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1979]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Employment of Architect, Allerton Park Improvement Project (Rescission of Previous Action)

(30) On July 18, 1979, the board authorized the employment of Joseph F. Coble & Associate, Urbana, to provide architectural and engineering services for the building improvements, renovation, and sitework required for an improvement project at Robert Allerton Park, Monticello. Subsequently it was discovered that the firm does not carry professional "errors and omissions liability insurance" in the amount required. As a result, the architect has requested that the contract be awarded to the firm of Coble, Lange, Longewell, Braasch, Ltd., Urbana, since that firm has the required amount of insurance coverage. (Mr. Coble is the majority stockholder in both firms which have the same corporate address in Urbana.) The Office for Capital Programs has concluded that the architect's request is reasonable since the firm will provide the required professional services with the same personnel, within the time schedule required by the University, and at the same total fee previously authorized by the board. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends (1) that the board action of July 18, 1979, be rescinded and (2) that the firm of Coble, Lange, Longewell, Braasch, Ltd., Urbana, be employed for the Allerton Park Improvement Project at a lump sum fee of $21,000 plus authorized reimbursable expenses (estimated to be $2,400). Funds are available from the Allerton Park Trust Endowment Income Account. (The board's authorization on July 18, 1979, provided for a lump sum fee of $26,000 to Joseph F. Coble & Associates less fees already paid for preliminary design work. The fees for the balance of the architectural/engineering work is $21,000.) 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 : Aye, M r . S o b o t k a , M i s s W y n c o t t ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Grady. O n m o t i o n of D r . D o n o g h u e , these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d by t h e following v o t e : Aye, D r . D o n o g h u e , M r . F o r s y t h , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd. M r . Stone, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor T h o m p s o n . M r . H a h n asked to be recorded as not voting. By c o n s e n s u s 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 be t a k e n a n d c o n s i d e r e d t h e roll call vote on e a c h of t h e n e x t t w o i t e m s . 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 : Aye, M r . S o b o t k a , M i s s W y n c o t t ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Grady. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , these i t e m s w e r e a p p r o v e d by t h e followi n g v o t e : Aye, D r . D o n o g h u e , M r . F o r s y t h , M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, M r s . Shepherd, M r . Stone, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor T h o m p s o n .

Lease of Space, Cooperative Extension Service, Rock Island County

(31) The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the comptroller and the secretary be authorized to execute a lease with the Rock Island County Farm Bureau for 1,507 square feet of space (plus the nonexclusive use of 1,174 square feet) at 1188 John Deere Road, East Moline, for the use of the Cooperative Extension Service, Rock Island County office. The period of the lease is from October 1, 1979, through June 30, 1980, at a monthly cost of $1,042.