Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990 [PAGE 228]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Mr. Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, n o n e . (Governor Edgar asked to be r e c o r d e d as not voting on this item.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Employment of Architect/Engineer, Student Residence and Commons Addition, Chicago (16) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, Inc., Chicago, for the professional architectural and engineering services required for the planning and construction of a 73,000-square-foot, 362-bed student housing addition to the existing Student Residence and Commons Building located near the corner of Harrison and Halsted Streets at the Chicago campus. T h e professional services required through the construction phase will be at a fixed fee of $746,500, plus authorized reimbursements estimated to be $346,500, which includes on-site supervision by the architect and engineer, surveys, soil testing, and printing. Funds will be provided initially by the Auxiliary Facilities System with reimbursement anticipated through a subsequent revenue bond issue for these projects. O n motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was approved by t h e following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. L a m o n t , Ms. Reese, Mrs. S h e p h e r d , Mr. Wolff; n o , n o n e ; absent, n o n e . (Governor Edgar asked to be r e c o r d e d as not voting on this item.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Purchases (17) T h e president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance. T h e purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. T h e latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. T h e total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended From Institutional Funds Recommended Grand Total $ 86 400 00

6 245 797 70 $6 332 197 70

A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record. O n motion of Mrs. G r a v e n h o r s t , t h e purchases r e c o m m e n d e d were a u t h o r i z e d by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. L a m o n t , Ms. Reese, Mrs. S h e p h e r d , Mr. Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, none. (Governor Edgar asked to be r e c o r d e d as not voting on this item.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.)