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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Provisions are made for additional data processing equipment to be acquired in the future and be covered under the lease with lease rates for the additional equipment to be determined in the same manner as was used for the basic contract. T h e annual rentals, subject to final costs to be determined as of June 30, 1978, are estimated to be $780,000 for the administrative computer; $388,000 for the Chicago Circle computer center; $84,000 for the civil engineering computer; and $776,000 for the computing services office in Urbana. T h e proposed annual rental costs are favorable, and less than the present rental costs. The president of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, requests authority to terminate existing leases with the University of Illinois Foundation for data processing equipment and recommends the execution of the contract and all other documents as required with I T E L Corporation, Leasing Division, for the leasing of the data processing equipment at the rates specified, subject to final cost adjustments as of June 30, 1978, and subject to the availability of funds, for the period from July 1, 1978, through June 30, 1979. Funds have been included in the University's budget request and in the appropriation bill of the General Assembly to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University for FY 1979 and will be included in the center's operating budget authorization request for FY 1979 to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. This contract is subject to the availability of such funds.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Conlon, Mr. Overstreet, Miss Winter; no, none. On motion of Mr. Livingston, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Mrs. Rader, Governor Thompson.

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) and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Recommended From Institutional Recommended Grand Total Funds $ Funds 5 819 877 79 $6 299 645 04 479 767 25

A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information, including the quotations received was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting, and a copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Conlon, Mr. Overstreet, Miss Winter; no, none. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, the purchases recommended were au-