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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, reports the rejection of bids received by the University on February 20, 1976, for general work for the construction of a pre-engineered metal storage building for the Housing Division to be located in Orchard Downs at the Urbana campus. It had been intended to fund this project with balances remaining from the original bond issue, University of Illinois Housing Revenue Bonds of 1966, Series A & B, Orchard Apartments — Phase IV. However, after taking bids, and before awarding the contract, it was determined that those funds were not currently available. T h e project is still desirable to undertake at some time in the future when funds are available. T h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d for r e c o r d .

Visual Aids Service Building, Urbana

(17) On September 17, 1975, the Board of Trustees approved an addition to the Audio Visual Aids Service Building subject to further action by the Board of Higher Education. Subsequently, the project was approved as a noninstructional facility by that board. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the University of Illinois Foundation be requested to undertake the project at a cost not to exceed $700,000. It is anticipated that the Foundation will secure a bank loan in this amount and construct the facility; it is estimated that it will be completed by the fall of 1977. The University would then enter into a lease with the Foundation to amortize the cost at a competitive rental rate. It is recommended further that the Foundation be requested to employ the firm of Dyer, Uggerby, LeGrande, Ltd., Champaign, at a fixed fee of $25,560, plus authorized reimbursements, to provide the professional services necessary for the design and construction of the facility. When the plans are completed and construction contracts awarded, a resolution regarding the lease will be submitted to the Board of Trustees.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Summers, Mr. Szegho; no, none. On motion of Mr. Livingston, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd; no, none; absent, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Velasquez, Governor Walker. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.

Employment of Engineering Services for Emergency Generator for the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Medical Center

(18) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Capital Development Board be requested to employ Stanley Consultants, Inc., Chicago, for the engineering services required for the emergency generator for the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary and that the action taken by the Board of Trustees on February 20, 1974, recommending the use of in-house staff of the Capital Development Board for this project, be rescinded.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Summers, Mr. Szegho; no, none. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved by the