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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 11

Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the firm of Severns, Reid & Associates, Inc., Champaign, and the firm of Turner Construction Company, Chicago, be employed for the professional architectural/engineering and construction management services, respectively, through the completion of the restoration project as described above. T h e cost of each firm's basic services for the preconstruction and construction phases of the initial program will be on a fixed-fee basis. Accordingly, the services of Severns, Reid & Associates, Inc. (including the services of Hanson Engineers and Henneman, Raufeisen and Associates, Inc.) will be $846,600 plus reimbursables estimated to be $25,000. On-site observation will be provided on an hourly basis, the total of which will not exceed $86,400. T h e services of Turner Construction Company will be $698,740 plus reimbursables estimated to be $113,490. Schedules of the firms' hourly rates have been filed with the secretary of the board for record. Funds will be provided initially by the Auxiliary Facilities System with reimbursement anticipated through a subsequent revenue bond issue for these projects.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mrs. Gravenhorst. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.)

Line Item Appropriation Transfer

(35) Over the past ten months, the University has experienced several emergency situations which present extraordinary funding requirements. These emergencies include the following: UIUC flood (May 16, 1990) UIC cooling tower fire (June 17, 1990) UIC boiler explosion (November 20, 1990) UIUC Natural History Building fire (February 26, 1991) $1 897 320 1 810 1 283 300 000 000 000

In addition, the University has experienced a significant increase in worker's compensation claims over the past two fiscal years. In total, claims are expected to be $925,000 more than the appropriated level for worker's compensation funding. Together these emergencies require $6,235,300 in funding above the University's Fiscal Year 1991 appropriation. Beginning with efforts in the fall session of the General Assembly, the University has sought supplemental appropriations to cover these extraordinary costs. Although unsuccessful last fall, efforts to secure supplemental appropriations continue, and have been endorsed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). Under more normal fiscal circumstances for the State, supplemental appropriations would be likely. Indeed, identical flood and fire damage costs in earlier years were covered by supplemental appropriations, and identical workers' compensation costs for the Department of Central Management Services are included in proposed supplemental appropriations for the current year. Given the fiscal constraints which the State now faces, however, additional appropriations may not be possible. If a supplemental appropriation cannot be achieved, one other mechanism to cover these emergency costs could be utilized by the University. Funds currently planned to lapse this year as part of the one percent expenditure reduction sought by the governor and the IBHE could instead be redirected to cover a portion of these emergency needs. Such action would require the concurrence of the governor's office and the IBHE, and discussions with staff from those offices are continuing. To fund these extraordinary items from current appropriations, it is necessary to realign the University's State appropriation by line item. T h e Illinois Revised Statutes