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I DEC 5 1952 Austin, Texas, December 9 and 6, 1992 Meeting No. 526 The Boar@ of Regents of The University of Texas met in regular session in the Regents' Room of The University of Texas, at ~:40 p.m., December 5, 19~2, with the following present: Regents Woodward (Chalrm~n), Warren (Vice-Chairmen), Darden, Oates, Rockwell, Sealy, Swenson, Tobin, and Voyles; Chancellor Hart, Vice-Chancellor for Business and Finance Sim- mons, Assistant to the Chancellor Granberry; Acting PresidentDolley; Dr. Clark; Dr. Olson; Dr. Leake; Dr. Aagaard; Dr. Pullen; Consulting Archltect Lemmon; Mr. Jack G. Taylor, Business Manager, Main Ualversity; Director of News and Ynformation Service Keys; and Secretary Stewart. SOUTEWESTEI~ MEDICAL SCHOOL GRANT OF $IO0,000 FROM SOUTHWESTEI~MEDICAL FOUNDATION.--Chalr- man Woodward reported to the Board that he had received a ccmmunicatlon from Dr. E. H Cary, President of Southwestern Medical Foundation, in which Dr. Cary stated that the Foundation had made an underwriti~ graut in the amount of $1OO,OO0 to the Southwestern Medical School, in order that contract awards could be made to the low bld~ers on the Basic Science Building which is to be constructed at the Southwestern Medical School. The Board, ups% motion by Mr. Darden, seconded by Mr. Swenson, accepted the grant and requested that Chairman Woodward express the thanks and appre- ciation of the Board for this grant. BUILDING C0~[[TTEE MATTERS.-- BIDS RECEIVED ON BASIC SCI~CEBUiLDI~D, SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCH00L.--Vice-Chancellor for Business and Finance Simmons reported to the Board that, in accordance with authorization given by the Board of Regemts, bids had been publicly opened, read and tabulated December 3, 1952, 2 p.m., for the Basic Science Building, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. The call for bids had been duly advertised as required by law. A tabula- tion of the bi,ls received is as follows: TABULATION OF BIDS FOR BASIC SCTk-TICE BUILDING SOU I~/WESTEI~i MEDICAL SCHOOL Date Received December 5, 1952 - 2:00 p.m. GE~.L CO~fRAC T Bid ~c. i Alt, I-A Aft. I-B Alt. I-C Morgan, J E. &Scms Ewlng's, A. H. Sons, Inc. 1,569,945 - 17,132 - 48,818 - 71,ooo Knutson Ccnst. Co. 1,387,ooo - 28,000 - 43,000 - 71,000 McKee, Robert E. Const., Inc. 1,438,000 - 21,700 - 41,200 - 72,000 Fisher Const. Co. 1,468,600 - 20,000 - 49,0C0 - 72,600 Bateson, T. C. Const. Co. 1,470,000 - 11,750 - 53,790 - 68,000 Bateson, J. W. Co. Inc. i,~86,200 - 12300o 35,000 - 66,000 Wohlfeld, Nathan 1,493,688 - 12,000 - 3~,800 - 70,000 Farnsworth & Chambers Co. 1,908,593 - 13,200 - 35,619 - 72,400 Hubbell, J. T. Const. Co. i,~2,000 - 15;000 - 36,000 - 71,0OO Bate, ThomwR & Sons 1,691,C00 - 30,~30 - 34,000 - 71,0OO -I- I, DEC 5 1952 r. MECHANICAL CON~ACT Ccm~Ine~ Bi~ No. 2 Aft. 2-A Aft. 2-B Alt. )-A Alt. )-B 2t 3, 4 Kieffer Plumbing & Heating Co. -$I,O40 -$95o - o - - o - 9)2,O00 Natkin & Co. 987,535 Farwell Co. Inc. - ~88 - 740 -$25 -$40 996,690 Wallace, C. Co. - 912 - 825 - 89 - 85 1,009,777 Kahn, ~-*'ry Co. $2.51,400 280 - 30O ELECTRICAL CONTRACT Bia No. 5 Aft. ~-A Aft. ~-B Gotham Electric Co. $186,2)7.0o -$)o5.oo -~85.oo McClure Electric Co. 189,~50.50 - 20!.00 - 166.00 Gable Electric Serv!:~e 193,37).00 - 167.00 - 183.00 Libecap Electric Co. 194,169.00 - 182.22 - 419.62 Harmon Electrical Const. Co. 197,290.00 - 178.00 - 143.O0 Ling Electric Co. 199,670.00 - 183.00 - 155.0O Southern States Elect. Co. 199,8.5o.oo - 240.00 - 189.0o Schnorbus, W. B. Elect. Co. 199,89.5.00 - 310.00 - 210.0o Telkamp Electric Co. 201,~65.00 - 249.00 - 18%00 Rob Roy Electrio Co. 2o5,elO.OO - e4o.oo - 185.oo Dal-Cllff Electric Co. 210,900.00 - 187.OO - 1.59.0O City Electric Co. 211,160.00 - 588.00 )12.00 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT CONTRACT Excel I~atoz~ Eixson, Dean Spa- Hamilton Shel&on, Jamestown Natkln Metal ~iture W.C. Co. cialty Manufac-E.H. Metal & Co. Cabinet Co., Inc. (Kewau- Works, turlng Equip. Products, Co. nee ) Inc. Co. Co. Inc. Bi& #6 $262,870 269,093 314,961 )68,92~ ~82,85o 409,545 555,92o Alt 6-A - 2,550 - 1,416 - 0 - +14,470 - 0 - - 1,965 - 0 - Alt 6-B +20,076 - 0- - 0- + 33965 Alt 6-0 - 4,160 - 4,965 - 6,027 - 7,992 - 6,880 - 7,e18 - 5,95o Alt 6-D - 4,600 - 4,355 - 4,963 - 7,0~9 - 8,850 - 6,5~ - 5,61e Aft 6-E - 5,480 - 6,~8l - 6,967 - 8,895 -n,2oo - 9,968 -lO,782 A1t 6-F - 8,540 - 9,389 - 7,926 -12,679 -14,400 -13,434 -13,8A7 450 Alt 6-G 7,180 - 8,759 - 8,769 - 7,951 -10,990 - 9,212 -14,969 590 -2- DEC 5 1952 LIBRARY EQUIPMENT Bid No. 7 Globe-Wernicke Co. $32,~29.O0 Bickley Bros. 33,424.05 Remington-Rand, Inc. 37,752.25 Muslck, Cha~-les E. 39,600.00 In addlt&on, Vice-Chancellor for Business and Finance Simmons presented unopened letters (presumably bids) received by U. S. mail, one from Excel Metal Cabinet Company, Inc., received at 2:00 p.m., December and the other from Y-B Electric Company received at 8:25 a.m., December 4. Upon motion duly adopted, the Board directed that the two late bids be returned unopened. AWARD OF CONTRACTS ON BASIC SCIENCE BUILDING, SO~ZI~TWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL.