Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 118]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 20

1. T h e design of a new vestibule area to permit direct second-level access to the facility from the Circle Forum. 2. The investigation and evaluation of the existing electrical services in the building and of those changes necessary to accommodate the design load requirements. 3. T h e investigation and verification of the condition of the existing structural and mechanical systems and their capacity to accommodate the additional services required for the new facility. Therefore, the president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contract with Fred Schmid Associates, Park Ridge, be amended to include the additional services described at a fee based on the firm's hourly rate schedule, the fee not to exceed $33,000. Funds are available for this project from the proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N. T h e s t u d e n t a d v i s o r y v o t e w a s : A y e , Miss K o o p e r , M r . S o b o t k a , M r . W a t s o n ; no, none. O n m o t i o n of M r . N e a l , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d b y d i e following v o t e : Aye, M r . F o r s y t h , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L e n z , M r . L i v i n g ston, M r . N e a l , M r s . R a d e r , M r s . S h e p h e r d , M r . V e l a s q u e z ; n o , n o n e ; a b s e n t , G o v e r n o r T h o m p s o n . M r . H a h n a s k e d t o b e r e c o r d e d as n o t voting. ROLL CALL ITEMS By consensus t h e b o a r d a g r e e d t h a t o n e roll call v o t e w o u l d b e t a k e n a n d c o n s i d e r e d t h e roll call v o t e o n e a c h of t h e n e x t six i t e m s ( N o s . 23 t o 28 inclusive). T h e s t u d e n t a d v i s o r y v o t e w a s : A y e , Miss K o o p e r , M r . S o b o t k a , M r . Watson; no, none. O n m o t i o n of M r . L e n z , these i t e m s w e r e a p p r o v e d b y t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r . F o r s y t h , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L e n z , M r . L i v i n g s t o n , M r . Neal, Mrs. R a d e r , Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent. G o v e r n o r T h o m p s o n . M r . H a h n a s k e d t o b e r e c o r d e d as n o t v o t i n g .

Employment of Architect/Engineer for the Pavilion, Chicago Circle

(23) The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, for the required professional architectural/engineering services through the completion of construction for the Pavilion project at the Chicago Circle campus. The services would be performed for a lump sum fee at a level up to $344,000, plus reimbursements authorized by the University at an estimated cost of $96,000 for additional items of work. These would include: topographic and utility surveys, subsurface exploration and recommendations for foundation design, material testing during construction, reproduction of contract documents, and specialized consultants relating to the design of the ice rink and its refrigeration systems, special sound system, and acoustical control. Funds are available from proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N. Following is a breakdown of the estimated cost of the reimbursement items: Topographic and utility surveys $ 5 000 Subsurface exploration and foundation design 6 000 Material testing 23 000 Reproduction of contract documents 6 000