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RATIFICATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR EXCAVATION AND GRADING WORK ON THE ADDITION TO THE NURSES' HOME TO H. T. FERRON.

At a meeting of the New Buildings Committee of the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of
the University of Virginia held in the office of the President at the University at 11 o'clock A.M., on July
25, 1944, six bids on excavation and grading work for an addition to the Nurses' Home of the University of Virginia
Hospital (Project No. Va. 44-356) were submitted, opened and read. And it appearing that H. T. Ferron,
of Charlottesville, Virginia, was the lowest bidder and that his bid was in proper order, a resolution was
unanimously adopted by said New Buildings Committee awarding said contract to said H. T. Ferron of Charlottesville,
Virginia, at his base bid of $6,445.00, this award being subject to the approval of the Governor of Virginia
and Federal Works Agency.

This Board now desires to ratify, approve and confirm the action of said New Buildings Committee
in awarding said contract to said H. T. Ferron as aforesaid and it is, therefore,

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia hereby
ratifies, approved and confirms the action of its New Buildings Committee taken July 25, 1944, in awarding to
H. T. Ferron, of Charlottesville, Virginia, the contract for excavation and grading work on the addition to
the Nurses Home of the University of Virginia Hospital (Project No. Va. 44-356) at his base bid of $6,445.00,
he being the low bidder of six contractors whose bids were submitted, as set out in the foregoing preamble.

It is distinctly understood, however, that the award of said contract heretofore made by said New
Buildings Committee and as approved by this resolution is subject to the approval of the Governor of Virginia
and of the Federal Works Agency.

And it was further

RESOLVED that the New Buildings Committee of the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia be and is hereby given full and complete authority to advertise for bids, receive and
open same, and to accept and award contracts for addition to the Nurses' Home of the University of Virginia
Hospital (Project No. Va. 44-356), approve any changes found to be necessary during the course of construction,
approve contractors and contractors' insurance, subcontractors and subcontractors' insurance, and generally
to handle any and all matters of every kind, manner or description that may arise during the construction of
this building, the equipment thereof, inside and outside of the building, and any other matters directly or
remotely connected therewith, and J. L. Newcomb, President, is hereby authorized to execute any and all such
contracts that may be awarded in the name and on behalf of The Rector and Visitors of the University of
Virginia, and E. I. Carruthers, Secretary of this Board is hereby authorized and empowered to affix the seal
of the Corporation to any and all such contracts and attest the same.

It is distinctly understood however that the award of any such contracts shall be subject to approval
by the Governor of Virginia and by the Federal Works Agency.