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We are requesting certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the UCONN Gant Building project. I’ve attached an FOIA letter for your records. We can continue accepting the responsive records electronically. If you have questions or have trouble opening the attachment, please let me know.
• Environmental Testing & Balancing PHASE 1 for Wk ending 11.28.21 through to the present
• Environmental Testing & Balancing PHASE 2 for Wk ending 11.28.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 1 for Wk ending 2.5.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 2 for Wk ending 1.22.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 1 for Wk ending 2.5.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 PLMB for Wk ending 1.22.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 HVAC for Wk ending 2.5.22 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 1 for Wk ending 2.5.22 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 2 for Wk ending 1.28.22 through to the present
• Sign Pro PHASE 2 for Wk ending 2.5.22 through to the present
UConn Storrs
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FOI #22-179 (05-3-22, 5:38 pm) - Subject -
Name -
Affiliation -
I would like to request the public records/reports for investigations that have been conducted by the Office of Institutional Equity at Uconn Storrs campus on sexual harassment allegations towards a former UConn Associate Professor, Peng Zhang
FOI #22-177 (05-3-22, 11:42 am) - Subject - Investigation records/report by UConn's Office of Institutional Equity
Name -
Affiliation -
I would like to request the public records/reports for investigations that have been conducted by the office of Institutional Equity at Uconn Storrs campus on sexual harassment allegations towards a former UConn Associate Professor, Peng Zhang
FOI #22-176 (05-3-22, 11:42 am) - Subject - Investigation records/report by UConn's Office of Institutional Equity
Name -
Affiliation -
I would like to request the public records/reports for investigations that have been conducted by the office of institutional equity at Uconn Storrs campus on sexual harassment allegations towards a former Uconn Associate Professor, Peng Zhang
FOI #22-175 (05-3-22, 11:42 am) - Subject - Investigation records/report by UConn's Office of Institutional Equity
Name -
Affiliation -
I would like to request the public records/reports for investigations that have been conducted by the Office of Institutional Equity at UConn Storrs campus on sexual harassment allegations towards a former UConn Associate Professor, Peng Zhang
FOI #22-174 (05-3-22, 11:42 am) - Subject - Investigation records/report by UConn's Office of Institutional Equity
Name -
Affiliation -
I would like to request the public records/report for the investigations that have been conducted by the Office of Institutional Equity at UConn Storrs campus on any sexual harassment allegations towards a former UConn Associate Professor Peng Zhang.
FOI #22-173 (05-3-22, 5:56 am) - Subject - Public Records Request- UCHC4-130591121-EPIC and Clinical Systems Temporary IT Support
Name - Abhilash Mishra
Affiliation - COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC.
We have a request for public records from The University of Connecticut Health Center, CT.
We are contacting you regarding the bid number- UCHC4-130591121, RFP EPIC and Clinical Systems Temporary IT Support for The University of Connecticut Health Center, CT. .
We were wondering if you could please share the following documents with us:
• The Response Proposal submitted by winning vendor(s) (Including Cost Proposal).
• Bid Tabulation and Bid Scoring Sheet.
• What is the annual monetary spent value under this contract.
We believe this bid was due on March 30th 2020.
It would be great if you could please share these documents with us.
We prefer to receive the soft copy version of the documents.
FOI #22-172 (05-2-22, 10:49 am) - Subject - List of bidders and copy of awarded contract resulting from the Construction Audit Services RFP (KA060821)
Name - Jennifer Fabugais
Affiliation - Deltek
Requesting for the list of bidders for the Construction Audit Services RFP (KA060821) as well as the copy of the awarded contract resulting from the said RFP if already executed. Also requesting for the following award/contract information: Contract number, Name of awarded vendor, contract value, contract start and end date.
FOI #22-171 (05-1-22, 9:15 pm) - Subject - Video Footage
Name - Bobert Springs
Affiliation -
I would like the following in regards to the arrest of student in the early hours of 9/27/2019
1) The bodycam and if applicable dash cam footage of Officer Gary Bourgoin of students accident,
2) Body cam footage of student fleeing after the accident
3) Any other arrest footage of student
4) The arrest photos or mug shot of student