Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1978 [PAGE 330]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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The Board of Higher Education has approved both projects as noninstructional facilities. The university counsel has reported that in order to proceed with financing and development of the projects it would be desirable for the University now to engage special bond counsel to provide legal assistance. He has recommended the employment of the law firm of Chapman & Cutler of Chicago to act as bond counsel for the University in connection with the issuance of the revenue bonds to finance the construction of the above facilities. The firm has previously represented the University, and the services have been satisfactory. I concur. 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 ; n o , n o n e ; absent, Mr. Gordon. O n m o t i o n of M r . Livingston, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved by the following vote r Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L e n z , M r . Livingston, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Velasquez,- n o , n o n e ; absent, M r . N e a l , Governor T h o m p s o n .

Regulations Governing Procurement and Bidding at State Systems Universities in Illinois

(38) The Illinois Purchasing Act, as amended, requires each state agency annually to update and file rules and regulations governing its procurement practices and procedures and requires that such rules and regulations shall be filed and become effective in accordance with an act entitled "An Act Concerning Administrative Rules." The Regulations Governing Procurement and Bidding at the University of Illinois were originally approved on April 17, 1958, and were updated on April 15, 1970, pursuant to the Illinois Purchasing Act. Uniform Regulations Governing Procurement and Bidding at State Systems Universities in Illinois effective June 25, 1975, were collectively developed by staffs of the state senior public universities of the four governing boards to achieve more efficient, coordinated purchasing for all higher education as promoted by a number of state agencies as well as the Joint Council on Higher Education. The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved these uniform regulations on January 15, 1975. The staffs of the universities have again collaborated to develop updating amendments to the uniform regulations. The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the board approve and adopt the amendments to the Regulations Governing Procurement and Bidding at State Systems Universities in Illinois, effective June 25, 1977, as regulations of the University of Illinois required by the Illinois Purchasing Act, and further recommends that the board authorize the filing of these regulations with the secretary of state as required by law. Upon such filing with the secretary of state, all prior regulations of the University issued pursuant to the Illinois Purchasing Act shall be deemed to be superseded. (A copy of the amendments proposed has been filed with the secretary of the board.) O n m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were approved, a n d authority w a s g i v e n as r e c o m m e n d e d .

Purchases

(39) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for administration.