Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 376]

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St. Anthony Hospital Swedish American Hospital Total Grand Total

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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29 000 49 000 $127 000 $944 000

It is further recommended that the chancellor at the Medical Center campus, with the concurrence of the comptroller, be granted authority to approve changes in the amounts to any of the institutions as needed within the $944,000 allocation. Funds have been included in the appropriation bill of the General Assembly to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University for Fiscal Year 1980 and will be included in the Medical Center operating budget authorization request for FY 1980 to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. The awards of the above contracts are subject to the availability of such funds. The vice president for administration concurs. I recommend approval.

Report of Rejection of Bids and Contract for First Floor Enclosure of the Chicago Circle Center

(29) Bids were received by the University on May 24, 1979, to enclose the first floor of the high rise portion of the Chicago Circle Center at the Chicago Circle campus. T h e bids received exceeded the estimated cost. Pursuant to the provisions of Article I I , Section 4(k) (2), of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the bids were rejected, and the president reports their rejection. T h e bid documents for this project were revised to reduce the scope of work. Bids for the revised project were received and publicly opened on July 10, 1979. A proposal was received from the Simpson Construction Co., Bellwood, on its base bid plus additives alternates 1 and 2, totaling $50,390. T h e firm has notified 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 Office for Capital Programs and the Physical Plant Department at the Chicago campuses have determined that there is demonstrable evidence that the bidder made a bona fide error in the preparation of the bid, that the error will result in a substantial loss to the bidder, and have recommended that the bidder be allowed to withdraw its bid. T h e university counsel has advised that, under these circumstances, the University's regulations allow the University to permit the withdrawal. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that a contract be awarded in the amount of $83,800 to Industrial Structure, Inc., Chicago, the low bidder, on its base bid plus additive alternates 1 and 2. Funds are available from the proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N.

Increase in Construction Contract, Parking Structure Number Two,

Chicago Circle

(30) On October 19, 1977, the Board of Trustees authorized the award of contracts for the construction of Parking Structure Number Two at the Chicago Circle campus. The contracts for the other divisions of work were assigned to the general contractor, Walsh Brothers, Inc., Chicago. The design of the switchgear included in the contract documents does not permit the separate shutdown of electric service to the parking structure and other buildings served by the primary feeder service. T h e Physical Plant Department has requested that the electrical work be modified to permit the parking structure feeder to be shut down without affecting electrical service to other buildings.