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900 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September ig
composed of six members, one member from the Board of Trustees of the University
of Illinois, which the Board shall select; one member from the Board
of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, which the Board shall select; one
member from the Teachers College Board, which the Board shall select; two
members, selected by the Commission, from governing boards of private institutions
of higher education; and, one member, selected by the Commission, from
governing boards of junior colleges.
Mr. Johnston moved that Mr. Park Livingston, as President of
the Board, be designated the representative of the Board of Trustees
of the University of Illinois on the Committee of Delegates; and that
the President of the Board be authorized to designate another member
of the Board to represent him at meetings of the Committee when he
can not attend himself.
This motion was adopted.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
AUGUST 8, 19 57
On call of the Chairman, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of
the University of Illinois met in the University Club of Chicago, 76 East
Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, August 8, 1957, beginning at
12:15 p.m., Central Daylight Saving Time.
The following members of the Committee were present: Mr. Park Livingston,
Chairman, Mr. Wayne A. Johnston, and Mrs. Frances B. Watkins. Also
present were President David D. Henry, and Mr. A. J. Janata, Secretary of
the Board.
Business Presented by the President of the University
The Committee considered the following reports and recommendations from the
President of the University.
Contracts for Utilities Distribution System
(1) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller
recommend award of the following contracts for extension of the Utilities Distribution
System (steam and electrical lines), including laterals to the Central
Food Stores Building, in the area west of First Street and south of Gregory
Drive. The award in each case is to the lowest bidder.
Construction of Steam Tunnel,
Duct Runs, Manholes, and Load
Center (Division "II")
E. H. Marhoefer, Jr. Company
2424 North 25th Avenue
Utilities
Distribution
System
Laterals to
Central Food
Stores
Total
Base
Bid
Franklin Park, Illinois #542 no $ 5 421 $547 531
Furnishing and Installation of
Piping (Division "JJ")
Ideal Heating Company
6316 Wentworth Avenue
Chicago 21, Illinois 167 000 16 333 183 333
Thermal Insulation for Steam
Piping (Division "KK")
W. J. Donahoe Company
9 South Clinton Street
Chicago, Illinois
Furnishing and Installation of
Electrical Load Center and
Cable Equipment (Division "HH")
Square Deal Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Highway 2, East
53 600 (not required) 53 600
LaPorte, Indiana 55 231 5 700 60 93 1
Sargent and Lundy, Chicago, consulting engineers for this project, have
reviewed all bids received and report that the proposal of the lowest bidder