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to absorb a potential explosion of up to five pound of high explosive. The new facility will be designed to accommodate all vehicle types including tractor trailers. The dock inspection area would house special USCP inspection equipment, and the facility would include K-9 accommodations, locker rooms and office areas. The master plan calls for a 16,400 square foot facility, and for security reasons, located in close proximity to the Capitol complex. The current facility is a leased warehouse consisting of three bays and is not capable of being modified to meet the needs of the USCP. The current facility screens all deliveries to House, Senate and Capitol. The new facility would also accommodate screening for the Library of Congress and Supreme Court. The current facility is located in an area designated and undergoing urban renewal and conversion from light industrial to commercial retail,

Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM)

Category:

Technology - Management Systems

$525,000 Priority: 1-A

This will include procurement and implementation of a system or systems that will incorporate desired elements or modules that will focus on work management which includes preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and a work order system; management of assets by tracking repairs versus preventive maintenance and deferred maintenance; space planning; project costing; condition assessment; and manpower management including scheduling and work leveling. It is crucial to establish a database of information in this process to support and link to all of the elements of facilities management as described.

The process of defining a detailed needs assessment is currently underway using a nationally known expert in this field. CAFM will provide quality control and work performance and measurement data. A fundamental basis of this system will be the implementation of a quality control system to ensure that the Congress's facilities management needs are met in a timely and efficient manner.

Implementation is planned over a period of years to ensure proper training of facilities staff, a period to pilot each phase and a

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Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Estimate

period to evaluate the modules. The purpose of this plan is to have some assurance that the process does not fail because a given sector or module did not perform as anticipated. The order of priority of implementation of each module will be defined by the needs assessment

which is currently underway.

It is also crucial that this system work in conjunction with the Financial Management System (FMS) in terms of labor tracking, work order and project costing and other areas. The integration of these processes will ensure that data will not have to be collected or entered multiple times, and that singular capture of labor and material data will benefit both the facility management function as well accounting, budget and personnel functions.

Benefits of this system will include better maintenance scheduling; better tracking of activities projects, and programs; more consistent and better records regarding deferred maintenance; more accurate assessments of equipment conditions; more accurate and better reporting capabilities; the ability to merge maintenance activities onto various levels of CAD drawings; and better tracking of assets.

The total estimated cost of this system is $1,450,000, of which $400,000 has been provided and $525,000 is requested in fiscal year 2001 to remain in the base through fiscal year 2002. These funds are requested on a "No Year" basis.

Design, Training Facility, USCP

Category:

$700,000 Priority: 1-A

The Capitol Police Board has approved requesting additional design funding of $700,000 in fiscal year 2001 of a new Capitol Police training facility. Initial design funding of $1 million was provided in the 1998 Emergency Supplemental and Rescissions Act, Public Law 105-174. Construction funding, currently estimated at $13,200,000, will be requested in fiscal year 2003. Funding is requested on a "No Year" basis.

The new training facility, as developed under the Capitol Police facilities master plan, will consist of an approximate 90,000 square foot facility and will be located at the Explosive Ordnance Training Facility at Indian Head, Maryland. Land and three existing buildings

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will be provided thru agreement with the Navy or possibly transferred to the Legislative Branch from the Navy. The new facility will included two 48 person training rooms, two 24 person training rooms, 45 point pistol firing range, computer lab, simulations rooms, prisoner retention training room, and administrative and storage areas. Certain requirements for food service, athletic and physical fitness training will be provided by the Navy on a reimbursable basis from existing Navy assets.

The police have the need to conduct additional orientation training for new officers after they complete FLETC training, and inservice training, weapons qualifications and special function training for the existing force. These training requirements are similar to the training provide to other federal police officers. The new facility is planned to be a joint use facility with the Library of Congress and Supreme Court police.

Category:

Improvement - Client

$2,250,000 Priority: 1-A

The Capitol Police Board has approved requesting $2,250,000 in fiscal year 2001 of a new Capitol Police vehicle maintenance facility. This request includes $2 million for the procurement of a site for the facility and $250,000 for design. This request is based on the Capitol Police facility master plan and is requested on a "No Year" basis. Construction funding, currently estimated at $1,750,000, will be requested in fiscal year 2003.

The US Capitol Police vehicle maintenance facility is currently located in a one bay coal shed which is unrepairable and due to coal dust is an unhealthy environment for the employees. The new facility will be located on approximately one acre of newly acquired land. the Capitol Police require a facility of approximately 13,000 square feet consisting of three vehicle bays, and administrative and storage areas.

Install Sprinkler System Category:

Life Safety

Except for the majority of the basement and a few other isolated areas, the Capitol building is not covered by a fire sprinkler system. Funding was provided in fiscal year 2000 to design a sprinkler system for all areas of the the Capitol that are not currently covered. Because of the building's construction, including the lack of a suspended ceiling, limited vertical chases, and significant art work this project is a very significant undertaking. It is currently estimated that the installation of a system will cost $15 million. Because of the limited access it is currently proposed to request construction funding in three increments starting in fiscal year 2002. The completed design will provide a detailed cost estimate and installation approach to refine the current estimate.

Life Safety

$782,000

This project is requested to respond to the need to create proper, code compliant exits from the U. S. Capitol that do not compromise the need for proper physical security. Funding for the designs was provided in fiscal year 2000 and will be prepared in conjunction with the Physical Security Division of the U.S. Capitol Police. Funding estimated at $782,000 for the construction of these doors will be requested in fiscal year 2002. The cost anticipates that special attention will be paid to respecting the monumental character and obvious historic significance of the building.

Life Safety

$200,000

During two recent upgrades of food service facilities in the House Office Buildings, it was apparent that the existing kitchen exhaust systems in the Capitol complex were not adequately fire protected to meet current life safety standards. In these instances, the fans and

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ductwork were not covered with UL Rated systems that would maintain their integrity during a grease fire. In addition, in some cases there were balancing dampers in the air stream. This could contribute to grease build-up in the ductwork which could ultimately result in a grease fire. Based on the vintage of other food service facilities throughout Capitol complex, it is assumed that this problem exists elsewhere.

An amount of $60,000 was provided in fiscal year 2000 to review and evaluate upgrading exhaust systems in the Capitol complex to comply with current life safety standards. Based on the results of the study design funding will be requested in fiscal year 2002 and construction funds in fiscal year 2004. It is currently estimated that $200,000 will be required for design and $800,000 of construction. Base on the study these estimates will be refined and broken out by jurisdiction.

Funding will be requested in fiscal year 2002 to provide emergency signs and lighting throughout the Capitol complex. This project involves correcting life safety (red) exit signs and adding additional emergency lights in restrooms and other inappropriately lit egress areas. Funds were provided in fiscal year 2000 for design in several jurisdictions. Once design is complete and estimates are available funding will be requested in the appropriate appropriation.

Lead Survey, Capitol Complex Category: Life Safety

$1,225,000

This request will provide for a complex-wide survey identifying lead containing materials requiring future abatement and disposal under the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.62, “Occupational Health and Environmental Controls, Lead". Proper identification and labeling of lead containing materials is critical to prevent exposure to Members, employees and visitors to the complex.