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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Riverton, for $120,190. The project is to resurface the roof of Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the Urbana-Champaign campus. T h e award is to the low bidder on its base bid, plus acceptance of alternate I. 1 Funds are available in the FY 1984 institutional funds budget of the campus Operation and Maintenance Division. T h e Krannert Center was constructed in 1969. Approximately 18 000 square feet of roof area over the Foellinger Great Hall is badly deteriorated and beyond normal maintenance. T h e work will consist of removing the existing roofing to the structural deck and applying new insulation and a single-ply roofing membrane system. A schedule of bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this contract was awarded 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. Bolen, Mr. Milkint; no, none.)

Employment of Architect/Engineer for Remodeling, Hospital Addition, Chicago

(23) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Inc., Chicago, for a project at the Chicago campus. T h e project is to remodel 2,800 square feet of vacated space on the sixth floor of the Hospital Addition for the Division of Surgical Oncology and to make mechanical revisions on the entire sixth floor of the building. T h e architect/engineer would provide the professional services required through the receipt of bids and would receive a lump-sum fee of $39,500 (less amounts previously paid for services through the schematic design phase), plus reimbursable expenses authorized by the University. T h e latter are estimated to be $3,500. Funds are available in the FY 1984 State appropriated funds budget of the College of Medicine.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.) (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bolen, Mr. Milkint; no, none.)

Purchase of W. S. Merwin Archives, Urbana

(24) The American poet W. S. Merwin has offered to sell to the University his archives, consisting of unpublished work, notes, letters, ideas for poems, personal correspondence, and other literary papers for the Library at Urbana-Champaign. T h e purchase price is $185,000. Acquisition of this extraordinary archive will enhance the research capabilities of scholars who are active in literary scholarship of the period and will serve as a unique national resource. In addition, the collection has great value for display purposes.

1 Alternate 1 is for thd roofing work to the stage-tower portion of the roof, approximately 4,940 square feet, and includes raising the height of the masonry parapet walls to provide proper flashing of the new roofing system.