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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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Contract for Security Lights, University of Illinois-Willard Airport

(27) The State Division of Aeronautics has forwarded to the University for approval a construction contract for floodlighting the central air carrier apron at the University of Illinois-Willard Airport. 1 The Board of Trustees approved an application for a federal grant covering this project in December 1977 and authorized acceptance of the grant in July 1979. T h e project was bid by the Division of Aeronautics on June 29, 1979, and the low bid ($44,876) has been submitted by J. F. Edwards Construction Company, Geneseo. The bid is within the engineer's estimates. Funds for this contract will be provided at the level of 80 percent from the Federal Aviation Administration and 20 percent from the State Division of Aeronautics. T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contract be approved and that the comptroller and the secretary be authorized to execute the necessary documents. (This project will provide safety and security floodlighting for the central air carrier apron adjacent to the terminal facility. This apron is used for passenger and freight service. The addition to the terminal is now substantially completed and occupied. The floodlighting installation is estimated to be completed by December 1979.)

Contract for Resurfacing Assembly Hall Roof, Urbana

(28) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract in the amount of $1,072,650 to Industrial First, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, the low base bidder, for resurfacing the roof of the Assembly Hall at the Urbana-Champaign campus. Funds are available from the proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N. A schedule of the bids received for this project has been filed with the secretary of the board. (The work includes removing the existing roof surface to the substratum and applying liquid polyurethan elastomer, consisting of the application of two base coats and two color-coats of white. T h e project is planned for completion in November 1980.)

Conversion to Oil/Gas, Abbott Power Plant, Installation of Burner Devices, Urbana

(29) On June 20, 1979, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of equipment and materials for the conversion of three boilers at Abbott Power Plant from oil to oil and natural gas. The installation of the conversion equipment, as well as associated modifications to piping and control systems, is being accomplished by University forces in accord with the initial intent. As the planning has progressed, it has been determined that a small but critical part of the work, the actual placing of burners in the boilers, will require special rigging devices and techniques which can best be accomplished by a contractor/vendor who would normally perform this type of work. Specifications have been prepared and bids requested for installation of the burners, a project estimated to cost $17,000. Bids will be received October 2, 1979. In order to complete the project at the earliest possible time (present scheduling indicates December 15), I recommend that the vice president for administration be authorized to approve on behalf of the Board of Trustees a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for removal of existing oil burners and installation of gas burning equipment.

1 The improvement program is limited to the objective indicated. It bears no relationship to the consultant's recommendation in the Airport Master Plan.