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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 21

On motion of Mr, Hughes, this contract was awarded as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliar(j Mr, Hughes, Mr, Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs, Watkins' Mr, Wtuans, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Harewood, Mr' Kerner.

ENGINEERING SERVICES O N DESIGN O F ADDITION T O ABBOTT POWER PLANT

(19) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend employment of the firm of Sargent and Lundy, Consulting Engineers Chicago, lo furnish the complete engineering services, including design, working drawings, and specifications for the construction of an addition (Boiler No. 7) to the Abbott Power Plant. The building program for 1961-63 includes an item of $2,055,000 for the addition, including engineering services, construction, fabrication, and mstatlation of equipment. The estimated cost of these engineering services is $150,000, including $15,000 for the services of a resident engineer during the construction. Tne terms of the employment of Sargent and Lundy on this project are the same as those of other University work: Current Expense Charges. Engineering, drafting, actual cost of salaries and wages plus 50 per cent for overhead and cost. Stenographic and clerical services; travel and miscellaneous expenses to he at actual cost to the firm. Fixed Fee Charge. A fixed fee charge of 2 per cent of the mutually agreed estimate of the cost of construction and installation of equipment (but exclusive of Sargent and Lundy's charges for current expenses and exclusive of any University expenditures). Field Supervision. If requested by the University, the services of a resident engineer will be provided at a cost of the actual salary plus 15 per cent, plus travel and field expenses. The estimated cost of engineering services exclusive of a resident engineer is approximately $135,000; estimated cost of services of resident engineer is approximately $15,000, The estimated cost of work to be done by Sargent and Lundy on principal items of equipment for which contracts should be awarded early in August, 1961 is $10,000. Funds are available in the state capita] appropriations to the University for 1959-61 for this amount of work. Sargent and Lundy will accept the assignment with the understanding that their employment may be terminated in the event additional funds will not become available in which case their charges will not exceed $10,000 for such preliminary work. The employment of Sargent and Lundy has been recommended by the A d visory Committee on the Selection of Architects and Engineers. I concur. O n motion of M r . Swain, this recommendation was approved.

EASEMENTS ON PERCIVAL TRACT

(20) The University has purchased, through settlement of condemnation proceedings one time instituted for the acquisition, approximately fifty-one acres o f the land known as the Percival Farm, or tract, south of the campus and adjoitiinfi University farm areas east of First Street and approximately three quarters of J mile south of St. Mary's Road. When condemnation proceedings were instituted, the Illinois Power Company and the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company entered appearances to protect easements they have on this land. The University agreed that new easements, or amendments thereof, would be prepared to stilt and describe correctly the interests of all parties. The easement to the Panhandle Company covered the entire tract, and the University wishes to restrict it to2 sixty-foot strip of land along the length of the pipeline. The easement tot!* Illinois Power Company was of questionable validity having been granted by a life lenantrather than by the holder of title to theland. A new easement'* requested simply to validate the Company's right to maintain the power line «nert it is presently located. _ t Neither easement will interfere with the University's use of the land. "^