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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 1&

On December 20, 1977, bids were received for seven divisions of work for the construction of this project. The total of the low bids exceeded the funds available for construction by approximately 10 percent. Pursuant to the provision of Section 15(e) (2) of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, rejected the bids for the work and reports their rejection.

This report was received for record.

Employment of Consultant (Interior Design Services), Replacement Hospital, Medical Center (9) On February 16, 1977, the Board of Trustees authorized the employment of Architectural Interiors, Inc., Chicago, to provide interior design services in connection with furniture planning for the replacement hospital at the Medical Center campus. The work has now been completed. Earlier, it was reported that the Capital Development Board would be asked to employ the firm to provide the interior design services required for selection of furniture and furnishings and development of bid documents and preparation of color schemes at a cost not to exceed $20,000 plus authorized reimbursable expenses. It is now timely to employ the consultant for the additional services. Since Capital Development Bond Funds for moveable equipment have not yet been released, the president, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the consultant be employed by the University, at a fee based on the firm's hourly rate schedule, the fee not to exceed $20,000 plus authorized reimbursable expenses. Funds for these services are available from the Hospital Income Account. The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Conlon, Mr. Overstreet, Miss Winter; no, none. On motion of Mr. Neal, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting. Employment of Consultant, Abbott Power Plant, Urbana (10) The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Sargent & Lundy, Engineers, Chicago, for consulting services in connection with the development of a program and cost estimate for the conversion of three boilers from oil to coal burning and general upgrading of the Abbott Power Plant at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The fee will be based on actual time card cost of salaries and wages, plus 110 percent, plus authorized reimbursements, with a maximum fee not to exceed $50,000. Funds for this project are available in the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Physical Plant operating budget. Personnel from the firm's Chicago office will provide all of the proposed services.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Conlon, Mr. Overstreet, Miss Winter; no, none. On motion of Mr. Lenz, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.