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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Vacation of California Avenue; License Agreement, City of Urbana

(16) On October 11, 1990, the Board of Trustees authorized submission to the City of Urbana of a petition for the vacation of one block of California Avenue between Mathews and Goodwin Avenues for the construction of the Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory (CLSL). Negotiations have been conducted with city administrators regarding compensation and for a related license to construct an electric power supply for the laboratory as well as a reduction in the width of Goodwin Avenue by six feet to provide a more desirable building setback for CLSL. T h e chancellor at Urbana now recommends that the following agreements and payment be approved, to take effect upon adoption by the City Council of Urbana: 1. Agreement regarding vacation of California Avenue, from Goodwin to Mathews, in consideration for payment of $450,000 for the value of the benefit accruing because of the street vacation, including parking meter revenues, and an agreement to reimburse Urbana for traffic signals at the intersections of Goodwin and Nevada and Goodwin and Oregon, provided that they are required by State warrants following the completion of CLSL or thirty months following the closure of California Avenue. 2. License for electric power supply and reduction in width of Goodwin Avenue. Compensation is not required for this license. Funds are available in the institutional funds budget of the Urbana-Champaign campus. I concur.

O n motion of Mr. Boyle, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mr. Wolff. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Caporusso, Mr. Mitchell; no, none.) Report of Rejection of Bids; Contracts for Minor Building Alterations, Repairs, New Construction, and Asbestos Abatement, Urbana

(17) On March 5 and April 23, 1991, the University received bids for nine divisions of cost-plus contract work at the Urbana campus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992. On April 11, 1991, the Board of Trustees approved the award of seven divisions of the work; however, the bids for two divisions (general and asbestos abatement) were rejected because of misinterpretation of the general provisions relating to compliance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 4(k)(2) of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the bids for these divisions of work were rejected, and the president reports their rejection. Subsequently, the general provisions relating to compliance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act were reworded in the bid documents and bids for the general and asbestos abatement work for the cost-plus contracts were received July 8, 1991. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, now recommends the award of the following costplus contracts for minor building alterations, repairs, and new construction at the Urbana-Champaign campus for the period August 1, 1991, through June 30, 1992, with an option for the University to extend the contracts under the same terms and conditions for one additional year, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.