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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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to employ Progressive Agricultural Consultants, Morton, for the required professional services for the Dairy Farm consolidation project1 at the Urbana-Champaign campus at a fee commensurate with the scope of services required. The University's Purchasing Division will solicit bids for the fixed equipment for this project. Funds are available in appropriations to the Capital Development Board from capital development funds (FY 1978) for the benefit of the University for this project, subject to release by the governor. T h e student advisory v o t e w a s : A y e , Miss Cordon, M r . Overstreet, M i s s W i n t e r ; n o , none. O n m o t i o n of Mrs. R a d e r , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved by t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . Forsyth, M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, Mr. L i v ingston, M r . N e a l , Mrs. R a d e r , Mrs. S h e p h e r d ; n o , n o n e ; absent, G o v ernor T h o m p s o n , M r . Velasquez. M r . H a h n asked t o be recorded as n o t

voting.

Report of Rejection of Bid for Recreational Facilities, Peoria School of Medicine

(26) On July 20, 1977, the Board of Trustees approved the employment of the firm, William E. Rose & Associates, Hinsdale, to provide the required professional services for the planning, design, and construction of recreational facilities for students attending the Peoria School of Medicine. On September 14, 1977, a single bid was received from All Weather Courts, Inc., Springfield, for the construction of this project, which exceeded the estimated construction cost of the project by approximately $36,000. This bid was rejected. Therefore, pursuant to the provision of Section 1 5 ( e ) ( 2 ) of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the president reports the rejection of this bid. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , this report w a s received for record.

Establishment of Parking Operations Development Reserve Fund, Urbana

(27) On May 18, 1977, the Board of Trustees approved guidelines and definitions pertaining to the handling of locally held funds. In accord with the requirements of those guidelines, the acting chancellor of the Urbana-Champaign campus, with the concurrence of the vice president for administration, has recommended the establishment of a Parking Operations Development Reserve Fund from the parking operations auxiliary enterprise at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The fund would be established in the amount of $400,000 for the acquisition, extension, and improvement of surface parking lots at the Urbana-Champaign campus. I concur. 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.

Purchases

(28) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for administration. The list of purchases was presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from state appropriations to the University) arid purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and

1 The components of the preliminary budget are as follows: new space is $155,200, remodeling is $100,000, fixed equipment is $165,900, and the contingency and architect/engineer is $28,900, for a total of $450,000.