Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968 [PAGE 1114]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 19

Planning 1971-73 $1 685 000 Based on the enrollment projections approved to date for planning purposes, and the preliminary space projections developed by the Office of Space Utilization, approximately 391,000 net assignable square feet of space would need to be constructed during Phase V in the 1971-73 biennium. Based on estimates using cost-escalation assumptions developed by the cost consultant selected by the Illinois Building Authority, it is estimated that the architectural costs for this amount of construction would be $1,685,000, including working drawings. Remodeling and Building Improvement $3 850 150 This item is the sum of the cost estimates for two major subcategories: building remodeling and building improvement. Remodeling ($1,939,820). The first of these, building remodeling, is related to the further upgrading of temporary buildings previously acquired, namely, the Roosevelt Road Building, the Racine Avenue Building, and the Sangamon Street Building. The space in these buildings has been pressed into temporary service for the educational programs of architecture, art, music, and physical education. Upon activation of the Architecture and Art Laboratories Building (Phase I I ) , the Physical Education Building (Phase I I I ) , and the Education and Communications Building (Phase I I I ) , most of this otherwise unsuitable space will be vacated. If the projected levels of enrollment in 1970, 1971, 1973, and 1974 are to be met, the vacated space in these temporary structures will be used primarily as office space. T o do so requires additional remodeling beyond what was accomplished with the 1967-69 appropriation. T h e annual amortization of these buildings including the remodeling is very much less than the rental costs of space in the neighborhood. Building improvements ($1,910^30). This item would provide funds: for the modifications required in existing new buildings due to changes in space assignments as units are moved from temporary into permanent quarters; for a security system, which will provide for centralized surveillance of all buildings and special surveillance of sensitive areas such as the Library Rare Books Collection, certain administrative offices, and areas containing valuable equipment; for the alteration of certain mechanical equipment to allow for remote monitoring and operation, thus enabling a reduction of operating costs; and for the interior building graphics. Protection of Life and Property $573 900 This item is based upon the recommendation of the Committee on Safety and Fire Prevention. The funds would provide overpressure protection to the building heating systems. Site Improvements $1 487 500 The site improvements to be funded by this item include the necessary sidewalks, fire-protection system, exterior lighting, lawn-watering system, landscaping, and drainage for the site to be acquired for the Physical Education Building and playing field. The item would also provide funds for the construction of tennis courts, outdoor track-and-field facilities, and baseball and football fields. The following are tentative estimates of cost: Sidewalks and service drives $ 62 700 Fire protection services 25 000 Exterior lighting 15 100 Lawn-watering system 41 790 Playing fields 675 800 Landscape 27 100 Drainage 33 870 Total $881 360 In addition, site improvements are needed in the following areas on the existing campus: Extend basement area, University Hall $183 000 Miscellaneous site improvements 12 500 Landscape adjacent to Parking Lot 5 6 710 Landscape library, Stevenson Hall 25 160 Landscape Phase I V buildings 77 170 Architecture and art plaza 301 600 Total $606 140