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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 9

the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Downey, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd; no, none; absent, Mr. Grabowski. (Governor Edgar asked to be recorded as not voting on this item.) (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Caporusso, Mr. Mitchell; no, none.)

Contracts, Law Building Addition and Remodeling, Urbana

(14) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of the following contracts for the Law Building addition and remodeling project at the Urbana campus. The award in each case is to the lowest responsible bidder on its base bid. Bid Release I: Bid Package 02B — Heating Site Utilities Base Bid Reliable Plumbing & Heating Company, Champaign $ 16 170 Bid Package 02C — Electrical Site Utilities Coleman Electrical Service, Inc., Mansfield Bid Package 03A — Site Demolition and Foundations River City Construction Company, Peoria Bid Release II: Bid Package 05A — Structural Steel/Metal Deck Interstate Welding Fabrication, Inc., Terre Haute, Indiana Total 565 800 $1 235 636 6 666 647 000

Funds are available from private gift funds through the University of Illinois Foundation and from funds appropriated by the State of Illinois. It is also recommended that the project architect, O'Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi, and Peterson, Architects, Inc., Deerfield, be employed through the construction and warranty phases of the project. The firm's fee for construction administration will be a fixed fee of $81,172; for construction on-site observation through warranty phases, on an hourly basis, the total not to exceed $218,880, plus authorized reimbursements which are estimated to be $35,000. In addition, it is recommended that the project construction manager, Gilbane Building Company, Chicago, be employed through the construction and warranty phases of the project. The firm's fee for the construction through warranty phases will be a fixed corporate fee of $171,100 and a staff cost, on an hourly basis, the total of which will not exceed $309,000, plus authorized reimbursements which are estimated to be $179,700. The project will not have a coordinating general contractor and the responsibility for providing "general condition" items (e.g., tools and supplies, temporary roads, water, weather protection, temporary light and power, material and personnel hoists, general protection, etc.) will be arranged by Gilbane Building Company, Chicago, the construction manager for the project, as the items are needed. The total cost of the general conditions has been budgeted at approximately $400,000 for the duration of the project. The cost of some items may exceed $25,000. In order for the project to proceed without delay, it is recommended that the comptroller be authorized to approve contract change orders to the appropriate contractors to provide for general condition items of work within the budgeted $400,000 total. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. The project consists of an addition of approximately 50,000 gross square feet