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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 15

1978. The contractor will be compensated for furnishing each item of equipment, with operator, at the rate specified, and material will be supplied at the unit rate specified in the proposal. The estimated cost of the contract is $35,625. Funds have been included in the appropriation bill of the General Assembly to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University for FY 1978 and will be included in the physical plant and auxiliary enterprises parking operating budget authorization requests for FY 1978 to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. This award is subject to the availability of such funds. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Matthews, M r . Volgman; no, none; absent, Mr. Conlon. O n motion of Mr. Livingston, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Mr. Neal, Governor Thompson. Increase in Contract for Construction of Parking Structure, Medical Center (26) On June 16, 1976, the Board of Trustees approved the award of contracts for the construction of a parking structure at the Medical Center campus. The contract for general work with the S. N. Nielsen Company, Chicago, provided that the company be assigned the contracts for the plumbing and electrical work. The Department of Buildings of the city of Chicago has requested that an emergency lighting system be incorporated throughout the parking structure. A proposal has been received from the contractor for $13,500 to provide the additional work. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the contract with S. N. Nielsen Company be increased by $13,500 for this work. Funds are available in the Medical Center Parking Revenue Bonds of 1976 Construction Account. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Volgman; no, none; absent, Mr. Conlon. O n motion of Mr. Velasquez, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz. Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, M r . Neal, Governor Thompson. Acceptance of Assignment of Engineering Contract for Air Conditioning, Phase IV, Chicago Circle (27) On December 17, 1969, the Board of Trustees approved the employment of Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, for engineering services for additional air-conditioning capacity for Phase IV buildings at the Chicago Circle campus. These services were required for the cooling facility for the buildings included in the Phase IV expansion of the campus. In FY 1971, the University included the Phase IV air-conditioning project in its capital requests. The General Assembly approved the project, but the governor did not release the funds for construction. The planning phase was completed. On October 1, 1971, the University assigned the employment agreement to the Illinois Building Authority. Later the project was transferred to the Capital Development Board and the contract assigned. The sum of $1,757.56 is owed under the contract. The University now desires to pay the balance due the firm and to