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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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446 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [January 16 Division TV — Ventilation and Air Distribution Work Darien Mechanical Industries, Base B i d . . . .. Alt. V-2 Alt. V-9 Division V — Electrical Work Base B i d . . . Alt. E-2 Alt. E - 9 . . . . Division VI — Fire Protection Work Superior Mechanical Systems, Hickory Hills $ 98 972 9 950 2 376 $ 111 298 .. $ 889 600 12 500 236 000 1 138 100 Base Bid. . . Alt. FP-2 .. Alt. FP-9 .. 138 832 4 824 832 144 488 $7 293 588 Total It is further recommended that all contracts, other than the contract for general work, be assigned to the contractor for the general work. Funds are available from the proceeds of the Auxiliary Facilities System, Series 1991 Revenue Bond issue. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. (Note: Proposals were received for plumbing and electrical work from M. J. Corboy Company, Melrose Park, and Tunnel Electric Construction, LaGrange, on their base bids plus alternates of $431,500 and $1,125,400, respectively. T h e firms have notified the University of an error in their bids and requested permission to withdraw them since, due to the error, they could not fulfill their contractual obligations without suffering economic hardship. T h e project architect and the Office for Capital Programs have determined that there is demonstrable evidence that the bidders made a bona fide error in the preparation of their bids, that the error will result in a substantial loss to the bidders, and have recommended that the bidders be allowed to withdraw their bids. T h e university counsel has advised that, under these circumstances, the University's regulations allow the University to permit the withdrawals.) On motion of Mrs. Shepherd, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Downey, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Caporusso, Mr. Mitchell; no, none.) Contracts, High Temperature Hot Water Generator Replacement, Utilities Building, Chicago (16) On November 20, 1990, a gas explosion occurred in the #4 high temperature hot water generator in the east side Utilities Building which caused sufficient damage to require the generator to be replaced. On May 9, 1991, the board approved the purchase of the recommended generator
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