--Vice-Chancellor for Business and Finance Simmons pre- sented the following recommendations of the Regents' Building Committee that the Board of Regents award contracts for the Basic Science Building at the Southwestern Medical School as follows, with authority to the Chairman to sign the contracts: GENERAL CONTRACT J.E. Morgan and Sons, Dallas, Texas Base Bid (Bid No. l) $1,355,521.oo Less Alternate No. 1-C 7~,23!.oo Net Contract Award $1,282,290.00 PLUMBING; STEAM GENERATING SYSTE~4S, HEATING SYSTEMS, UTILITY STEAM SYSTEMZ, CHILLED 'dATER SYST~MS, CONDENSING WAT~ SYSTEMS AND )~SCELLANEOUS PIPING SYSTEMS : A-~D VEhTILATING AI~D AIR-CONDITi0NING SYS_"~MS C OI~Y~ACT Kieffer Plumbing and Heating Company, Dallas, Texas Base Bid (Combined Bids Nos. 2, 3, and 4 $ 932,000.00 ELECTRICAL C0:~ACT Gotham Electric Company, Dallas, Texas Base Bid (Bid No. 5) 186,237 .oo LIBRARY STEEL BOOF~TACKS, FURNITLZ~E AND FIXTURE CONT_.~ACT The Globe-Wernicke Company, Norwood, Ohio Base Bid (Bid No. 7) 32~429.O0 Total Contract Awards $2,432,956.00 Mr. Simmons presented a further recommendation of the committee that since the Architect was not prepared to make any recommendation for the Laboratory Equipment award at this time, that Chairman Woodward be authorized to appoint a committee to make the awards for this equipment at a later date, and that if and when such award has been made that the Chairman be authorized to proceed with the execution and delivery of the contract documents. Upon motion by Mrs. Tobin, seconded by Mr. Voyles, the Board approved the recommendations. Chairman Woodward then appointed to this committee Mrs. Tobin, Chairman, Mr. Lemmon, Dr. Aagaard, Mr. Darden and himself. 3 DEC 5 1952 DOCKET, SOO~N MEDICAL~ SCHOOL.--Chancellor Hart presented with his approval the docket reco~mendatlons of Southwestern Medical School submitted by Dr. Aagaard. Upon motion by Mr. Darden, seconded by Mr. Swenson, the Board approved the recommendations. (A copy of this Docket is attached hereto and made a part of these Minutes. Page 288 .) BEQUEST OF $25,000 FROM DR. J. W. YOUNG TO SOUl--STERN MEDICAL SCHOOL.--Chancellor Hart presented with his approval a recommendation by Dean Aagaard that the Board accept a $25,000 bequest from the estate of Mrs. Iona K. Young. This bequest was given to Southwestern Medical School by Dr. J. W. Young of Sweetwater, Texas, the husband of the late Mrs. Iona K. Young. The bequest is to be used for student loans at Southwestern Medical School and is to be known as the Iona K. Young Student Loan Fund, in memory of Mrs. Young. Upon motion by Mr. Darden, seconded by Mr. Swen- son, the Board accepted thi~ bequest and instructed Dr. Aagaard and the Secretary of the Board to express its appreciation and thanks to Dr. Young. M. D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL // AWARD OF CONTRACT TO HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC.S/FGR PATIENT ROOM .~JRNISHINGS, M. D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL FOR CANCER RES~CH'.--Vice-Chancellor for Business and Finance Simmons reported that, in accordance with pre- vious authorization given by the Board, the Regents' Medical Committee had approved plans and specifications for Patient Room Furnishings for the M. D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research and had authorized a call for bids which were opened and tabulated in the office of Dr. R. Lee Clark, Jr., on November 24, 1952, by the Vice-Chancellor for Business and Finance, in the presence of Miss Frances Goff, Mr. W. A. Hildenbrand, Mr. A. M. Secor, Mr. R. W. Butler and Mr. F. J. McKee, Jr. There was one bona fide~bid, based on the specifications, received from Hill-Rom Com- pany, Inc., of Batesville, Indiana, in the amount of $70,325.08. This company also submitted one alternate proposal, based upon different spe- cifications, in the amount of $62,797.78.