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outdated laboratory spaces. Also included will be the installation of a series of modular lab bays with special instrumentation, refrigerated storage, and office areas. The firm's fee through the warranty phase of the project will be a fixed fee of $270,000 plus reimbursable expenses which are estimated to be $27,000. Funds are available from the College of Medicine Restricted Funds Budget and the Medical Center Operations Improvements Funds of the Chicago campus.

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

Employment of Engineer for Electrical Upgrade of the Medical Center District Steam Plant, Chicago

(23) The Medical Center District Steam Plant was constructed in 1950 with additions constructed in 1958, 1972, and 1975. The Steam Plant serves the Chicago campus as well as most buildings in the Medical District, including Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, the Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Illinois Department of Central Management System's buildings. The proposed $1,112,740 project is to upgrade the electrical distribution system for the Steam Plant's building. This upgrade is required because of aging equipment, deteriorating cables, and increased electrical loads in the facility. The project is comprised of three phases. Phase I will include the design and preparation of construction documents to replace all motor control centers. Phase II is an engineering study that will identify, by priority and cost, electrical deficiencies. Phase III will include the design and preparation of construction documents to repair or modify deficiencies discovered and approved as a result of the engineering study during Phase II. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate University officers, recommends the employment of Henneman, Raufeisen & Associates, Champaign, for the professional architectural and engineering services required for the upgrading of the Medical Center District Steam Plant at the Chicago campus. The selection of the architect/engineer for this project was in accordance with the requirements and provisions of Public Act 87-673 (Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications-Based Selection Act). The firm's fee for Phase I is a fixed fee of $30,240; and for Phase II, a fixed fee of $15,000; plus authorized reimbursements for both phases which are estimated to be $2,500. The firm's fee for Phase III will be based on the scope of the work as determined after completion of Phase II. (Forecasts by the Physical Plant of the Chicago campus estimate that the firm's fee for Phase III, plus reimbursables, will not exceed $65,000.) It is also recommended that the comptroller be delegated the authority to award construction contracts for Phases I and III provided that the total of the low bids received does not exceed $500,000 for each phase. Funds for the project are available from the Institutional Funds Budget of the Physical Plant of the Chicago campus.

On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Dr. Bacon, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley.