 | Board of Visitors minutes April 14, 1950 |  |
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE MATTERS
LETTER FROM PROFESSOR MCINTOSH
A letter from Professor Clifton B. McIntosh of Mary Washington College was presented by
the Rector. The letter was referred to the Mary Washington College Committee with the request
that a report be made to the Board at the May meeting.
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT FOR DINING HALL AND INFIRMARY
President Darden presented the following letter. The resolution proposed by Mr. Woodward
was adopted, authorizing the execution of contracts based on the low bids for this equipment.
I appreciate so much your willingness to submit to the Board for us a tabulation of the
bids on the Kitchen equipment for the College Dining Hall and new Infirmary Building.
I attach herewith a tabulation of the bids together with our recommendations.
It is my understanding that you are discontinuing the operation of your laundry and
using the central laundry at the Women's Farm in Goochland. We are extremely interested in and
in need of Laundry equipment.
I will be very grateful to you if you could give us an opportunity to purchase from you
any equipment which may be surplus to your needs that is adaptable to our use.
I will appreciate any consideration that you can give us in this regard.
(Mary Washington College)
4/12/50
On March 29th, bids were received for the kitchen equipment for the College Dining Hall
and the new Infirmary Building. The construction contracts for the additional wings for the
Dining Hall were awarded several months ago. Due to the fact that specifications were not completed
for the kitchen equipment, this could not be included with the general contract. There is
still another contract to be awarded for the necessary plumbing to receive the new equipment in
the existing section of the Kitchen.
The status of the contracts awarded for the project is shown as follows:
| Virginia Ice Machine Co. (refrigeration equipment) | $ 23,831.00 |
| C. E. Nuckles (General Contractor for Construction) | 324,593.00 |
| Federal Mfg. Co. (Kitchen Equipment) | 45,885.00 |
| Architect's fees - Estimated | 24,000.00 |
| Total | $418,309.00 |
You will recall that the bids which were received on January 3rd for the Kitchen equipment
for the new Infirmary Building were rejected with the hope that purchasing this equipment
along with the Dining Hall equipment, a saving would be effected. We are pleased to report that
by doing so, it enabled us to save $569.00 on the cost of this equipment. For your convenience,
the status of the new Infirmary Building project is shown as follows:
| R. H. Wattinger (General Contractor for Construction) | $231,000.00 |
| Art Metal Company (Cabinets and Shelving) | 11,810.00 |
| American Sterilizer Company | 2,316.00 |
| Straus & Co. (Kitchen Equipment) | 6,800.00 |
| Architect's fees - Estimated | 13,900.00 |
| Total | $265,826.00 |
A tabulation of the Kitchen Equipment Bids is shown as follows:
| Dining Hall | Infirmary | |
| Ezekiel Weilman Company | $60,190.00 | $8,440.00 |
| Atlantic Equipment Co. | - | 7,454.50 |
| Federal Manufacturing Co. | 45,885.00 | 7,150.00 |
| The Straus Company | 52,000.00 | 6,800.00 |
It is recommended that the lowest bid received be accepted.
It is recommended, therefore, that the following action be taken
RESOLVED, by the Board of Visitors of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the President of Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized to award and execute contracts
with the Federal Manufacturing Company in the amount of $45,885.00 for kitchen equipment for
the main dining hall for the College and the Straus Company for $6,800.00 for kitchen equipment for
the new Infirmary Building.
On motion the meeting was then adjourned.
Rector
Secretary
| Board of Visitors minutes April 14, 1950 | |