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1957] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 949
i. The National Society will pay to the University the sum of $7,672.39 representing
the proportional cost of capital facilities in the plant proper needed to
produce the steam requested.
2. The University will agree to furnish steam as needed by the National Society
not to exceed 1,600 pounds an hour demand.
3. A steam distribution and condensate return system to carry 30,000 pounds an
hour demand will be built from the corner of Wolcott and Polk Streets to the
corner of Damen and Polk Streets. The estimated cost of this distribution
system is $95,000. This system will be built by the Medical Center Steam Company,
and the National Society will pay to the University an amount estimated
to be slightly in excess of $5,000 representing 1,600/30,000 of the cost of the
line. The line is being built for 30,000 pounds capacity, since it is a certainty
that the University will have need for steam distribution facilities in this area.
The cost of the line over and above that paid by the National Society can be
financed by the Medical Center Steam Company, and amortization charges for
such financing can be paid for from operating funds available at present in the
Physical Plant Department budget without any increase in that budget.
4. A steam distribution and condensate return system will also be constructed
from the corner of Damen and Polk Streets to the building being constructed
by the National Society. The Society will build and pay for this portion of the
distribution system. If the system is built according to University specifications,
it will then be deeded to the Medical Center Steam Company and become the
property of the Company, in which case the Steam Company will be responsible
for the operation and maintenance of the system. However, if the National
Society wishes to construct this portion of the distribution system at what it
thinks might be a savings by not following the University's specifications, the
line would be built and paid for by the National Society and would remain the
property of the Society. In this case, the Steam Company would assume no
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the system, but would be
obligated to deliver steam only to the start of this portion of the system.
5. Steam supplied to the National Society will be on a metered basis, the same as
used for other users of the steam plant. The National Society will be billed
monthly for the cost of steam furnished, the cost to be determined by the same
formula used in contracts with other users to which will be added an overhead
charge of ten per cent to cover administrative costs.
The Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colle'ges concurs in
this recommendation.
I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board
be authorized to execute a contract with the National Society.
On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this recommendation was approved,
and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized
to execute the contract.
POWER PLANT ADDITION
(19) The following bids were received on September 5, 1957, for the substructure
work, electrical work, and piping, as one contract, for the cooling tower for the
addition to the Abbott Power Plant:
George S. Walker Company $238 773
E. H. Marhoefer, Jr., Company 232 408
Kuhne-Simmons Company, Inc 214 937
Because these bids were in excess of engineering estimates they were rejected
and confirmataion of this action is requested.
Subsequently, new bids were taken on the three subdivisions of the work
separately. The lowest bids, totalling $154,317, are within the estimates and
represent a reduction of $60,020 from the lowest bid previously received on the
combined work. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vicepresident
and Comptroller recommend awards of contracts as follow:
''urnishing and erecting miscellaneous electrical work for new cooling tower
(Division "7 F") — Square Deal Electrical Contracting, Inc., La
Porte, Indiana $37 442