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1957] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 3 J 9
Item
One set sound radiation measurement
apparatus (including polar, linear, and
level recorders, microphone, cables,
and other accessories) for complete
study of audio-sound radiation
Department
India Contracts
Controls Systems
Laboratory
Vendor
Brush Electronics Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio
Aero Design &
Engineering Co.,
Bethany, Okla.
Cost
$ 8 777 15
f.a.8.
New York,
N.Y.
The following purchase was authorized by the Executive Committee on recommendation
of the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller,
and with the concurrence of the President of the University.
Item Department Vendor
Installation of equipment on the Aero
Commander, Model 68o airplane purchased
for use in research work. The
funds for this will be provided under
contracts with the United States
Government.
On motion of Mr. Swain, these purchases were approved.
Cost
$31 132 12
Purchases Recommended
The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller
recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in
each case is recommended on the basis of the lowest bid.
I concur.
Item
Printing of Illinois Alumni News for
year 1957
Seven issues, 20,000 copies, sixteen
pages
Two issues, 90,000 copies, eight pages
Rental of caps, gowns, and hoods for
students graduating June is. 1957
One automatic gas flow counter; one sample
changer, automatic, 35 planchet;
one printing timer, 99 sample to
999.99 min. in 0.01; one lead shield
for D-47 tube
One vapor fractometer, complete with
recorder, sampling valve, microdipper
sample introducer, and seven interchangeable
absorption columns
One lot laboratory equipment and supplies
One computer, analog, general purpose
type, to include amplifiers, multipliers,
pre-patch panel and cords, sixchannel
recorder, variplotter, function
generator as accessories
Fifteen prescription balances, seven laboratory
balances, twenty-six cases of
pharmaceutical graduates
One washer for laboratory animal cages,
all stainless steel, for cages in sizes up
to 29 in. high x 30 in. wide x 38 in.
long, complete with facilities for detergent,
hot tap water, and steam
rinses, automatic and manual cycling,
220-volt, 60-cycle, 3-phage
143 pieces of steel office furniture including
87 files, 10 desks, 13 tables, 29
chairs, and four costumers according
to University specification (a complete
list, with descriptions, of the
•terns included in this order and the
quotations was available at the Board
meeting)
69 student study desks and beds
?33 steel lockers of various sizes for the
new Band Building
Department
Alumni Association
Vendor
Neely Printing Co., Inc.,
Chicago
Commencement Collegiate Cap & Gown
Co., Champaign
Bacteriology Nuclear Chicago Corp.,
Chicago
Chemistry and
Chemical
Engineering
General Chemical
Stores
Electrical
Engineering
Pharmacy
Psychology
Chicago
Professional
Colleges,
Business
Office
Housing Division
Physical Plant,
Architectural
Division
Perkin-Elmer Corp.,
Chicago
A. S. Aloe Co-
St. Louis, Mo.
Electronic Associates,
Long Branch, N.J.
American Hospital
Supply Corp.,
Evanston
Heinicke Instruments,
Inc..
Hollywood, Fla.
Steelcase, Inc.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Midland Equipment Co.,
Chicago
Ail-Steel Equipment, Inc.,
Aurora
Cost
$13 490 00
f.o.b.
Chicago
6 500 00
2 615 00
f.o.b.
Chicago
3 090 00
f.o.b.
Norwalk,
Conn.
3 183 42
f.o.b.
delivered
27 825 00
f.o.b.
Long
Branch,
N.J.
4 45* 07
f.o.b.
delivered
3 250 00
f.o.b.
destination
12 179 86
f.o.b.
delivered
55 543 70
f.o.b.
delivered
4 081 61
f.o.b.
delivered
and
erected