Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1986 [PAGE 286]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Hahn, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Lamm, Mr. Pittman; no, none.)

Report of Contracts Awarded for Remodeling, Astronomy Building, Urbana

(31) After consultation with the members of the Executive Committee board in accordance with the General Rules' I have approved the award following contracts to remodel 7,045 square feet of the Astronomy Building installation of a supercomputer for the National Center for Supercomputing cations. The award in each case is to the low base bidder. Division I — General Johnson-Stirewalt Construction Co., Urbana Division II — Plumbing and Fire Protection Hart & Schroeder Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Champaign Division III — Heating, Refrigeration, and Temperature Control Nogle and Black Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc., C h a m p a i g n . . . . Division IV— Ventilation and Air Distribution Viking Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Danville Division V -— Electrical Potter Electric Service, Inc., Urbana Division VI — Access Flooring Airtite, Incorporated, Chicago Total of the of the for the Appli-

Base Bid $173 995 41 480 159 800 18 650 126 000 69 976 $589 901

Funds are available in the institutional funds budget of the Urbana campus for Fiscal Year 1985. The remodeled space will provide the proper physical and environmental conditions for a supercomputer. The vacant space will include a computer room, highquality output area, image processing center, engineering workroom, three offices, and a reception area, as well as related mechanical and electrical work. Emergency action was necessary in order to make ready the space for installation of the supercomputer by its already established delivery date and to meet the schedules of installation and software technicians. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.

This report was received for record.

Employment of Architect/Engineer and Interior Design Consultant, Housing Project, Chicago

(32) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz

1 The General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, Article II, Section 4(e) ". . .if the amount involved Jn such an emergency transaction is in excess of $100,000, but not more than $500,000, the President will not approve the transaction without first consulting individually those members of the Executive Committee of the Board who can reasonably be contacted before the emergency action must be taken."