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648

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 13

and failed to deliver fetus when the intrauterine environment was hostile to the fetus' well-being, resulting in minor plaintiff being born with severe brain damage. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was 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. Malone, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Authorization for Settlement

(45) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of King v. Gladden, et ah, in the amount of $500,000. The plaintiff alleges that our defendants were negligent in the management of minor plaintiff's intrapartum care and the delivery of her infant and that the mismanagment resulted in the death of her infant. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was 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, none. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Authorization for Settlement

(46) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of Townsend v. Hawkins, et al., in the amount of $280,000. The complaint alleges that our defendants failed to perform surgery to repair a break in the decedent's shunt in a timely manner, which resulted in increased intracranial pressure causing death. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was 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. Malone, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Report of Contract Award for Electrical Upgrade at Roger Adams Laboratory, Urbana

(47) On April 11, 1996, the board authorized the comptroller to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, provided the low bid received did not exceed $266,500, for the electrical upgrade at Roger Adams Laboratory, Urbana. Competitive bidding in accordance with the Illinois Purchasing Act was followed; and on April 16 and 18, 1996, bids were received. The following contracts were awarded to the lowest responsible bidders on the basis of its base bid plus acceptance of the indicated alternates.