HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

House Office Buildings
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

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INTRODUCTION

The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval and direction of the
House Office Building Commission, is responsible for the structural,
mechanical, and domestic care and maintenance of the four House Office
Buildings (HOB) and the House Page Dormitory at 501 First Street. This
appropriation provides for the structural, mechanical, and domestic care of
the Cannon (CHOB), Longworth (LHOB), Rayburn (RHOB) and Ford
House Office Buildings (FHOB), garages, and the House Annexes, the
House subways, and the operation of the mechanical equipment. The
Cannon and Longworth Buildings each contain approximately 500 office
and committee rooms, together with storage rooms, shops, transformer
stations, tunnels, subways, garage accommodations, restaurants, and other
miscellaneous facilities. The Rayburn Building contains approximately 700
office and committee rooms, together with storage rooms, shops,
transformer rooms, subways, tunnels and other miscellaneous facilities; the
Rayburn Building has a garage in its substructure accommodating 2,400
vehicles.

FY 2005 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS BUDGET

The FY 2005 HOB Budget consists of an annual budget and a multi-year
budget which are summarized in the following table:

Significant changes include the House Chief Administrative Officer Project
Support ($10,700,000); Design Parking Garages, Lot 7 & 9 ($10,000,000);
Design Renovation Upgrades, CHOB ($7,500,000); Replace Windows,
FHOB ($4,900,000); and Emergency Lighting, RHOB ($4,700,000).

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT REQUIREMENTS

The FY 2005 FTE requirement contained in the below table reflects an increase of ten FTEs over the FY 2004 level of 502.

The increase of ten FTEs includes six FTEs being realigned from the
General Administration appropriation that are currently supporting the
Electronics Engineering Division, and four new FTEs to support the AOC's
safety program.

ANNUAL BUDGET

The FY 2005 annual budget request for the House Office Buildings is
$39,445,000 which represents a 13.2% increase above the FY 2004 budget
of $34,859,000. The annual budget consists of "Annual Recurring" and
"Annual Non-recurring" costs. Annual Recurring costs are broken down
into Program Groups (as defined in the AOC General Statement) and
Annual Non-recurring costs are broken down into discrete activities.
Justifications for specific increases in the HOB annual budget for FY 2005
are provided in the section titled, “Analysis of Change."

MULTI-YEAR BUDGET

The FY 2005 multi-year budget request is $66,230,000, which represents a
$38,644,000 increase over the FY 2004 budget of $27,586,000. Where
appropriate, 100% design documentation was received for projects prior to
requesting construction funding. The House Chief Administrative Offic
and the Clerk of the House were included in the budget preparation process
for the HOB. Project descriptions and justifications for FY 2005 multi-year
projects can be found in the section titled, "Analysis of Change."

CAPITOL

HOB - 1 of 10

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS DETAILED FY 2005 BUDGET (S)

Escalator Modernizations..

Replace Halon System.........

Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage..

Sound Improvements, Committee Room..............................................

Upgrade Public Restrooms.............................................................................................................

Total, Program Decreases..........................................................

Mandatory Pay and Related Costs:

62,445

(120)

(9,460)

(4,323)

(3,592)

Realignment of FTEs to HOB...

6

455

Cost of Living - Annualization of Cost of Living 2003.

43

Total Appropriation

1,700