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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Contractors Amounts of Change Orders English Brothers Company, Champaign $152 547 Lincoln Office Supply Company, Inc., Peoria 53 876 Tile Specialists, Inc., Champaign 1 360 Allied Construction Services, Inc., Peoria 174 840 Circle B Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana 10 058 Treat Brothers Company, Urbana 49 600 Brooks Plate Glass Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana 2 880 Montgomery Elevator Company, Peoria 171 449 Commercial Mechanical, Inc., Dunlap 29 020 Nogle 8c Black Mechanical, Inc., Urbana 242 249 The PIPCO Companies, Ltd., Peoria 74 449 Hatfield Electrical Company, Peoria 703 182 Teleplus, Inc., Addison 15 903 Duce Construction Company, Inc., Tolono 13 706 P. K. DeMars, Champaign 394 000 Woollen, Molzan and Partners, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana 69 760 The record rains on August 12, 1993, left Grainger with approximately 6'8* of muddy water in the basement. The estimated costs to clean up, demolish existing materials, and restore the basement area and mechanical/electrical equipment to comply with the contract documents prepared by Woollen, Molzan and Partners, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, total approximately $2,158,879. Funds for the additional costs are being provided by Hartford Insurance Company.

On motion of Mr. Lamont, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Huff, Mr. Riley; no, none.) Report of Actions by the Executive Committee

(30) The following actions have been taken by the Executive Committee since the last meeting of the board. These actions are now reported to the board as a whole.

Authorization for Settlement

The university counsel has recommended that the board approve settlement of Nunez v. Ratanaproek in an amount up to $3,000,000. The plaintiff alleged that Ms. Nunez underwent a tracheotomy procedure at the University of Illinois Hospital after which her condition was not properly monitored and that she was found to be in a state of respiratory arrest on February 9, 1989, with a mucous plug in the tracheotomy tube. Plaintiff further alleged that, as a result of the respiratory arrest, Ms. Nunez suffered severe and permanent brain damage and survives in a semi-comatose state. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, authority was given as requested by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski; no, none.