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1988]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

453

(The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Evenson, Mr. Wylie; no, none.)

Rescission of Recommendation; and Employment of Engineer, Steam Piping, Peabody Tunnel, Urbana

(21) On November 12, 1987, the Board of Trustees authorized a request to the Capital Development Board to employ Sargent and Lundy of Chicago for the professional services to modify steam piping at Peabody Tunnel at the Urbana campus. The firm now has asked that it not be considered for the project. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Board of Trustees' action of November 12, 1987, be rescinded. It is further recommended that the Capital Development Board now be requested to employ Blank, Wesselink, Cook & Associates, Inc., Decatur, for the required services for this project. T h e fee will be negotiated by the Capital Development Board in accord with its procedures. Funds for this purpose have been appropriated to the Capital Development Board for Fiscal Year 1988.

On motion of Miss Smith, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.) (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Evenson, Mr. Wylie; no, none.)

Assignment of Contracts, Remodeling Projects, Urbana

(22) In September 1985 and May, July, and October 1987, the Board of Trustees authorized the employment of the architectural firm of Robert P. Simon & Associates, Champaign, a sole proprietorship, for remodeling projects a t : McKinley Health Center, Mechanical Engineering Building, Agricultural Bioprocess Laboratory, and the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Urbana. O n November 6, 1987, Robert P. Simon died. The firm, has continued to execute its responsibilities under the contracts pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975. Attorneys for the estate now have proposed that the firm of Bradley, Likins, Dillow, Drayton, Decatur, be assigned the responsibilities of Robert P. Simon & Associates for the completion of the projects noted above. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the comptroller be authorized to execute a consent to the assignment of the contract with Robert P. Simon & Associates to the firm of Bradley, Likins, Dillow, Drayton for the McKinley Health Center project. It is also recommended that the Capital Development Board be requested to consent to assignment in order that the firm of Bradley, Likins, Dillow, Drayton can assume the responsibilities for the Agricultural Bioprocess Laboratory and the Mechanical Engineering Building projects and to employ the firm of Bradley, Likins, Dillow, Drayton for planning the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory project.

On motion of Miss Smith, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr.