VINCENNES UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES OF SPECIAL REGULAR SESSION
Monday, August 1, 2016
1 p.m. (EDT)
Vincennes University Administration Building
Board Room #166
15 East Indianapolis Avenue
Vincennes, Indiana 47591

Trustees Present:
John Stachura, Board Chair
Darrel Bobe
Scott Brand (by audio)
Joslyn Gray, Student Trustee 
   (by audio)
Tim Grove
Reggie Henderson (by audio)
Chuck Johnson, President
Jim McCormick
Susan Olesik (by audio)
George Ridgway (by audio)
Mike Sievers 

Trustees Absent:
J.R. Gaylor
Greg Parsley
Rick Schach

Others Present:
Brent Stuckey, Attorney for the Board
Phil Rath, Vice President for Financial Services/Government
     Relations
Dave Tucker, Vice President for Workforce Development/
     Community Services (by audio)
Pat Konkle, Record Clerk for the Board 



CALL TO ORDER
Chair John Stachura called the meeting to order at 1 p.m. (EDT) in the Board Room #166 of the Welsh Administration Building on the Vincennes Campus in Vincennes, Indiana.

ROLL CALL
Pat Konkle called the roll.  A quorum was declared with 11 Trustees present.  

REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION BID APPROVAL
Chair Stachura asked Vice President Phil Rath to give background on the bids received for the New Mining Simulation Facility at the Gibson Center.   Mr. Rath reported that this was the second attempt on the receipt of bids to construct this facility.  The first bids came in too high, so modifications were made to the bid requirements.   Mr. Rath reported that four companies bid on this project, and Krempp Construction of Jasper, Indiana, was being recommended at a cost of $2,074,000.  This was a unified bid for general, site, and electrical construction.  Mr. Rath also reported that in addition to coal mining, this facility will be available for use by other types of mining, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, etc.   It will also be used for fire and rescue training and VU’s Homeland Security and Law Enforcement programs.

MOTION #16-23
After further discussion, Trustee Mike Sievers made a motion to approve the bid received from Krempp Construction of Jasper, Indiana, in the amount of $2,074,000.  Trustee Tim Grove seconded the motion.   A roll call vote was taken with 11 yeas and 0 nays, with the motion passing unanimously.

Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Trustees, the Regular Session adjourned at 1:20 p.m. (EDT). 




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J.R. Gaylor, Secretary					John A. Stachura, Chair