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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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$295,544 (to $1,295,544). T h e total project cost is now estimated to be $1,480,542. T h e Division of Aeronautics will pay the sponsors' share. University funds wilj not be required. Therefore, the chancellor at Urbana-Champaign, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, has recommended that the Board of Trustees adopt the resolution. 1 I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , 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 .

Contract for Revolving Doors for Chicago Circle Center Concourse, Chicago Circle

(10) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract for $66,900 to Custom Architectural Metals, Inc., Chicago, the low bidder, for furnishing and installing four revolving doors in the concourse area of the low rise portion of the Chicago Circle Center. Funds are available from proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N. (A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.)

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, Mr. Sobotka, Mr. Watson; no, none. On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Mr. Neal, Governor Thompson.

Contracts for Remodeling Great Circle Hall, Chicago Circle Center

(11) The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for remodeling the Great Circle Hall of the Chicago Circle Center to provide a food facility and lounge with a seating capacity of 584 persons, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder 2 on its base bid and acceptance of alternates as indicated below. Add. Add. Add. Add. Add. Base All. Alt. Alt. Alt. Alt. Bid #1 #2 #3 #5 #6 Total

$552 221 $43 900 % 3 400 $38 000 $13 000 $6 400 $656 921

General Work R. Rudnick & Co., Builders, Inc., Wheeling Plumbing A & H Plumbing and Heating, Co., Inc., Chicago Ventilation Work Moto Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Corp., Chicago Heating National Heat & Power Co., Inc., Chicago

1 1

42 600 76 700

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42 600 83 900

4 949

12 602

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For the text of the resolution, see minutes of April 20, 1979. Four firms submitted proposals for the general work, including the Aznavoorian Company, which submitted a base bid price of $360,000. On December 28, 1978, this company notified the project consultant, Fred Schmid Associates, and the University of an error in its bid and requested permission to withdraw it since due to the error it could not fulfill its contractual obligation without suffering economic hardship. The consultant and the University Office for Capital Programs have determined that there is demonstrable evidence that the bidder made a bonafide error in the preparation of its bid. that the error will result in substantial loss to the bidder, and has recommended that the bidder be allowed to withdraw its bid. The university counsel has advised that under these circumstances the University's regulations allow the University to permit the withdrawal.