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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 23

On motion of Mr. Pogue, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger.

AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MATTERS (24) The University is now negotiating for the acquisition of various parcels of real estate needed for the University's educational purposes. The necessity for action on such acquisitions may become urgent, and, hence, it may not be possible to postpone action to the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees (presently set for September 17, 1969). In addition, the Illinois Building Authority may ask the University to make specific requests for award of contracts on bids to be received by the Authority on University projects. The Authority may also require the Univeristy to adopt specific resolutions transferring jurisdiction of land to and leasing facilities from the Illinois Building Authority, prior to the Authority entering into construction contracts. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that, pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, of the By-Laws, the Board of Trustees authorize the Executive Committee of the Board to take action at any time prior to the next regular meeting of the Board on transfers of jurisdiction to and leases from the Illinois Building Authority and any other matter relating to the lease, sale, purchase, or other acquisition, by or for the University, of real estate, including authority to exercise the right of eminent domain and to institute condemnation proceedings. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o n e s , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d b y the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Grimes, M r . H a h n , M r .

Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger.

CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING STRUCTURE, URBANA (25) The University received bids for the construction of a parking structure at the Urbana campus on July 1, 1969. The bids covered three divisions of work: Division I, General Work; Division II, Electrical Work; and Division III, Plumbing Work. Bidding on this project was advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Purchasing Act. The plans and specifications comply with the requirements of the Facilities for the Handicapped Act. The low bidders for each division of the work are as follows : Division I, General Work—Kuhne-Simmons Co., Inc., Champaign. . . . $1 797 000 Division II, Electrical Work — Brunkow Electric Co., Champaign 54 480 Division I I I , Plumbing Work — Bellis & Miller, Inc., Champaign 66 860 The bid documents also required the bidders on the general work to indicate a fee for the assignment of the contracts for the electrical work and plumbing work to the contractor for the general work. Kuhne-Simmons Co., Inc., requested a fee of 31/2 per cent of the contract amount of the work under Divisions II and I I I . The project cost of $2,215,000 is to be financed by the University of Illinois Foundation, with $500,000 to be provided from current balances in the Faculty-Staff Parking Account and a bank loan of $1,715,000 to be amortized over a ten-year period. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Vice President and Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees be authorized to execute on behalf of the University an agreement with the University of Illinois Foundation for the construction and financing of this project, together with such leases or other legal documents as may be necessary to implement the plan, on the following basis: 1. The Foundation will lease the sites for these structures from the University,