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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Increase in Project Budget and Delegation of Authority to Award Contracts, Maintenance and Storage Facility, Willard Airport

(23) In September 1993, the board authorized the application for a grant to the Federal Aviation Administration for using Fiscal Year 1994 Federal Entitlement Funds for Willard Airport for construction of a maintenance and storage facility. The maintenance center will be located adjacent to the existing maintenance area and will provide approximately 19,500 gsf of space for the maintenance and storage of the airport's snow removal equipment. Site work will include utilities, parking, grading, security fencing, and gates. The proposed project was estimated to cost $982,000. On April 8, 1994, the board authorized the employment of an architect/engineer for the professional services required for the planning and construction of the facility. During the design phase, it became apparent that in order to complete the project as originally conceived, the security fencing portion of the project would be deferred and additional monies would be required. The Institute of Aviation has been able to commit an additional $90,000 to the project, which is now estimated to cost $1,072,000. In addition, in order for the Institute of Aviation to take advantage of the award of grant funds and complete the construction of the facility on schedule, it is essential that the contracts be awarded prior to the October 1994 meeting of the board (bids are to be received September 20 and 22, 1994; and contracts must be awarded prior to September 30, 1994). Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends: (1) that the project budget be increased from $982,000 to $1,072,000; and (2) that the comptroller be delegated the authority to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidders provided the total of the bids received does not exceed $992,000. A report of the contracts awarded for the project will be presented to the board at its October 20, 1994, meeting. Funds for the project are available from the airport's Commercial Operating Account and proceeds from a Federal Airport Improvement Grant.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Contracts, South Campus Site Improvements, Phase One, Site Preparation, Chicago

(24) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of a contract for $517,278 to Century Contractors, Inc., Bedford Park, the lowest responsible bidder, on the basis of its base bid, for the Phase One, site preparation work for the South Campus site improvements project at the Chicago campus. The project will remove existing street, alley, walkway, and other paving in the area bounded by Maxwell Street, 14th Place, South Morgan Street, and South Halsted Street. Existing drainage structures will be modified. New concrete curbs and sidewalks will be installed along the west side of South Morgan Street and the north side of 14th Place. Funds are available from State capital bond funds for Fiscal Year 1995.