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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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or replacement of the breeching and dampers in the six boilers of Abbott ($283,000). This bid solicitation was authorized by the Board of Trustees in July 1990. 4. ADVANCED COMPUTATION BUILDING — Authority to award change orders to modify the Advanced Computation Building (roof repair estimate $50,000 and expedite general work through October 15 — $125,000) to ready the facility to accept the newest supercomputer by that date. I now request confirmation of that action.

O n motion of Mrs. Calder, this report was received and confirmed. Increase in Contract, Advanced Computation Building, Urbana

(25) After consultation with members of the Executive Committee of the board in accordance with the General Rules, on August 6, 1990, the president was authorized to approve a change order to the contractor for general work, Commercial Builders, Inc., Champaign, for roof repair to the Advanced Computation Building at a cost estimated to be $50,000. Subsequently, several changes in the design of the roof were recommended by the University which has increased the estimated cost of the repair work by $28,244. T h e architect/engineer concurs in the revised design and cost. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contract with Commercial Builders, Inc., Champaign, be increased by a total of $78,244 for the work as described. Funds are available from the National Science Foundation in support of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. (The changes in the roof design are installation of wooden blocking around the roof penetrations; penthouse and south stair tower roofs in addition to the main roof; and changing the type of roofing material to one which is more resistant to possible leaks from the air-conditioning equipment.)

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.) Contract with Capital Development Board, Emergency Power Distribution Network, Chicago

(26) On March 10, 1988, the Board of Trustees requested the Capital Development Board to employ the firm of Donohue and Associates, Inc., Chicago, to provide the professional engineering services required for an emergency power distribution network for the west side of the Chicago campus. This project was originally developed at a cost of $610,000. On October 26, 1989, the Capital Development Board received bids for the general and electrical work totaling $490,675. Subsequently, it was determined that one of the alternates which was not accepted at the time of bid included a standby emergency electrical power service to the Biologic Resources Laboratory which is necessary to protect the building's environmental control systems from a shutdown due to a power failure. T h e cost to accept the alternate is $57,739 over the Capital Development Board appropriation for the project. T h e CDB has advised the University that Capital Development Bond funds are not available for this additional work and has asked the University to provide the funds to finance it. Section 12 of the Capital Development Board Act provides that the CDB and