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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 12

It is further recommended that the contract for the electrical work be assigned to the contractor for general work for the site development portion of the project. Funds are available from Beckman Institute project interest and University funds for CSRL. A schedule of the bids received and a description of the alternates have been filed with the secretary of the board for record. The project consists of hardscape and landscape elements in an area between the North Campus Sculpture Plaza and the Beckman Institute and includes the site around CSRL. The hardscape elements will include walkways, bicycle path, bicycle parking lot, and walkway lighting. The project will include an oval walkway which connects the sculpture plaza to the Beckman Institute main entrance and the main entrances of the CSRL building. The landscape elements will include canopy trees around the oval walkway, and ornamental trees and hedges around the CSRL building. The landscape work includes installation of an irrigation system for the oval. (Note: A proposal for electrical work was received from Witte Electric Company, Champaign, on its base bid of $27,275. The firm has notified the University of an error in its bid and requested permission to withdraw it since, due to the error, it could not fulfill its contractual obligation without suffering economic hardship. The project landscape architect/engineer and the Office for Capital Programs have determined that there is clear and demonstrable evidence that the bidder made a bona fide error in the preparation of the bid, that the error will result in a substantial loss to the bidder, and have recommended that the bidder be allowed to withdraw its bid. The university counsel has advised that, under these circumstances, the University's regulations allow the University to permit the withdrawal.)

On motion of Mr. Boyle, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Downey, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Caporusso, Mr. Mitchell; no, none.)

Contracts, Remodeling Stair Towers, Lincoln Avenue and Fourth Street Residence Halls, Urbana

(13) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of the following contracts for the remodeling of the stair towers in Lincoln Avenue and Fourth Street Residence Halls at the Urbana campus. The award in each case is to the lowest responsible bidder on its base bid plus acceptance of the indicated alternates. Division I — General Tri-R Development Company, Champaign

Base Bid Alt. #1

$277 930 1 500 $279 430

Division V — Electrical Central Illinois Electric, Pesotum Total

Base Bid

23 890 $303 320

The work consists of removing and replacing 163 existing doors, some door frames, and exit lights, and extending two stairs down to the basement level. Funds are available from the Auxiliary Facilities System Repair and Replacement Reserve Account.