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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 9

project will provide space for new Unit Ops Lab at the ground floor plus a process control lab and senior projects lab at the new first floor level. Funds are available from the Institutional Funds Operating Budget of the campus. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.

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

Delegation of Authority to Award Contracts and Increase in Project Budget for Utilities Extension, Office of Admissions and Records Building, Urbana

(18) The $1,597,797 utilities infrastructure extension project for the Office of Admissions and Records Building at the Urbana campus includes new chilled water lines, steam and condensate mains, water, and electrical distribution upgrades. Since timing and coordination are extremely important in order to meet the schedule of the Office of Admissions and Records building project, it is essential that contracts for construction be awarded before the June 12-13, 1996, meeting of the Board of Trustees. Bids are to be received May 2 and 9, 1996. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate University officers, recommends that the comptroller be delegated the authority to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder for each division, provided the total of the bids received does not exceed $2,365,000. A report of the bids received will be presented to the board at a subsequent meeting. It is further recommended that the project budget be increased by $1,067,953, from $1,597,797 to $2,665,750, in order to cover the cost of increasing the amount of steam tunnel and chilled water lines and extending them further south on Gregory Avenue and across California Avenue for future connection to the Spurlock Museum and other buildings. Funds for the project are available from the Institutional Funds Operating Budget of the campus.

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

Delegation of Authority to Award Contracts; and Increase in Project Budget for WILL Communications Building, Urbana

(19) The $9,026,188 WILL Communications Building project is for the construction of a 40,600 gsf facility which will house a 3,000 nasf television studio as well as television work areas, radio studios, and administrative offices to support the broadcast functions of WILL. The new facility will be located directly north of the existing television facility on Goodwin Avenue, Urbana. In addition, a 2,800 gsf teaching facility has been approved and will be constructed immediately south of the new building.