MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
MAY 21, 2002
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Trustees of Purdue University (Messrs. McGinley, Hardin and Townsend) convened at 10:23 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 in Room 203, Hovde Hall, pursuant to call of Committee Chairman McGinley and to prior notice by mail from Kenneth P. Burns, Treasurer of the Corporation. Public notice of the date, time and place of the meeting as required by law was given by Mrs. Roseanna Behringer, Secretary of the Corporation.
Trustees Hardin and Townsend participated in the meeting by conference call. The meeting was held in Room 203, Hovde Hall. All doors were open during the meeting. Present were President Jischke, Treasurer Burns, Vice President Kjonaas and Secretary Behringer. The absence of Trustee McGinley was approved by consent.
I. AWARD     OF     CONTRACT,     KRANNERT     MANAGEMENT
CLASSROOM AND DISTANCE LEARNING FACILITY (JERRY S. RAWLS HALL) UTILITY EXTENSION PHASE II.
Vice President Kjonaas told the Committee that this project would extend steam, condensate and telecommunications duct bank from the existing tunnel east, across Grant Street, then north and up the east side of Grant Street to the new utilities pit serving Rawls Hall. The high voltage supply equipment to Grant/Wood Street Parking Garage and Rawls Hall will be upsized. Chilled water and potable water lines will be extended across Grant Street on the north side of the existing pedestrian tunnel.
This project was originally bid in April, 2002; however, the only bid received at that time was considerably over the estimate and the bid was rejected. In an attempt to attract more competitive bids, the project design was revised slightiy, broken into separate packages and the constmction schedule was extended. Three bids were received for the re-bid of this project. The lowest bid on all three packages was submitted by F. A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Inc., the contractor on Rawls Hall. The combined construction contract is $1,101,000, compared with a single bid of $1,990,000 for the previous bid. The total project budget of $1,802,163 is included in the $3.1 million utilities line item that was in the original building construction project. An information sheet had been provided to the Executive Committee with a breakdown of how the $3.1 million would be utilized (copy filed with Minute Material).
Vice President Kjonaas reported the recommendation of University officers and staff to accept the Base Bid of F. A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Inc.