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1204 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 17
authorized to execute the same. This action was taken by the following
vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr.
Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.
CONTRACTS FOR ADDITION TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT
(17) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and
Comptroller recommend award of contracts as follows for the construction of
the Abbott Power Plant Addition, Unit No. 6. The award in each case is to
the lowest bidder.
Installation of piping system (Division "7K")—Gallaher and
Speck, Inc., 546 West Harrison Street, Chicago 7, Illinois $135 667
Installation of electrical equipment (Division "7I") — Northern
States Company, Inc., 33 North LaSalle Street, Chicago 2, Illinois.. 90 305
Attached is a report from the Physical Plant Department listing all bids
received, and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.
Funds are available in the state appropriations to the University for capital
improvements for the biennium 1957-59.
I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the
Board be authorized to execute these contracts, subject to the release of funds
by the Governor.
On motion of Mr. Swain, these contracts were awarded, as recommended,
and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were
authorized to execute the same. This action was taken by the following
vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr.
Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.
CONTRACTS FOR EXTENSION OF UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
(18) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and
Comptroller recommend award of contracts as follows for additions to and
extensions of the Utilities Distribution System at Urbana. The award in each
case is to the lowest bidder:
Construction of a subsurface electrical load distribution center vault,
immediately west of the new Biology Building, as part of the
campus electrical distribution system (Division "LL")—C. A.
Petry & Sons, Inc., Champaign $ 45 880 00
Installation of electrical equipment and cables in the vault—Square
Deal Electrical Contracting, Inc., LaPorte, Indiana 209 135 28
Construction of steam tunnels, duct runs, manholes, and load center
(Division "MM")—Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc., Champaign 343 281 00
This will include construction of a tunnel from Wright Street
and Armory Avenue to Mathews Avenue; a tunnel from the
southwest corner of the Student-Staff Apartments on Goodwin
Avenue north across Green Street and east along Green Street
to the Physics Building; and construction of duct runs and manholes
to serve the distribution center and load center.
Installation of piping addition to steam distribution system (Division
"NN") — Gallaher & Speck, Chicago....... 107 345 °°
This will include the installation of piping in the new tunnels;
a twelve-inch main in an existing tunnel from Sixth Street and
Gregory Drive to Wright Street and Armory Avenue; a six-inch
return main in the existing tunnel on Mathews Avenue; and a
steam conduit line from the existing tunnel on Mathews Avenue
to Davenport Hall.
Thermal insulation for the steam piping (Division "OO") —W. J.
Donahoe Company, Chicago 4° 68° °°
Funds are available in the state appropriations to the University for capital
improvements for the biennium 1957-59.