ARCHITECT FIELD NARROWED
Wilson 2000 Committee Selects Four Architect Firms

In a marathon meeting held Tuesday evening the Wilson 2000 Committee winnows down from fourteen the number of architects to be interviewed. A final selection is schedule to be made at the Board of Education’s regular October meeting. The Committee will be interviewing and conducting site visits of successful projects the week of October 12. "We hope to have a final recommendation readied by week’s end", advised Guy Cahill, Director of Finance and Operations and Wilson 2000 Committee Leader.

Selected from a field of 14 were Peoria-based firms LZT and Phillips Swager and Associates. Partnering were Legat Architects of Oak Brook and Kenyon & Associates of Peoria. Wight & Co. having offices in Downers Grove and Springfield rounded out the group. "This was clearly a case of the cream rising to the top", said Cahill in referring to the process used in narrowing the field. "Three teams working independent from one another reviewed each of the proposals submitted, scored the same based upon responses contained in the six Schedules, and arrived at these four", elaborated Cahill. "It was pretty remarkable at how the four ‘jumped-out’ and ordered themselves." Cahill declined to elaborate on which firms ranked where but noted that any one of the four would serve the District and its community well.

The team will travel to the Peoria area on Tuesday, then to Chicago Tuesday afternoon returning Thursday to complete its Peoria firm tours. A final recommendation is expected to be made to the Board of Education for consideration at its October 19^th regular meeting.