Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1984 [PAGE 148]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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(The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Cobb, Miss Forsvth; no, none.) Contract for Mechanical Renovations, Residence Halls, Urbana (20) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract in the amount of $198,200 to A & R Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Urbana, on the base bid for the first of a phased program for mechanical renovations to the Clark, Barton, and Lundgren (Triad) residence halls, for converting the existing steam heating system to a hot water system and replacing the hot water heater. Funds are available in the Auxiliary Facilities System Repair and Replacement Reserve Account. O n motion of Miss Forsyth, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, M r . H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Logan, M r . M a d d e n , Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone: no, n o n e ; absent, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, M r . Bandala, Mr. Cobb, Miss Forsyth; no, none.) Employment of Architect/Engineer, Auditorium, Urbana (21) O n September 16, 1982, the Board of Trustees authorized the employment of Holabird & Root, Chicago, for the professional services required to define the scope of work for the renovation of and addition to the Auditorium. Based upon the completion of this phase of the project, the president, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the project be approved at an estimated cost of $3,000,000 and that Holabird & Root be employed for professional architectural and engineering services through the receipt of bids at a lump sum fee of $285,000 plus reimbursable costs approved by the University, which are estimated to be $25,000, subject to the receipt of the appropriate funds from the University of Illinois Foundation. Following the receipt of satisfactory bids, a recommendation will be submitted to the board requesting the award of construction contracts, and to authorize the architectural and engineering services during the construction phase of the project. T h e project is to be financed from gifts from Helen R. Foellinger to the University of Illinois Foundation. T h e award of the contract to Holabird & Root, Chicago, is recommended, subject to the University's receipt of such funds from the Foundation. On motion of Miss Forsyth, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, M r . Forsyth, M r . Howard, M r . Logan, M r . M a d d e n , Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor Thompson. ( M r . H a h n asked to be recorded as not voting.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, M r . Cobb, Miss Forsyth; no, none.) Employment of Architect/Engineer for Indoor Tennis Facility, Urbana (22) T h e Athletic Association has requested the Board of Trustees to construct an indoor tennis facility for the Association on the Urbana-Champaign campus. T h e facility will consist of six indoor tennis courts, locker rooms, a viewing lounge, and storage areas, and will contain approximately 48,000 square feet. T h e project is estimated to cost $1.45 million.