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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 15

T h e contractors bid percentages to be added to estimated costs of material, labor, and subcontractors which may be furnished. T h e work will be done as ordered by the Physical Plant Department and will be paid for on the basis of the actual cost of each job plus the contractor's fees as referred to above. No assignment of funds is requested since each project will be covered by a contract work order which will be charged against funds allocated for that project. I t is further recommended that the comptroller be authorized to approve work orders without specific approval of the Board of Trustees on projects for which the total cost of the project is less than $25,000. T h e student advisory vote w a s : Aye, M r . M a t t h e w s , M r . V o l g m a n ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Conlon. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r s y t h , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d , a n d a u thority w a s given as r e c o m m e n d e d by the following v o t e : Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, M r . Livingston, M r s . R a d e r , M r s . Shepherd, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Neal, Governor Thompson.

Lease Agreement and Work Order for Remodeling for Community Health Center in Rockton, Medical Center

(30) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the execution of a lease agreement with the Rockton School District # 140, Rockton, Illinois, and authorization of contract work orders for remodeling work to be undertaken in the leased facilities. T h e facilities to be leased and remodeled are to be used by the Rockford School of Medicine as a community health center in the Rockton area. The lease agreement is for rental of a vacant school building and adjacent land located at 325 School Street, Rockton, Illinois. T h e school building contains approximately 5,000 square feet of building space. T h e annual rental rate is $1,800, representing a unit cost of $0.36 per square foot. T h e period of the lease is from June 15, 1977, through June 30, 1977, with the option to renew at the same rental rate for four successive one-year periods commencing July 1, 1977. Funds for the rental for this fiscal year are available in the operating budget of the Medical Service Plan Account. T h e contract work orders for remodeling will be issued to the following costplus contractors: William J. Scown Building Company (general) "Dole" Plumbing (plumbing) Gibson Electric Company, Inc. (electrical) T h e work will be done as ordered by the Physical Plant Department. T h e following estimates for the cost of doing the work have been received: General work $15 288 Plumbing work 3 131 Electrical work 2 625 Contingency 2 374 Total estimated cost $23 418 Funds for the remodeling are available in the institutional funds operating budget of the Medical Center campus. Funds for the operation of the Rockton Community Health Center 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 along with the rental cost associated with exercising the lease option in the operating budget authorization request for FY 1978 to be submitted to the Board of Trustees.