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1980]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Amendment to Architectural Services Agreement for the Beckwith Living Center, Urbana

(14) On September 20, 1978, the Board of Trustees authorized the employment of Lankton-Ziegele-Terry and Associates, Inc., Architects, Peoria, to provide the professional architectural and engineering services required in the planning and design of the Beckwith Living Center at the Urbana campus in accordance with a specified program statement at a lump sum fee of $51,000 for services prior to the construction phase. In June of 1979 bids were received by the University, and the total of the low bids exceeded the funds available for construction by approximately $400,000. In the period between September 1978 and June 1979, the construction industry experienced abnormal construction cost escalations as reflected in the U.S. Department of Commerce and other standard construction cost composite indices. The architect then developed a number of revisions providing various alternatives which, if accepted by the University, would reduce the cost of the project. The University concluded that none of the alternatives would provide the preferred space utilization and economies of operation. Thereafter the University made available to the architect additional land which had been acquired subsequent to the initiation of the project, increased the construction budget in the amount of $100,000 by reallocations within the original total project budget, and suggested that the architect completely redesign the building utilizing the additional land area and simplified construction. T h e redesign has now been bid within the new construction budget and, if the bids are accepted by the Board of Trustees, it is recommended that authority be given to utilize the professional services of the architect during the construction period in accordance with the original contract with the architect. Funds are available from the bequest of Guy M. Beckwith. Therefore, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the architectural services agreement with Lankton-Ziegele-Terry and Associates, Inc., Architects, Peoria, be amended to include the additional services described above at a total cost of $48,600, $12,700 of which is allocable to professional services during construction, plus authorized reimbursements.

Contracts for Construction, Beckwith Living Center, Urbana

(15) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of the following contracts for the construction of the Beckwith Living Center at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The award would be made in each case to the low bidder on his base bid, plus acceptance of the indicated alternates Division I •— General Dean Evans Co., Champaign Base Bid Alternates GW-1, GW-2, GW-3, GW-4, GW-5, GW-6, GW-7, and GW-8 $548 227

126 250 $674 477

Division I I — Plumbing Paul H. McWilliams & Song, Inc., Champaign

Base Bid Alternates PW-1 and P-2

106 081 1 025 107 106