July 10-11, 1953
07-10-1953
Volume 6 - Pages 431-432
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
July 10, 1953
The Executive Committee of the Board of Regents met in the
President's office on July 10, 1953, for the purpose of opening
bids "for the additions and alterations to the existing shower
rooms in Lincoln Hall", and to consider the alterations in the
Mackay School of Mines. Present: Regents Hardy and Ross; Comp-
troller Hayden, Superintendent Horn and President Stout. Present
also were Architect Mills, Mr. R. E. Hansen and a representative
of the Weil Construction Company as members of bidding firms.
Regent Lombardi was unable to be present.
The meeting was called to order at 4:15 P.M. by Chairman Ross,
who opened the bids as follows, in accord with the "Invitation
for Bids" which had been duly published in the local papers:
Weil Construction Company - $19,984.50, work to begin within
10 days and be completed within 60 working days
R. E. Hansen - $13,303.67, work to begin within 10 days and
to be completed within 60 working days
Motion by Mr. Hardy carried unanimously that the bid of Mr. R.
E. Hansen, being the lower, be accepted.
Mackay School of Mines
Comptroller Hayden discussed the proposed work in the Mackay
School of Mines building. He pointed out that the specifi-
cations, as written, were not specific enough to secure esti-
mates on the work. Following the meeting of the Executive
Committee of July 2, 1953, Mr. Hayden discussed this matter
with Mr. Russell Mills, Architect, who suggested that Mr.
E. Keith Lockard be consulted because of his engineering
background. The following letter resulted.
LOCKARD & CASAZZA
Architects
232 West First Street
Reno, Nevada
July 10, 1953
Mr. P. W. Hayden, Comptroller
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Dear Sir:
This is to confirm our verbal conversation of July 9,
1953, regarding Architectural and Engineering services
in connection with proposed Alteration to the Metallurgy
Laboratory, Mackay School of Mines.
We offer to provide complete Architectural and Engineer-
ing services for this work for a fee of 6% of contract
cost. This would include supervision as well as complete
plans and specifications.
Please be advised that on July 9, 1953, the writer con-
ferred at length with Dean Scheid, Mr. John Butler, and
Mr. Claude Hammon on this project, acquired verbal de-
tails of the proposed work and received a set of drawings
and general specifications. These drawings and specifi-
cations together with the verbal details are sufficient
to give us a program covering the scope of the work
necessary to proceed with the working drawings and speci-
fications. They are not in form to submit to contrac-
tors for firm bids nor are they adaptable to modifica-
tions for this purpose.
We appreciate being called on this project and are in a
position to proceed immediately and complete the service
expeditiously.
Very truly yours,
Lockard & Casazza
by E. Keith Lockard
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After general discussion, and upon recommendation of the
President,
Motion by Mr. Hardy carried unanimously that the Comptroller
be instructed to have the engineering plans and specifica-
tions prepared for bids, and to proceed as soon as possible.
The meeting adjourned at 5 P.M.