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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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University counsel has advised that a recommendation for the award could be extended to the second low bidder. T h e project architect and construction manager have recommended that the contract for the masonry division of work on the Memorial Stadium restoration project be awarded to Hansen & Hempel Company. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, now recommends that the award previously made to Evans-Mason, Inc., be canceled and that the vice president for business and finance and the university counsel be authorized to review this matter and, if appropriate, pursue remedies against Evans-Mason, Inc., in order to protect the interests of the University. T h e president further recommends that the following contract be awarded to the second low bidder for the masonry division of work for the Memorial Stadium restoration project at the Urbana campus. Bid Package 3 — Masonry Hansen 8c Hempel Company, Elmhurst Base Bid Alt. #5 Alt. #6 Alt. #7 Alt. #10 $2 185 000 595 62 550 67 215 113 100 $2 428 460

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Funds are available from the proceeds of the Auxiliary Facilities System, Series 1991 Revenue Bond issue.

On motion of Mrs. Shepherd, these recommendations were approved 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.)

Increase in Contract, Harker Hall Reconstruction, Urbana

(18) On September 12, 1991, the Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to award a contract to Hansen 8c Hempel Company, Elmhurst, for the masonry work for the reconstruction of Harker Hall at the Urbana campus. On November 14, 1991, the board approved a recommendation to increase the project budget from $5.3 million to $5.5 million in order to provide for landscaping and the acceptance of some desirable alternates in some of the bid packages. One of the alternates in the masonry bid package provides for tuckpointing of all exterior brick and stone masonry in the amount of $58,080. T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, now recommends that the contract with Hansen & Hempel Company be increased by $58,080 for the work described. T h e project is to be financed from private gift funds available to the Foundation.

On motion of Mrs. Shepherd, this recommendation was approved 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.)