Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982 [PAGE 390]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. Funds are available in the Auxiliary Facilities System Repair and Replacement Reserve Account. O n motion of M r . Forsyth, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, M r . Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Madden, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Dr. Donoghue, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Persons; no, none.) Employment of Architect/Engineer/Interior Designer for Remodeling in the Student Residence Hall, Medical Center (35) The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Powell/Kleinschmidt, Inc. of Chicago, for professional architectural, engineering, and interior design services necessary for remodeling and purchase of equipment and furnishings for approximately 7,200 sq. ft. on the first floor of the Student Residence Hall at the Medical Center campus. The fee will be based on the composite consultant hourly rates for principals and the actual salaries and wages of other professional and technical staff, plus 150 percent.1 The total fee, however, will not exceed $55,205 through the completion of the bidding phase, plus reimbursable expenses authorized by the University. These are estimated to be $4,800. Funds for the project are available from the proceeds of the sale of the University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N. O n motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. M a d d e n , M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Dr. Donoghue, Governor Thompson. (Mr. H a h n and Mr. Howard asked to be recorded as not voting.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Persons; no, none.) Conveyance of Land to the Medical Center Commission (36) A pedestrian mall is now being developed in the Medical Center District by the Medical Center Commission in association with the institutions in the district whose land borders the mall. Parts of the mall have already been constructed on land in which the University holds no interest. On February 4, 1981, the City of Chicago vacated approximately 7,450 square feet of land along Hermitage Avenue north of Polk Street which is adjacent to University property; thereby the land became University property. The Medical Center Commission has previously approved plans to convert all vacated streets within a four square block area1 to a pedestrian mall, including that portion now owned by the University. Since the University has no need to retain ownership of its portion of vacated Hermitage Avenue, it is now recommended that this property be deeded to the Medical Center Commission. (The deeds covering the University property to which the vacated premises accrete are subject to a reversion to the commission in the event the University has no use for the property consistent with the Medical Center Commission Act.) The commission has determined that this

The schedule has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. The mail location is on vacated Hermitage Avenue between Harrison and Polk Streets and on vacated Flournoy between Wood and Paulina Streets.

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