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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 17

Organization and Procedures,1 the committee established by Section 14(f) has reviewed the proposed arrangement with regard to: (a) the academic value of the project; (b) the importance of further development of the University capabilities in this field of energy utilization and conservation; and (c) the need for giving proper consideration to the sponsor in connection with the sponsor supplying a considerable amount of proprietary background information and technical knowledge to the University research team. It is the opinion of the 14(f) committee that the request is reasonable and that it is in the best interest of the University and the public. The committee and the Vice President for Planning and Allocation recommend its acceptance. I concur. On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved.

CANCELLING AWARDS FOR CONTRACTS FOR CLINIC ADMISSIONS REMODELING IN THE GENERAL HOSPITAL A N D HOSPITAL ADDITION, MEDICAL CENTER

(14) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contracts awarded by the Board of Trustees on December 19, 1973, in the amount of $27,654.80 for general, plumbing, ventilation, and electrical work for remodeling the clinic admissions area in the General Hospital and the Hospital Addition be cancelled and that the performance and payment bonds be returned to the contractors. The planning for this project was initiated in mid-1973_before planning for the 500-bed Hospital replacement had reached the present point. The Administration of the Hospital now considers the proposed remodeling to be incompatible with the functions that will occupy the space when it is reassigned. It is further recommended that funds in the amount of $1,129.50 be approved to pay any and all contractors' claims. These amounts are for costs of insurance certificates, performance bonds, preparation of shop drawings, and out-of-pocket expenses incurred for this project. Funds for cancellation costs are available in the Hospital Income Account. On motion of Mr. Livingston, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr, Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr, Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Mr. Forsyth, Governor Walker.

CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO T H E ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, MEDICAL CENTER

(15) The President o£ the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of a contract in the amount of $162,000 to Gibson Electric Co., Inc., Hillside, Illinois, the lowest bidder, for work to upgrade the electrical distribution system in the Hospital complex at the Medical Center campus. Funds for this work are available in state capital appropriations to the University, which have been released by the Governor, and in the Hospital Income Account, On motion of Mr. Livingston, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr, Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Mr. Forsyth, Governor Walker.

1 Sec. 17(e) "Contracts or grants from outside sponsors which carry the provision that the sponsoring agency may determine the disposition of patentable discoveries developed thereunder may I>e accepted hy the University, when required hy federal statute or the established policies of the sponsoring agency, and when that agency is governmental or non-profit in character, and when the action of the University in waiving its rights to such discoveries is determined to be clearly in the public interest b y t h e committee specified in paragraph <f)h Section 14. "Generally, if patentable discoveries result from research sponsored by an agency outside the University, preferential treatment in the use of any resulting patent may be accorded that agency/*