specification that the construction of the four stairways would be so conducted that only one stairway at a time would be taken out of service. Funds for these improvements are available in the state appropriation "For remodeling, modernization, and improvement of existing buildings at Urbana-Champaign . . , ," subject to release by the Governor. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of contracts, subject to release of funds, to the lowest bidders as follows: General work—J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign $83 000 Less credit of £765 for installation of aluminum instead of wooden handrails 765 . $S2 2 35 Transformer vault modernization and electrical work—Brunkow Electric Company, Champaign 13 975 Sprinkler installation—Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign . _ .. . 7 250 Heating, ventilating, and temperature control work—Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company, Champaign 7 749