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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 15

On motion of Miss Conlon, these contracts were awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson.

Contract for Contractor's Fees, Electrical Work, Allerton House (19) The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the award of a cost-plus contract to G. L. Wilsky, an individual, doing business as Downtown Electric, Urbana, the only bidder, to upgrade the electrical service and install a fire alarm and evacuation system at Allerton House, Monticello, on the following basis: Percent for Material (estimated volume $17,866) 25 Percent for Labor Percent for Sub(estimated volume contractors (esti$34£60) mated volume $476) 30 5 Total Estimated Payments (including fees) $67 500

The contractor bid on the percentage to be added to an estimated volume of material, labor, and subcontracts which may be furnished. The work will be done as ordered by the Operation and Maintenance Division and will be paid on the basis of the actual costs plus the contractor's fees as stated above. Funds for the work are available in the Allerton House maintenance account. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Conlon, Mr. Overstreet, Miss Winter; no, none. O n motion of Mr. H a h n , this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, M r . Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. Report of Rejection of Bids, Air Conditioning, Allerton House (20) On January 5, 1978, bids were received for two divisions of work for air conditioning that portion of Allerton House not presently air conditioned. The low bids received for this work, however, exceeded the funds available. 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 Turork and reports their rejection. This report was received for record. Marie G. Page Memorial Fund (21) The University is the recipient of $100,000 from a trust of the late Marie Gordon Page. The trust document reads in part: Upon the death of the Settlor the Trustee shall distribute the principal of the trust and any undistributed income to the following-named organizations and persons:... (b) University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, to be designated as a memorial to Marie G. Page— $100,000. Mrs. Page made no other specific designation as to the use of the gift other than the language given above. An area resident for several years and a home economics student at the University, she moved in 1924 to Denver, Colorado, where she died on April 27, 1977. The vice president for administration has recommended that the Marie G.