ILLINOIS - The University of Illinois Board of Trustees

19791 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 365
St. Anthony Hospital
Swedish American Hospital
Total
29 000
49 000
$127 000
Grand Total $944 000
It is further recommended that the chancellor at the Medical Center campus,
with the concurrence of the comptroller, be granted authority to approve changes
in the amounts to any of the institutions as needed within the $944,000 allocation.
Funds have been included in the appropriation bill of the General Assembly to
meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University for Fiscal Year 1980
and will be included in the Medical Center operating budget authorization request
for FY 1980 to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. The awards of the above con-
tracts are subject to the availability of such funds.
The vice president for administration concurs.
I recommend approval.
Report of Rejection of Bids and Contract for First Floor Enclosure
of the Chicago Circle Center
(29) Bids were received by the University on May 24, 1979. to enclose the first
floor of the high rise portion of the Chicago Circle Center at the Chicago Circle
campus. The bids received exceeded the estimated cost. Pursuant to the provisions
of Article 11, Section 4(k) (Z), of the General Rules Concerning University Orga-
nization and Procedure, the bids were rejected, and the president reports their
rejection.
The bid documents for this project were revised to reduce the scope of work.
Bids for the revised project were received and publicly opened on July 10, 1979. A
proposal was received from the Simpson Cnnstruction CO., Bellwood, on its base
bid plus additives alternates 1 and 2, totaling $50,390. The firm has notified the
University of an error in its bid and requested permission to withdraw it since, due
to the error. it could not fulfill its contractual obligation without suffering economic
hardship. The Office for Capital Programs and the Physical Plant Department at
the Chicaao campuses have determined that there is demonstrable evidence that the
bidder made a bona fide error in the preparation of the bid, that the error will
result in a substantial loss to the bidder, and have recommended that the bidder be
allowed to withdraw its bid. The university counsel has advised that, under these
circumstances, the University’s regulations allow the University to permit the with-
drawal.
Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the
appropriate administrative afficen, recommends that a contract be awarded in the
amount of $83.800 to Industrial Structure, Inc., Chicago, the low bidder, on its
base bid plus additive alternates 1 and 2.
Funds are available from the proceeds of the sale of University of Illinois
Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series N.
Increase in Construction Contract, Parking Structure Number TWO,
Chicago Circle
(30) On October 19, 1977, the Board of Trustees authorized the award of contracts
for the construction of Parking Structure Number Two at the Chicago Circle
campus. The contracts for the other divisions of work were assigned to the general
contractor, Walsh Brothers, Inc., Chicago.
The design of the switchgear included in the contract documents does not
permit the separate shutdown of electric service to the parking structure and other
buildings served by the primary feeder senrice. The Physical Plant Department has
requested that the electrical work be modified to permit the parking structure feeder
to be shut down without affecting electrical service to other buildings.