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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 16

Contracts for Contractors' Fees for Repairs, Minor Remodeling, and New Construction, FY 1980 (and Withdrawal of a Bid), Urbana (15) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following cost-plus contracts for repairs, minor remodeling, and new construction at the Urbana campus for the period from July 1, 1979, through June 30, 1980. The University would have the option to extend these contracts for an additional year upon the same terms and conditions, the award in each case being to the lowest bidder. The contracts are for projects estimated to cost less than $25,000. The contractors bid on percentages to be added to an estimated volume of material, labor, and subcontracts, and the awards recommended are to the low bidders. Total Percent Percent Estimated for for Percent for Fee Material Labor Subcontracts Payments General Barber & DeAtley, Inc., Urbana 3 40 2 $53 600 Electrical G. L. Wilsky, an individual d/b/a Downtown Electric, Urbana 25 30 5 $20 700 Plumbing R. H. Bishop Gompany, Champaign. . 8 46 5 $19 400 Heating, Piping, and Refrigeration R. H. Bishop Company, Champaign. . 8 46 2 $59 200 Ventilation and Distribution System for Conditioned Air A & R Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Urbana 8 49 2 $22 100 Insulation Sprinkmann Sons Corporation of Illinois, Peoria 14.9 79.7 0 $10 458 Plastering, Plaster Patching, and Repairs E. T. Drewitch, an individual d/b/a E. T. Drewitch Lathing and Plastering Contractor, Urbana 0 22 0 $17 600 Funds as required will be covered by a contract work order which will be charged against funds allocated for each such project. (A schedule of die bids received has been filed widi the secretary of the board for record.) T h e firm A. J. Contracting and Associates, Tuscola, submitted a bid for each division of work. T h a t firm notified the University that it misunderstood the bidding requirements, which resulted in errors in its bids, and requested permission to withdraw them since, due to the errors, it could not fulfill its contractual obligations without suffering economic hardship. T h e Operation and Maintenance Division has determined that there is demonstrable evidence that the bidder m a d e bona fide errors in the preparation of its bids, that the errors will result in a substantial loss to