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Special Meeting
July 9, 1959

Accept Research Grants

It was moved by Regent Foote, seconded by Regent Welsh, motion put to vote and carried, directing acceptance of the following research grants as reported by Dean John C. Weaver, Research Administrator, under date of June 30, 1959.

Research Grants -- $34,652

$17,200 from National Science Foundation for research by Dr. R. L. Chasson of the Department of Physics: Cosmic Ray Monitoring.

$2,882 from National Society for the Prevention of Blindness for research by Dr. Gordon E. Gibbs of the Pediatrics Department of the College of Medicine in Omaha: An Attempt to Produce Diabetic Eye Lesions in the Alloxanized Monkey. (Continuation)

$1,200 from the Nebraska State Department of Agriculture, Potato Development Division, for research by Prof. Robert O'Keefe of the Department of Horticulture and Forestry: Development of Potato Chipping Varieties Suitable for Production in Nebraska.

$10,580 from the U. S. Public Health Service for research by Dr. A. R. McIntyre of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacy: Cardiac Actions of Rhodochlorin on Mammalian Hearts. (Continuation)

$990 from U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Omaha) for research by Dr. Roscoe E. Hill of the Department of Entomology: Ecological Investigation of Mosquito Population Near Gavin's Point.

$1,800 from Lakeside Laboratories, Inc. for research by Dr. Roy G. Holly of the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology: Study of Intramuscular Iron.

Center for Continuing Education

Low Bids Accepted

From the Business Manager comes a series of recommendations with respect to construction proposals for the University of Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. It is the Business Manager's recommendation that the following low bids be accepted:

General Contract
Parsons Construction Company, Omaha $ 1,778,429.00

Mechanical Contract
Ray Martin Company, Lincoln 615,839.00

Electrical Contract
Modern Electric Company, Omaha 200,000.00
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$ 2,594,268.00

Other Bids Received

Other bids received for the general construction work were as follows:

A. Borchman Sons Co. $ 1,894,000.00
Geo. Cook Construction Co. 1,780.522.00
Kingery Construction Co. 1,897,039.00
Korshoj Construction Co. 2,045,545.00
Olson Construction Co. 1,917,204.00
S. Patti Construction Co. 2,047,876.00
Weitz Construction Co. 1,908,500.00
Wilson Construction Co. 2,075,845.00

Other bids received for the mechanical work were as follows:

Natkin & Co. $ 664,437.00
Newberg & Bookstrom 631,596.00
Reinhardt Bros. Plbg. & Htg. 629,912.00

Other bids received for the electrical work were as follows:

A.B.C. Electric Co. $ 218,800.00
Commonwealth Electric 215,700.00
Industrial Electrical Works 236,000.00

Kitchen equipment proposals rejected

The Business Manager further recommends that all kitchen equipment proposals be rejected. It is his recommendation that these proposals be restudied and a revised request for bids be issued.

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