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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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unable to pay for it. T h e chancellor at Chicago has recommended that the contract be renewed for the period July 1, 1987, through June 30, 1988. During the past one-and-a-half years, the firm has provided the hospital with employee training and a computer program with which to track applications. Although the hospital expanded its in-house collection program in Fiscal Year 1987, experience has shown that some MANGs are more effectively pursued by an outside party. T h e contract for FY 1987 generated receipts of $2,581,882 with expenditures of $697,108, representing a fixed commission of 27 percent of collections. T h e contract for FY 1988 will continue at a fixed commission rate of 27 percent of collections. Estimated receipts and resulting expenditures are $1,337,000 and $361,000 respectively. Collections will be received directly by the hospital and deposited in the Hospital Income Fund. Payments will be made from the same source upon receipt of the collections. The vice president for business and finance has recommended approval. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . Wolff, t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d by t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r s . C a l d e r , M r . Forsyth, M r s . Gravenhorst, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L o g a n , M r s . S h e p h e r d , Miss S m i t h , M r . Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor T h o m p s o n . ( 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 . E v e n s o n , M r . W y l i e ; n o , none.)

Increase in Electrical Contract, Housing and Commons, Chicago

(27) On January 16, 1986, the Board of Trustees authorized the award of a contract for electrical work to G & M Electrical Contractors Co. for the Student Housing and Commons project at the Chicago campus. T h e contract included responsibility of furnishing and installing a fire alarm system designed to be compatible with the requirements of the City of Chicago. A review of the system by the Chicago Bureau of Fire Prevention has necessitated a number of changes and additions in the system. The total cost for changes in the work to be performed is $93,625. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contract with G & M Electrical Contractors Co. be increased by $93,625. Funds are available from the proceeds of the Series 1985 Auxiliary Facilities Revenue Bond issue. O n m o t i o n of M r . Wolff, t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d b y t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r s . C a l d e r , M r . Forsyth, M r s . Gravenhorst, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L o g a n , M r s . S h e p h e r d , M i s s S m i t h , M r . Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor T h o m p s o n . ( 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 . E v e n s o n , M r . W y l i e ; n o , none.)

Report of Contract Awards, Flight Operations Building, Willard Airport

(28) O n July 9, 1987, the Board of Trustees authorized the comptroller to award construction contracts to the low bidders in each division for the construction of a Flight Operations Building at Willard Airport if the total of the bids received did not exceed $236,000.