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THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO board of trustees MINUTES OF THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE Februeury 6 1992 Oriental Hall Thursday 11:00 am Attending: Mr. Baird (presiding), Mr- Adcuos, Dr. Aldrich, Dr. Bartlett, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Crary, Mrs. Driscoll, Mr. Heuinon, Mr. Hyde, Dr. McDonald, Dr. Vandiver, .• Dr. Gibson, Dr. Lamont, Mr. Merchemt, Mr. Simon, Dr- Toepfer, Mr. Snaith, Mrs. Covey. Reporting: Mr. Morgan 1. Agenda The agenda was adopted. 2. Minutes Dr. McDonald proposed an euaendment to the November 1991 minutes that the Board would accept AID/ASHA funding for the Falciki Hostel renovation should that funding became availed>le. The minutes were then approved as amended. 3. Status of Building Projects Maadi Faculty Apartment Dr. Toepfer reported that the project is proceeding satisfactorily with the base level and parking garage now complete. Work is now starting in the ground level and upper floor concrete framing. The project is somewhat behind schedule but the Architects and Engineers and contractor expect time to be made up during the next quarter by accelerating certain activities such as finishes and bJ.ock work on the lower levels while the primary structure is being completed on the upper levels. ' None-the-less the staff is skeptical of, achieving beneficial occupancy of the building by September 1992. Pending an updated budget forecast now under preparation by the Architects ‘and Engineer there are no revisions in the preliminary estimate for the project approved by the Board earlier. Mr. Baird inquired if there was a completion penalty clause in the contract that might help assure occupancy on time. Mr. Morgan reported that the current contract package for excavation and the primary structure was a donation and that subsequent construction packages would include penalty clauses