OTHER INCREASES - ANNUAL RECURRING ITEMS Lease of Postal Square increased from $7,550,000 to $7,700,000. Sec. 107 of the fiscal year 1991 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, P.L. 101-520, provided authority to the Architect of the Capitol to lease approximately 150,000 square feet of space in the City Post Office, known as Postal Square, for use by certain Senate operations. Sec. 107 further provided that funds for such leasing would be appropriated under the "Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings" appropriation. An amount of $7,550,000 was appropriated for leasing costs for For fiscal year 1995, a total amount of $7,700,000 fiscal year 1994. is requested, an increase of $150,000 over the amount already in the The request is based on presently known cost factors, budget base. which include the base lease cost increases, the amortization of the GSA Above Standard Building Costs, required by the leasing arrangement between GSA and the Architect of the Capitol, utility costs for services provided outside normal operating hours, and costs necessary to reimburse GSA for work orders. Exterior Pointing and Caulking increased from $93,000 to $109,000.. Το The preventive maintenance program for exterior pointing and The purpose of the caulking was established in fiscal year 1982. program is to provide routine annual maintenance to the exterior stonework and other masonry to avoid costly emergency repair work. continue the program at its current work level, an increase of $16,000 is requested, which will cover inflationary increases over the past two years as well as to provide for washing the exteriors of the buildings. This allotment was last increased in fiscal year 1992. .$ 150,000 16,000 7.4 In recent years the Architect's Office has responded to recently The limited funding available for training is directed almost increase in this allotment there will be no monies available for work Because of the unique and high profile environment within which the These funds are requested to enable the Office to continue its 7.5 Annual Furniture and Furnishings increased from It is requested that the furniture and furnishings allotment be increased by $400,000 on an annual basis to provide for increased needs in the Senate. Over the past several years, funds have been provided for one time procurements for specialty furniture, to provide for an expanded approved furniture and furnishings list, and an accessories and special allowances policy. It was anticipated that the aforementioned programs would meet the Senate's interim needs for furnishings related to office automation. An additional thrust of the furniture improvement program was to ensure that the furniture items available for issue were in good to excellent condition and that the Architect maintained a current inventory of the approved furniture and furnishings items. Demands for these items have increased significantly as the Senate work. has become more and more dependent on computer systems to perform its "L" shaped desks are ideal to accommodate a traditional workstation (versus modular) because of the need for staff to have a normal work surface as well as to accommodate a PC, a screen and a keyboard. Ergonomic chairs are being increasingly recommended for staff because of the potential for back strain and fatigue, especially in the context of a large number of sedentary hours of work. Lateral files allow more flexibility in organizing office areas in a time period when work spaces are becoming increasingly crowded with office automation equipment. These items need to be procured in larger quantities to satisfy the Senate's needs. Therefore, an annual increase of $400,000 is requested. 400,000 Total Increase - ANNUAL RECURRING ITEMS. 610,000 7.6 This request is part of a comprehensive multi year elevator and The Russell Senate Office Building has fourteen existing elevators. This project complements and will be closely coordinated with other As this work will require more than one year to complete, these $1,400,000 7.7 $ 300,000 Modernize Three Freight Elevators, Hart Building.. This request is part of a comprehensive multi year elevator and The three freight elevators in the Hart Building are critical to An electrical fault in S-1 in 1983 caused extensive damage to the 7.8 |