ILLINOIS - The University of Illinois Board of Trustees

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comptroller and the secretary be authorized to execute contracts as described with
the American Express Company.
I concur.
On motion of Mrs. Rader, authority was given as recommended.
Award of Contracts for Remodeling, Eye and Ear Infirmary,
Medical Center
(21) The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate adminis-
trative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for remodeling the
tomography x-ray unit and other work on the second floor of the Eye and Ear
Infirmary building at the Medical Center campus, the award in each case being to
the low bidder.
General Work Base Bid
J. A. Boulton & Co., Chicago. ................................... $34 700
Plumbing Work
Certified Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Riverside.. .................. 5 632
Ventilation Work
Narowetz Co., Melrose Park. ..................................... 3 256
Electrical Work
Mid-America Electric Co., Inc., Palatine.. ........................ 16 797
Total ..................................................... $60 385
Funds for this project are available from hospital income accounts.
A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary for record.
The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, Mr. Sobotka, Mr.
Watson; no, none.
On motion of Mr. Livingston, these contracts were awarded by the
following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr.
Livingston, Mr. Ned, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no,
none; absent, Governor Thompson.
Change Order, Contract for Construction of Parking Structure,
Medical Center
(22) On June 16, 1976, the Board of Trustees approved the award of the contract
for general work for the construction of the parking structure at the Medical Center
campus to S. N. Nielson Company, Chicap.
The original contract documents did not include a sealant system for the
concrete. The project architectjengineer has reviewed various systems for chemical
composition, behavior, guarantees, compatibility with existing concrete, and cost
and now is recommending a sealant system to protect the concrete and increase the
life expectancy of the structure.
The technical judgment of some years ago was that if a concrete surface for
an open parking facility had very little cracking, a sealant system was not needed
to protect the reinforcing from a corrosive atmosphere. Today, however, the indus-
try has learned that water laden with chlorides (as may be tracked in by auto-
mobiles during winter) can be absorbed by concrete. This chloride mixture pene-
trates to a point where damage to the concrete may occur.
The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate adminis-
trative officem, recommends approval of a contract change order with S. N. Nielson