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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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of reports and procedures. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund account. The vice president for administration supports the recommendation. I concur.

Increase in Contract for Professional Services, Medical Center

(25) The firm of Nerad and Carlsen, Architects, of Clarendon Hills, has been employed by the University to provide professional services in connection with the administration of construction contract documents and the coordination of the placement of equipment for the new University of Illinois Hospital. The present contract with the firm ended January 1980 at a fee not to exceed $15,000. Its terms were based on the assumption that the building would be substantially completed in January 1980. Substantial completion now is scheduled for April 1980 with patient occupancy to take place in July 1980. The continuation of these professional services is essential to coordinate the orderly completion of the obligations of the Capital Development Board's architects and engineers, construction manager, and contractors. In addition, the scope of services will be increased to identify uncompleted requirements to provide functional occupancy of the space. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends increasing the scope and extending the contract of Nerad and Carlsen, Architects (now known as Nerad & Associates, Architects), for professional services as outlined above on fixed approved hourly basis ($16 per hour), but not to exceed $15,000, for the period of February 1, 1980, to June 30, 1980. Funds are available in the operating budget of the University of Illinois Hospital.

Contract for Professional Services with Executive Consulting Group, Inc., Medical Center

(26) The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended award of a contract to Executive Consulting Group, Inc., 1 of Seattle, Washington. T h e objective is to aid the staff of the Medical Service Plan in the transition from hand billing to computer billing for services of the physicians and surgeons of the faculty of the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, College of Medicine. Professional fees from the Medical Service Plan have become an important component of the budget of the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine and the expeditious conversion to computer billing will improve the operation. The Executive Consulting Group has had extensive experience in helping medical service plans manage such transitions. The consultants will: (1) establish the overall project logistics; (2) begin implementation of immediate solutions to the current professional fee cash flow problems; (3) organize those activities believed necessary to increase short-term cash receipts; (4) provide management support for the acting director of the Medical Service Plan operation; and (5) institute selected long-term Medical Service Plan operations improvements. T h e contract will not exceed $41,850, and the work will be completed prior to the end of FY 1980. Funds are available in the operating budget of the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine. The vice president for administration concurs. I recommend approval.

Acquisition of a General Ledger Accounting System

(27) For the past year, a task force has been conducting a study of the need for

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This consulting firm is currently under contract for an amount of $14,890 for related purposes.