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FOI #21-256 - Subject - Men's/Women's Basketball Coach
Name - Zach Brunner
Affiliation -
I would like to request a copy of employment contracts and any addendums/amendments for your Head Women’s Basketball Coach & Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Should you need any further information, please let me know.
FOI #21-255 (08-4-21, 3:14 pm) - Subject - Space information at UConn Heath
Name - Don Kreutzer
Affiliation - UConn Health
All documents, surveys, reports, analysis, (written or electric, including but not limited to emails) in the position of University of Connecticut system (all campuses), that are related to space at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) for the past 2 years Aug 4, 2019-Aug 4, 2021.
All space related documents, surveys, reports, analysis, (written or electric) related to the UCHC space survey done in the 2020.
All contracts, bills, reports, data or analysis from any third parties or vendors involved in surveying, obtaining or analyzing space data or information obtained from UConn system or its employees or representatives for the past 2 years
All space polices that are or were in force for the past 2 years
FOI #21-254 - Subject - snow and ice removal services
Name - Katryna Dyadyuk
Affiliation -
I am looking to obtain information on snow and ice removal services - Avery Point
1) Who is currently providing services for the University of Connecticut (company name, pricing and rates)
2) The bid documents for the past 3 years
• Detailed Bid Tabulation (Pricing structure showing all bidders pricing)
• Winning bidder
• Winning bidder pricing
3) Total dollar amount spent in year of the last three years on this contract?
FOI #21-253 (08-4-21, 8:49 am) - Subject - Construction Documents
Name - Jennie Smith
Affiliation - Acme Research
Copies of documents, such as − but not limited to – Construction Notice to Proceed, Construction Status Reports, contractor reporting forms, work orders, project directories, and the like that specify subcontractors and other salient points (noted below) for construction or renovation projects valued at $2,000,000 or more. Please include information for both currently active projects as well as those completed since September 1, 2020 at the following campuses:
University of Connecticut, Storrs ▪ University of Connecticut, Hartford ▪ University of Connecticut Health Center
We do not need every document that mentions subcontractors, just one for each subcontractor or set of subcontractors. Specifically, we seek:
• Project Name
• Project number
• Projected completion date
• Prime/General Contractor name(s)
• Construction Manager (at Risk) name
• Architect/Engineer names
• Subcontractor names
Excel spreadsheets containing similar information are welcome.
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: any employment contract-related documents (ex. Employment Agreement/Term Sheet/MOU/LOA/Offer Letter/ReAppointment Letter/Extension Letter/Salary Adjustment Letter/Amendment/Addendum/etc) for UCONN Head Football Coach Randy Edsall.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me of the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
FOI #21-251 (08-3-21, 10:22 am) - Subject - Name, Image and Likeness
Name - Patrick Eaton-Robb
Affiliation - Associated Press
Good morning,
I am amending my previous FOI to request any documents, including emails, bids, award letters and contracts related to the school's awarding of a contractor to monitor and provide student athletes with guidance re: name image and likeness contracts. I would also request a copy of any documents submitted by student athletes re: entering into such contracts.
FOI #21-249 (08-2-21, 12:41 pm) - Subject - List of bidders for the Federal Governmental Relations and Related Consulting Services RFP - KA063021
Name - Jennifer Fabugais
Affiliation - Deltek
Good day! I would like to submit this public records request to obtain the list of bidders for the Federal Governmental Relations and Related Consulting Services RFP (KA063021) which closed last July 26, 2021. Please advise me of any potential fees that might be incurred through this request.