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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Contracts, Relamping and Maintenance of Lighting Fixtures, Chicago I

(21) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of a contract for $596,292 to Planned Lighting, Inc., Chicago, and Imperial Lighting Maintenance Company, Chicago, a joint venture, the lowest responsible bidder, on its base bid plus acceptance of additive alternates one, two, and three for the relamping of lighting fixtures in selected buildings at the Chicago campus during Fiscal Year 1995. The base bid includes group relamping and washing in various buildings and a specified number of hours for service calls for bulb, ballast, and socket replacement. Service calls will be undertaken as ordered by Facilities Management, Physical Plant Department, by means of a contract work order charged against each project. The contract amount may be increased or reduced based on the number of service calls ordered in accordance with unit prices specified in the contract documents. All lamps, ballasts, and sockets will be supplied by the University. Funds will be included in the Chicago Physical Plant Institutional Funds budget authorization request to be submitted to the Board of Trustees for FY 1995. The award of the contract is subject to the availability of these funds. A schedule of the bid received and a description of the alternates have been filed with the secretary of the board for record. (Note: Although bids were not received from any minority firms, the low bidder indicated in its prequalification submittal that a minority-owned firm would be utilized as subcontractor for portions of this contract.)

II

The president also recommends the award of a contract for $100,668 to Planned Lighting, Inc., Chicago, and Imperial Lighting Maintenance Company, Chicago, a joint venture, the lowest responsible bidder, on its base bid for the maintenance of lighting fixtures in the auxiliary facilities at the Chicago campus during FY 1995. The base bid includes fixture maintenance in nine auxiliary services buildings and a specified number of hours for service calls for bulb, ballast, and socket replacements. All lamps, ballasts, and sockets, including wire connectors, will be supplied by the contractor. Service calls will be undertaken as ordered by Facilities Management, Physical Plant Department, by contract work order and charged against Auxiliary Services. Funds will be included in the Chicago Campus Auxiliary Services Restricted Funds operating budget request to be submitted to the Board of Trustees for FY 1995. The award of the contract is subject to the availability of these funds. A schedule of the bid received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.

On motion of Dr. Bacon, these recommendations were 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; absent, Mr. Riley.)

Contracts, Third Floor Addition for Surgicenter, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago

(22) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of the following contracts for an