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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Contract for Minor Repairs, Relamping, and Cleaning Lighting Fixtures for Selected Buildings, Chicago Circle and Medical Center

(22) The President of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract in the amount of $139,500 to Planned Lighting, Inc., and Imperial Lighting Maintenance Co., a joint venture, Chicago, the low bidder, on its base bid for minor repairs, relamping, and cleaning of lighting fixtures in selected buildings during fiscal year (FY) 1978 at the Chicago campuses. The recommendation is made subject to the availability of funds. Funds have been requested in the University appropriations request for FY 1978.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Volgman; no, none. On motion of Mr. Neal, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson.

Contracts for Laboratory Equipment for Second Unit, DentistryMedicine-Pharmacy Building, Medical Center

(23) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for furnishing and installation of laboratory equipment on the sixth and seventh floors of the Second Unit, Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building, at the Medical Center campus, the award in each case being to the low base bidder. Fixed Laboratory Equipment Kewanee Scientific Equipment Corp., Evanston Plumbing Work Nu-Way Contracting Corp., Chicago Electrical Work Fries Walters Co., Hillside Total $ 67 304 25 880 11 131 $104 315

Funds are in the operating budget of the College of Medicine Institutional Funds. Bids were also received by the University for movable laboratory equipment to be funded with Capital Development Bond Funds. Bids for that division of work were rejected in accordance with Sec. 15(e) (2) of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, since a provision was not made for assignment of the low bid for this work to the Capital Development Board. This portion of the work will be rebid on behalf of the Capital Development Board. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Volgman; no, none. On motion of Mrs. Rader, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson.