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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

[September 13

under the original three-year agreement with ServiceMaster, the largest corporation of its kind in the nation. T h e contractor has added additional staff at its expense in an effort to maintain an appropriate standard of cleanliness. Under the new contract, ServiceMaster will continue to provide housekeeping management services, systems enterprise, employee training, and technology. Specifically, the contract provides: (1) professional on-site management; (2) research and education support personnel; (3) Housekeeping Management Information System; (4) staff development and education programs in housekeeping operations and supervisor development; and (5) performance accountability. With the exception of six on-site managers and occasional extra-help staff, all housekeeping staff are employees of the University. T h e original contract began on January 1, 1987, for a three-year period. This renewal is for a one-year period, through September 30, 1991, with the comptroller authorized to extend the contract for one additional one-year period and to approve reimbursement to ServiceMaster for such renewal. T h e contract may be terminated on sixty-days' notice if hospital management is dissatisfied with the quality of service based on a subjective assessment. T h e contract is for approximately $4,180 million annually, less amounts deducted and retained by the hospital to pay housekeepers, foremen, and others who will remain on the hospital payroll ($3.2 million annually). T h e remainder of the funds covers all supplies, use of all equipment, training, and management services. Reimbursement for further renewals will be subject to escalation based on future rate increases for the housekeeping staff. If wage rates change, the contract amount changes accordingly, with the resulting wage costs calculated every quarter. If the scope of work is changed from that stated in the initial contract, corresponding changes will be made in the amounts paid at the same ratio as in the initial contract. Funds for this contract are available from the Hospital Income Fund for Fiscal Year 1991 and will be included in the operating budget of the University hospital in the future. T h e contract is subject to the availability of funds each fiscal period. T h e vice president for business and finance recommends approval. I concur.

O n motion of Mrs. Calder, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. H a h n , Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Mr. Grabowski, Governor T h o m p s o n . ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Report of Contract Awards, Area Studies and International Programs Building, Urbana

(23) On July 12, 1990, the Board of Trustees authorized the comptroller to award construction contracts to the low bidders in each division for the construction of an Area Studies and International Programs Building if the total of the bids received did not exceed $2,650,000. Bids were received for the project on July 12 and 17, 1990, and were within the authorized total. T h e comptroller has approved award of the following contracts to construct the building and the contracts have been assigned to the contractor for general work. T h e award, in each case, is to the lowest bidder plus acceptance of the indicated alternates.