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BOARD OF TRUSTEES The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

[January 18

On motion of Ms. Reese, 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. Malone, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Mathew.)

West Campus Fiber Installation, Technology Improvement Project, Chicago

(13) The interim chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of a contract with Hardt Electric, Chicago, for electrical and telecommunications services required and provision of materials for the installation of fiber cable between campus buildings on the west side of campus as part of the Technology Improvement Project. This project will connect all the west side campus buildings to the Academic Data Network fiber optic backbone. It is also part of the technology improvement initiative designed to provide access to the campus computer network for buildings not currently connected. Six firms responded to the University's bid request for these services. Hardt Electric was the lowest responsible bidder at a cost of $140,625. The contract is for the period January 22, 1996, through May 31, 1996. Funds are available from the Institutional Funds Operating Budget of the Chicago campus. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, 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. Malone, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Mathew.)

Contract for Masonry Replacement and Repair Work, Urbana

(14) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a unit-price option contract to Stobeck Masonry, Inc., Morton, Illinois, the single bidder, for $214,336 for the removal, replacement, and repair of masonry units at the Urbana campus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996. The University has the option to extend this contract from July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997, under the same terms and conditions, with authority delegated to the comptroller for execution of this. The contractor's bid is based on an estimated quantity of work for 103 different items multiplied by the contractor's unit price for each item. When a project is assigned to the contractor, the project cost will be based on the sum of the specific items relating to that particular project multiplied by the unit price for those items. Funding will be identified on a project-by-project basis and may include State appropriated, institutional, or restricted funds available in the campus operating budget. The bid received from the single bidder is within the estimate for the project. The Operation and Maintenance Division recommends the award of the contract.