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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 12

Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of O'Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi & Peterson, Deerfield, for the professional interior design services required for the movable furnishings, fixtures, and equipment for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Facility, Urbana. The cost of these interior design services will be billed on an hourly basis, the total not to exceed $49,000, plus authorized reimbursables estimated to be $5,000. These costs were included in the project budget of $6.75 million approved by the Board of Trustees on February 11, 1994. Private gift funds for this contract are available with the possibility of reimbursement from a subsequent revenue bond sale for the project. A schedule of the firm's hourly rates has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.

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

Waiver of University Purchasing Rules, Chilled Water System for West Side Campus, Chicago

(27) The proposed $3 million project will address the urgent need for increased chilled water capacity for the Medical Center complex on the west side campus at Chicago. Two 1,250-ton chillers with corresponding cooling tower will be added to the central loop. The chillers will be placed in the basement, and the cooling tower on the roof of the Clinical Sciences Building. The central loop will have to be modified accordingly to properly utilize the 2,500 tons of additional cooling capacity. Bids for the project are to be received on June 2, 1994. While the Regulations Governing Procurement and Bidding at the University require that separate bids be taken for the major divisions of work on a construction project (plumbing, heating, ventilation, and electrical), the changes made to the Illinois Purchasing Act in 1992 by the Illinois General Assembly permit single, lump-sum bids on such projects. In this instance it is likely to be advantageous to follow this course. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the board approve a waiver of the University's normal practices on bidding procedures to permit the solicitation of single bids for the chilled water system for the west side campus at Chicago.

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

Purchases

(28) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance. The purchases were presented in one category — purchases from institutional funds. The term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amount of these purchases from institutional funds was $4,634,252.