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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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On motion of Mr. Jones, this ing vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Dr.

contract was awarded by the followGrimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Weatherly.

REQUEST TO ILLINOIS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO INCREASE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART LABORATORIES, PHASE I I , CHICAGO CIRCLE (14) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Board of Trustees request the Illinois Building Authority to authorize an increase of $14,549.19 in the contract with the Gust K. Newberg Construction Co., Chicago, to reimburse Commonwealth Edison Company for the services of their representatives employed in conjunction with the construction of the pedestrian walkway over the Commonwealth Edison Company Vernon P a r k substation which will provide pedestrian access to the Architecture and A r t Laboratories, Phase II, at the Chicago Circle campus. Funds are available in the project budget for this work.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly.

REQUEST TO ILLINOIS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING, CHICAGO CIRCLE (15) On December 19, 1968, the Illinois Building Authority received bids for construction of the Education and Communications Building at the Chicago Circle campus. This project is one which the Board, at its meeting on July 26, 1967, requested the Illinois Building Authority to provide. The plans and specifications comply with the requirements of the Facilities for the Handicapped Act. The Authority will finance the construction and lease the facilities to the University. Funds for rental payments are available in state appropriations to the University. Jurisdiction of the land on which the project will be constructed is being transferred to the Authority. The low base bid was submitted by E. H . Marhoefer, Jr. Co., Franklin Park, with a base bid in the amount of $6,060,606. Proposals were also received from the George Sollitt Construction Co., Chicago, Gust K. Newberg Construction Co., Chicago, Paschen Contractors, Inc., Chicago, and Mayfair Construction Company, Chicago. There are no irregularities in the bid proposal of the low bidder, who is deemed fully qualified to construct this project. While the total funds required to complete construction are within the amount declared to be in the public interest by the Seventy-fifth General Assembly, the Board of Higher Education has arranged with the Illinois Building Authority that the Authority will not use a portion of this amount declared by the General Assembly to be in the public interest until the State Board specifically approves such use. This reserve amount consists of a "cost increase reserve" to be used for the purpose of off-setting cost increases determined by actual bid experience. In accordance with the procedure adopted by the Board of Higher Education on October 3, 1967, and in order to complete construction as planned, it is necessary that the University request the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Building Authority to release $391,582 of the $578,157 in the "cost increase reserve" for this project. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends: 1. The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Building Authority be requested to release $391,582 in the "cost increase reserve." 2. T h e Illinois Building Authority be requested to award a construction contract for the amount of $6,060,606 to E. H . Marhoefer, Jr. Co., Franklin Park, the