Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994 [PAGE 299]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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the following vote: Aye, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Delegation of Authority to Award Contracts for Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building, Urbana (and Report of Rejection of Bids)

(23) The $6.75 million Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building is a 37,250 gsf administration building which will house the administrative offices and offices for the majority of men's and women's athletic programs, as well as a Hall of Fame. Bids for the general work were received on March 31, 1995, but exceeded the budget. It was recommended that the general division of work be repackaged and rebid. Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 4(j)(2) of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the bids were rejected, and the president reports their rejection. The architects were directed to repackage and rebid the general division of work for the project; and bids are to be received May 11, 1995. In order for the project to be completed on schedule (January 1996), it is essential that contracts for construction be awarded prior to the June 8, 1995, meeting of the Board of Trustees. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the comptroller be delegated the authority to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidders for the new bid items within the general division of work provided the total of the bids received does not exceed $1,067,000. A report of the bids received will be presented to the board at a subsequent meeting. Private gift funds for this work are available with the possibility of reimbursement from a subsequent revenue bond sale for the project.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Supplemental Funding, Molecular Biology Research Facility, Chicago (Contract With Capital Development Board)

(24) The $48 million Molecular Biology Research Facility was designed as a fourstory building that would house 106 research laboratories and their support facilities. Bids for the project were received by the Capital Development Board in June 1993. Additional funds in the amount of $3,950,000 were required in order to complete the full shell of the building and to fit out the minimally-required 90 laboratories. On July 9, 1993, the Board of Trustees authorized a contract between the University and the Capital Development Board to complete the work needed for the facility at the additional cost of $3,950,000. On April 13, 1995, the Board authorized a contract between the University and the Capital Development Board to develop 6,400 square feet of unfinished (shell) space on the fourth floor level of the building to provide