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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Purchases (41) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance. The purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: Prom Appropriated Recommended From Institutional Recommended Grand Total Funds $ Funds 20 570 585 49 $20 767 551 20 196 965 71

A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record. O n motion of M r . Logan, the purchases recommended were a u t h o rized by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, M r . Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, M r . H a h n , M r . Logan, M r . Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, M r . Howard, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Becker, M r . L a m m ; no, none.) Zuppke Field Lighting, Phase II, Memorial Stadium, Urbana (Report of Contract Award) (42) On May 8, 1986, the Board of Trustees authorized the comptroller to award a construction contract to the low bidder for the additional lighting project at Memorial Stadium, Urbana, if the bid did not exceed the amount authorized for construction (estimated at $138,000). On May 18, 1986, the comptroller authorized the award of a contract for $132,300 to Potter Electric Service, Inc., Urbana, for installation of the additional lighting. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. This report was received for record. Comptroller's Monthly Report of Contracts Executed (43) The comptroller submitted the June 1986 report of contracts. The report included contractual agreements for payments to the University and contracts in amounts up to $50,000, to be paid by the University. A copy of this report is filed with the secretary. This report was received for record.