Converting space formerly used as gymnasium into quarters for Architectural and engineering fees (82 percent of cost of work for which services are performed) Improvements to lighting in room 1324 (Interstate and Foreign 269, 119 48, 982 33, 185 974, 003 881, 875 272, 485 4, 150 6, 330 2, 558 12, 476 *3,733, 425 Remodeling old space committee rooms for use of Police Department- Total Landscaping architectural fees for squares 637, 691, south of 635, and 692 Administration, inspection, drawings, blueprints, advertising and miscellaneous expenses for all projects except the Rayburn Build ing Grand total “Additional House Office Building Project”-- 1 Excludes claims on superstructure of about $166,425. Excludes claims pending of $221,400. * Excludes pending claims. 46, 500 1,903, 351 134, 500, 000 This amount covers known obligations and estimated obligations. Exact scope or extent of major remodeling of Longworth Bldg. has not yet been agreed upon by the House Office Building Commission. Mr. ANDREWS. Now, the above is the actual figure and not the $110, $122 or $135 million figure that we read about many times in the press. Mr. STEWART. And this price includes the furniture. Mr. ANDREWS. Total estimated final cost of Rayburn Building as now occupied and associated items listed above: $87,358,953. "ADDITIONAL HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING" ACCOUNT Now, at page 87 of the committee print there are schedules relating to the funds heretofore made available for the so-called additional House Office Building project which in fact covered many things besides including, of course, the underground garages. You are not asking for any new money this year. You didn't last year either; but there are funds remaining and being used, is that correct? Mr. Roof. In the overall account, yes. Mr. ANDREWS. We will insert pages 88 and 89 from the committee print. (The pages follow :) Mr. ANDREWS. Can you give us a report on the status of the funds, Mr. Stewart; what they have been used for; what you have left? What have you done in the way of additional allocations since we last met, on the 1967 bill, and so forth? As I recall, you had an unallocated reserve. You had some claims pending involving certain amounts. We would like a summary accounting for the money. Mr. ROOF. Mr. Chairman, as you just indicated, the estimate on the Rayburn Building is $87,358,000, which involves some adjustments of the various amounts, but it is almost identical to what we showed last year. In the subway system, the cost is substantially identical to what we had last year. On the acquisition of other properties, we have increased that by $61.000. That is due primarily to some work that we have been having to do on the roof of the Congressional Hotel, acquired by the Government in 1956. On the underground garage, we have discussed that. We have increased it roughly a half million dollars. REMODELING OF CANNON BUILDING On the remodeling of the Cannon Building, we have gone up roughly $272,000 in the various items that are listed there. Mr. ANDREWS. Why have you gone up? Mr. Roof. There is a number of reasons, Mr. Chairman. They run throughout this list. This is the latest up-to-date list of outstanding items that we have. Some of our charges are running a bit higher than we anticipated. As you can see, the top item for the general remodeling of the building is roughly $3.5 million. Mr. ANDREWS. Now, does that include the whole building or just the part you are working on now? Mr. ROOF. That is the whole building, both phases. Mr. ANDREWS. How many new suites will you have? Mr. CAMPIOLI. Sixty-five in the first portion and 67 in the second, a total of 132; and there are six suites which are odd suites. It makes a total of 138. Mr. ANDREWS. You have a figure here of $7,539,256 as the cost of remodeling the entire Cannon Building and making 138 suites, is that correct? Mr. STEWART. Yes, but that includes remodeling of all the building, not just the congressional suites. Mr. ANDREWS. That figure includes construction of a garage in the courtyard several years ago. That is the garage that is in use today and that has been paid for. Mr. STEWART. That is right. Mr. ANDREWS. And construction of the disbursing office and so forth. Now, just how firm do you consider this figure of $7,539,256? Many of these items have been completed. Mr. Roof. I believe it is a fairly firm figure, Mr. Chairman. We did have to estimate the second phase work so far as our day labor cost is concerned. You know we are going ahead and doing a lot of that work ourselves by hiring day labor and supervising the work. We have had to estimate that and some of these items that we have listed here, we have not yet taken bids on; such as that large exterior cleaning and caulking item. We have not taken that bid. Mr. ANDREWs. $223,350. Mr. ROOF. Yes. It could go up or down. Mr. ANDREWS. I wish you would, when you revise your remarks, give us a breakdown on the items that have been completed and funded and those that have not been funded. It has all been funded, but what I mean is paid for. Such as the construction of garage in the courtyard. You have it listed at $1,341,767, but you have already paid for that. Also, give us a figure as to the amount remaining to be funded, or paid for. Mr. ANDREWS. The only item I see on here that could possibly be changed substantially is the general remodeling of the building, the figure of $3,564,486. What kind of contractor do you have for that work over there? Mr. ANDREWS. Is it a so-called lock and key job? Mr. STEWART. It was in competition; it was advertised, but we were very fortunate in getting a good high-class, high-grade contractor, and we have a good price on it. He is making excellent time as it is now. Mr. ANDREWS. That would be close to a realistic, final figure, the $3.5 million? Mr. STEWART. We don't anticipate anything unless there are structural changes we haven't anticipated and which haven't appeared so far. Mr. ANDREWS. With regard to furniture, you show an amount for furniture and furnishings. How much have you actually used? Mr. Roof. That is shown on the front sheet. $3,299,891. Mr. ANDREWS. That is for the Rayburn Building? Mr. Roof. That is correct. Mr. ANDREWS. You have already spent that much money? Mr. ROOF. Well, it is substantially all spent. It is obligated. Mr. ANDREWS. You will recall a recent meeting on the supplemental to buy furniture for the Cannon Building. The committee was given to understand that you had in this fund enough money. The figure given was $300,000 to supply new furniture to the offices and committees in the Rayburn basement level. What about that? Mr. Roof. We had not made this complete study that you have before you when we talked to Mr. Jennings on this matter. You will note we have a reserve of $554,000. At the end of the statement we have certain claims that we say have been excluded. We don't feel at this time that we can buy the $300,000 worth of furniture that is needed in the basement of the Rayburn Building if the old furniture is to be replaced. Mr. ANDREWS. Where does that leave us? Mr. ROOF. As I understand, it is not an urgent item. Some Members have asked that their old furniture be replaced, but there is not the urgency attached to that that there is to providing the furniture for the Cannon Building. Mr. ANDREWS. Last year you showed on page 113 of the hearings a breakdown of the $5,200,000 appropriated for remodeling the Cannon Building. Do you have a revised breakdown, and what does it show? Mr. Roor. On page 3 of the statement submitted we show the current breakdown. As you pointed out, of the amount of $7,539,000, $1,600,000 in those four items up near the top were already contracted for and paid for many years ago—and also we have in that amount, of course, the total fees for the architects which were applicable to the original plan which was a much larger plan than we have here. If you subtract those amounts, you come down to $5,472,000 as against $5,200,000 we estimated last year. 78-653-67-8 |