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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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FORMALIZATION OF CHANGE IN CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ORCHARD APARTMENTS, PHASE IV, URBANA (20) T h e Board of Trustees on March 14, 1967, authorized the award of a construction contract to Consumers Construction Co., Chicago, for construction of Orchard Apartments, Phase IV, Urbana. The award to this firm included the general work and the assignment to the general contractor of contracts for electrical work, plumbing work, and forced warm air heating work. The contract documents specified that the work was to be completed by August 1, 1968. Even though the building was partially occupied by the University prior to this date, and totally occupied by September 1, 1968, the construction work as a result of added work included in approved change orders, was not completed until November 1, 1968. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has advised the University that, prior to approval by the Department of completion of the project, a resolution ratifying the above change in completion date of the contract must be adopted by the Board of Trustees. Accordingly, the President of the University with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends adoption of the following resolution to comply with the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to extend the time of construction of Orchard Apartments, Phase IV, Urbana, in the contract with Consumers Construction Co., Chicago, by ninety-two calendar days at no change in the contract price. Resolution Be It, and It Hereby Is, Resolved, that The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a public corporation, does hereby approve, concur in and ratify the issuance of Change Order # 1 7 , to the construction contract dated March 14, 1967, with the Consumers Construction Co., Chicago, Illinois, for the construction of the Married Student Housing MS-4 Project (Orchard Apartments, Phase IV) to extend the actual construction period 92 calendar days beyond the contract completion date, and does hereby waive damages which may have accrued as a result of the completion date being extended 92 calendar days.

On motion of Mr. Clement, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Page, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Shapiro, Dr. Weatherly.

EMPLOYMENT OF PROGRAM PLANNING CONSULTANTS, MEDICAL CENTER (21) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends employment of Lester Gorsline Associates International, program planning consultants for health education and hospital facilities, Belvedere-Tiburon, California, for preparation of a program statement for the hospitals and related patient care activities in the University's health programs at the Medical Center. The completion of this phase of the work will provide a program analysis and statement which will serve as the basis for developing projects and cost estimates for the 1971-73 capital programs. The consultant's fee will be $124,718 plus reimbursable costs not to exceed $26,750 for travel, reproductions, computer time, and long distance telephone calls. Funds are available in the Medical Center Contract Research Reserve and in state capital appropriations to the University for 1967-69, which have been released by the Governor. Upon completion of this contract, consideration will be given to the need for, and the extent of, continuing consulting services for definitive programming of the proposed capital projects. The firm of Lester Gorsline Associates has completed several similar projects for leading institutions across the country. The proposed fee is comparable with proposals submitted by other consulting firms.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr.