Replace Raised Floor, HIS Computer Center, HOBA #2. 150,000 Replace Loading Dock Floor Slab, Longworth Building 112,000 Engineering Study for Additional Elevators, Longworth and Cannon Buildings............. Longworth Electrical and Fire Protection House Office Buildings 8.1 Within-grade Increases and Other Changes, Wage Board Employees.............. Positions Amount Positions Amount $ 857,000 Within-grade Salary Advancements and Other Changes, GS Employees...... Supplies and Materials.. 187,000 Replace Dishwashing Machine, Longworth Cafeteria..... Cannon Building... Replacement of Fork Lift... Total Cyclical Maintenance. $ 96,000 Continuing and Initiating Other Programs House Library Office Improvements, Room B-18, Cannon Building. $ 55,000 Renovate House Recording Studio, Rayburn Building.. ::: 243,000 Protection Improvements. 5,830,000 Moving Cost, Election Year. Improvements to House Office Buildings Elevators. Deductions - Nonrecurring Items 1988 Excess Day Cost.... Program for Energy Conservation.. Installation of Duress Alarms. Replace Raised Floor, HIS Computer Center, HOBA 2.. Longworth Electrical and Fire Protection Improvements. Increases Base for 1989. MANDATORY ITEMS Within-grade increases and other changes, wage board employees. Night differential. Total Increase Payment to health benefits fund. MANDATORY ITEMS General annual repairs increased from $67,000 to $135,000. ..$ 68,000 This allotment requires an increase of $68,000 to provide for realistic funding level needed to maintain the House Office Buildings. Over the past several years, nominal inflationary increases have been allowed. However, no recognition was given to the increased usage of the buildings. There are now more staff, and the number of visitors, especially for special functions, has increased dramatically. This usage has placed a burden on ability to keep the buildings maintained in an appropriate manner. Therefore, a concerted effort has been made to upgrade the maintenance effort. the The General Annual Repairs account is used for such items as tools, materials, supplies and parts for the Sheetmetal Shop, Industrial Mechanic Shop and the Stonemason Shop. Other items charged to this account include all specialized repairs which cannot be accomplished by House Office Buildings forces such as repairs to forklifts, floor jacks, electrically operated overhead doors, baling machine repairs, major truck repairs, specialized stone cleaning, glasswork and tool and equipment repair. With the increased use and activities in the buildings, the maintenance and cleaning requirements have increased to the point that the equipment (scrubbers, sweepers, buffers, etc.) require more operating time thus increasing costs of maintenance and repair. The increase in the use of electrically operated equipment such as delivery trucks, forklifts and pallet jacks continues to cause damage to the marble wall bases thus requiring their replacement. The need for increased frequency for the cleaning of bronze and other metal work throughout the House Office Buildings also requires additional funding. These factors all result in the need for additional funding if 8.5 |