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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 20

On October 8, 1982, the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association authorized a special appropriation to the University of $80,000 for the cost of a site master plan, surveys, and professional architectural and engineering services for the completion of contract documents for an indoor tennis facility. It is now recommended that the special appropriation of $80,000 be confirmed by the Board of Trustees and that the Athletic Association be requested to remit that amount to the University. T h e firm of Kessler, Merci and Associates, Inc., Chicago, was employed to provide the professional services required for the completion of a master plan of the nine-hole golf course at a fee of $7,500 plus reimbursement for the costs of reproduction of documents and topographic and subsoil surveys estimated to be $10,000. T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the approval of the indoor tennis facility project and approval of the site in the southwest corner of the present University nine-hole golf course. Approval is also recommended for the employment of the firm of Kessler, Merci and Associates, Inc., Chicago, by the Board of Trustees for the professional architectural/engineering services required for the indoor tennis facility through the receipt of bids, subject to receipt of the $80,000 referred to above from the Athletic Association. T h e firm's fee will be based on 4 percent of the estimated construction costs of $1,275,000 plus an estimated $6,000 for reimbursable expenses authorized by the University. Following the receipt of satisfactory bids, a recommendation will be submitted to the board to request the Athletic Association to make available the balance of the funds required for the project; to award construction contracts; and to authorize the architectural/engineering services during the construction phase of the project.

On motion of Miss Forsyth, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Cobb, Miss Forsyth; no, none.)

Employment of Architect/Engineer for Recreation Fields and Outdoor Tennis Courts, Urbana

(23) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Scruggs and Hammond, Inc., East Peoria, for the professional services required to construct approximately eight recreation fields at the southwest corner of Florida Avenue and Lincoln Avenue, to construct four new tennis courts on Pennsylvania Avenue east of Dorner Drive, and to illuminate six existing tennis courts east of Freer Gymnasium at the UrbanaChampaign campus. T h e fee for the services will be on an hourly basis in accord with the firm's rate schedule, but will not exceed $40,000 for services through the completion of the project, plus reimbursements authorized by the University, estimated to be $12,000. Restricted funds are available from the I M P E Building fund resulting from the proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N . A schedule of the firm's hourly rates has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.

On motion of Miss Forsyth, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard,