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R e p o r t of t h e B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e R a p p o r t e u r s M , B . T o u s s a i n t1 2 1 . In its r e p o r t t o t h e S i x t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y t h e B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e
proposed
t o s u b m i t , as s o o n as a l l a c c o u n t s c o n c e r n i n g t h e e x t e n s i o n o f t h e P a l a i s d e s N a t i o n s h a d b e e n s e t t l e d a n d t h e a r c h i t e c t ' s c o n t r a c t c o m p l e t e d , t o t h eE x e c u t i v e B o a r d , and t h r o u g h it t o t h e S e v e n t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y , a s u p p l e m e n t a r y
r e po r t g i v i n g t h e f i n a l f i g u r e s f o r t h e c o s t of t h e e x t e n s i o n of t h e P a l a i s . T h e S i x t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y n o t e d t h i s p r o p o s a l .
A l l q u e s t i o n s r e l a t i n g to t h e n e w b u i l d i n g s h a v i n g , a s f a r as W H O is c o n c e r n e d , n o w b e e n s e t t l e d , t h e Commit'tee s u b m i t s its f i n a l r e p o r t . .
2. A c c o r d i n g to t h e a t t a c h e d s t a t e m e n t (see A n n e x 1 ) d r a w n u p o n t h e b a s i s
o f d a t a s u p p l i e d Ъу t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s , t h e t o t a l c o s t of t h e e x t e n s i o n o f t h e ^ P a l a i s , i n c l u d i n g i n t e r n a l t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s , a m o u n t s to . . . . Sw.fr.紅）25，7红5書02
i n c l u d i n g a r c h i t e c t ' s fees and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e e x p e n s e s . 5 . T h i s e x p e n d i t u r e h a s Ъееп c o v e r e d as f o l l o w s :
C o n t r i b u t i o n of the S w i s s C o n f e d e r a t i o n . . . . S w . f r . 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 5
E n t e r e d a g a i n s t c r e d i t s v o t e d Ъу t h e F o u r t h and
F i f t h6 W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l i e s « S w . f r . 7 ^ . 0 2
T o t a l S w . f r . 4 , ^ 2 5 , 7 ^ 5 . 0 2
1 O f f . Вес» W l d H l t h O r g , irô, A n n e x 8
2 c o m p o s e d o f : D r . C . v a n d e n B e r g , Chairman； P r o f e s s o r G . A . C a n a p e r i a and M . B , T o u s s a i n t , E a p p o r t e u r .
5 o f f . B e e . W l d H l t h O r g . r e s o l u t i o n W H A Ô .
к — T
，S e e f o o t n o t e N o . 1 t o A n n e x I .
5 O f f . Bee. W l d H l t h Org. 5 5 , 33
6 O f f . Rec» W l d H l t h O r g . k 2 , 35
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
EB13/78
28 January 195 扛
OAL^AL : Б-К'ЖСН
page 2
The credits voted Ъу the tvo Health Assemblies being
S w . f r .1,571,681.75 and the expenditure chargeable to them
• 。 .. > • S v . f r ,1,425/7^5-02 the resulting economy is
« . . . . » S w . f r .1 紅 5 ， 936.73
A n a m o u n t of . . . S w . f r . 108,250.00 h a v i n g b e e n previeusly transferred from the B u i l d i n g F u n d tothe A s s e m b l y Suspense A c c o u n t1 there remains a balance of • available for transfer to this A c c o u n t .
Sw.fr. 37,686.73
The Committee wishes to add an explanation of its m a n a g e m e n t of the supplementary credit voted Ъу the F i f t h W o r l d
H e a l t h A s s e m b l y in the amount of S w . f r . ^52,701.50 2
v h i c h according to resolution W H A 5。w a s "to Ъе u s e d , subject . to the approval of the Executive Board in each c a s e ,
progressively as the contractors' claims are finally worked out
and approved b y the United Nations and b y the W o r l d H e a l t h •''3 ;'
O r g a n i z a t i o n " . The Executive B o a r d , in resolution EB10.E2 delegated to the Building Committee f u l l powers to act in the Board's b e h a l f , in accordance w i t h resolution W H A 5 .
The Coramittee approved the following payments chargeable to
this credit: • Contractors , S w . f r . 289,539.05
A r c h i t e c t ' s fees thereon at yjo 。 • • • . l i b ^ î ^ S，
L e g a l fees li2 5 0 . 0 0
D e f i c i t of the "pro rata" account « • • • • . ^,025.00 M o d e r n i z a t i o n of lift N o , l о 15,132Л0
W o r k in staircases N o s . 1 - 2 6 . . .
527,Об紅.85
U n u s e d balance of credit S w . f r . 125,656.65 This balance is incorporated in the total savings shovm in • .
paragraph 3 a b o v e .
1 B e p o r t of B u i l d i n g Committee to Sixth W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y , O f f . B e e . Wld 5 1 t h O r g . 4 8 , A n n e x 8
2 O f f , E e c , W l d H l t h Org。 k 2 , 55
I i • _ i•’ _ • II -Ч- •^.•m.m m mm. ill I i i • i i J 费• •••••’•
5 O f f . Весс W l d H l t h Org» 2
ЕБ13/78 page 5
•Tiie action which the Committee took since its report to the Sixth W o r l d НеаГсп
Assembly as regards the f i n a l settlement of the c o n t r a c t o r s1 claims i s explained in Annex 2
•to this, report。 Eeference is also m a d e in that A n n e x to works authorized by the Committee s i n c e the S i x t h World Health Assembly.
5» The Committee also controlled the use of the second supplementary c r e d i t voted by the F i f t h . World Health Assembly
in the amount of Sw.fr. 107 ，29 、紅 0
as far as payment of claims for increased cost of labour were concerned。 The Committee approved under this b e a d i n g as being
âue under contracts the payment of Sw.fr^ 77,365.60
As a l r e a d y s t a t e d i n the r e p o r t of the Committee t o the S i x t hW o r l d H e a l t h Assembly the supplementary credit of . . . . . c . . S w . f r . 107,294.40
has bsen used as follows : ‘
I n c r e a s e i n labour c o s t s S w . f r . 7 7 , 3 6 5 . 6 0
Concrete base f o r new b o i l e r 7,989.00 Umbrella stands. . • 6，0^2.00
Zeiss-Ikon cylinders for locks 1/59^.00 Sw.fr. 92,990.60
A r c h i t e c t ’
s fees on above amount at 5碟• • • . к 50 Q7 <ii<-\ t л
Unused balance , S w . f r . 9 , б 5 ^�3 0
w h i c h is incorporated in the total savings shown in paragraph 3 a b o v e . 64 Architect's fees
At the conclusion of i t s work, the Committee was o b l i g e d t o d e a l w i t h the q u e s t i o n
of fixing the architect's fees， and in this connexion it reviewed the services rendered
b y M r , Carlu in regard to the supplementary w o r k which was submitted for the Committee's examination。 The Committee found that although certain of the administrative provisions contained in the contract had not always been strictly adhered to, the Organization had not in the end suffered from this fact. F u r t h e r m o r e , the architect has provided free of charge c e r t a i n s e r v i c e s , which, i n S w i t z e r l a n d , a r e g e n e r a l l y the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the1 O f f - Бес. ¥ l d Hlth Org. kS, Annex 8
j¡¡BI3/78
p a g e k
o w u e r , such, a s , for e x a m p l e , the c a l l i n g in of a n e n g i n e e r , and of a l o c a l a r c h i t e c t t o
supervise the work on the spot。
In a d d i t i o n , Mr„ C a r l u r e n d e r e d services in a m a n n e r p a r t i c u l a r l y a d v a n t a g e o u s t o
the United Nations in the matter of certain transformations such as that of the Council
Chamber； t h e s e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s b e n e f i t t h e P a l a i s des N a t i o n s a n d a l s o t h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n .
F i n a l l y , t h e archit'-ict h a s voluiifarliy 'coïis'ented to' r e d u c e , b y a sum of S w . f r . 1 , 5 0 0 , t h e f e e t o whicii t h e s t r i c t a p p l i c a t i o n o f his c o n t r a c t w o u l d e n t i t l e h i m .
T h e C o m m i t t e e d e s i r e s to p a y t r i b u t e to M r , C a r l u1s p r o f e s s i o n a l q u a l i t i e s a n d t o t h e s p i r i t of u n d e r s t a n d i n g h e h a s s h o w n d u r i n g t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e w o r k . I t t h a n k s h i m
for his collaboration and fcr his offer
07. In the course of its discussions of the question of the architect's fees the
C o m m i t t e e w a s i n f o r m a d Ъу t h e S e c r e t a r i a t t h a t t h e a m o u n t of $ 2 , 5 5 7 . 5 0 w h i c h W H O
c o n t r i b u t e d in 19扛9 out of its o r d i n a r y funds t o w a r d s t h e a r c h i t e c t ' s r e m u n e r a t i o n p a i d t o h i m b y t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s f o r p r e l i m i n a r y s t u d i e s p r i o r t o h i s c o n t r a c t h a s b e e n r e i m b u r s e d t o W H O b y t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s。 T h e C o m m i t t e e u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t it h a s b e e n
credited to miscellaneous receipts for 1953»
8. T h e C o m m i t t e e c o n s i d e r s tb.3 t a s k e n t r u s t e d t o it Ъу t h e E x e c u t i v e E o a r d and
• • • t
t h e H e a l t h A s s e m b l y as c o m p l e t e d ; a l l claiais of c o n t r a c t o r s h a v i n g b e e n s e t t l e d and t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s h a v i n g b e e n p ^ o v i â è d ' b y W H O w i t h ' f ü a d s • n e c e s s a r y t o d e f r a y t h e f u l l c o s t
of t h e e x t e n s i o n of t h e P a l a i s w h i c h w a s u n d e r t a k e n a t W H O ' S e x p e n s e .
9 . In c o n c l u s i o n the C o m m i t t e e submits f o r t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e B o a r d t h e f o l l o w i n g d r a f t resolution.，
The E x e c u t i v e Board；
H a v i n g n o t e d t h e s u p p l e m e n t a r y r e p o r t of t h e B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e on t h e c o s t of t h e e x t e n s i o n cf t h e P a l a i s des N a t i o n s to p r o v i d e a c c o m m o d a t i o n f o r W H O H e a d q u a r t e r s , .
1 , T R A N S M I T S tliis r e p o r t t o t h e Seventh. W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y in p u r s u a n c e of
resolution 1ШАбо j6； and
E B 1 3 / 7 8 page 5
2. EECOMMENDS that the Seventh W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y adopt the following resolution:
The Seventh W o r l d Health A s s e m b l y ,
H a v i n g considered the supplementary report of the B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e , transmitted Ъу the Executive B o a r d , on the cost of the extension of the Palais des Nations to provide accommodation for W H O H e a d q u a r t e r s ,
1 . APPROVES the actions taken Ъу that C o m m i t t e e ,
2 . NOTES that the unused balance of the credits voted Ъу the F o u r t h and F i f t h H e a l t h Assemblies has， in accordance w i t h resolution W H A ^ . U o , Ъееп transferred to the Assembly Suspense Account;
3. NOTES v i t h satisfaction that W H O has. b e e n provided w i t h permanent accommodation for its headquarters o f f i c e , the cost of w h i c h has b e e n fully met；
红. CONSIDERS the task entrusted to the B u i l d i n g Committee as completed.
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A K N B X 1
C o s t o f e n l a r g i n g the P a l a i s , i n c l u d i n g i n t e r n a l t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s1
(in S w i s s f r a n c s )
A . C o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s o n w h i c h a r c h i t e c t18 f e e s a r e duel
1 . A c c o u n t A • . , ， . . . 3 , 7 4 0 , 0 4 2 . 4 0
2 . E x a c c o u n t В 5 , 6 3 4 . 0 0 3 , 7 4 5 , 6 7 6 . 4 0 B . C o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s f r e e of a r c h i t e c t ' s
f e e s :
1 . A c c o u n t XAJ w o r k d o n s b y the
U n i t e d N a t i o n s 3 0 3 , 2 2 5 . 0 0 2 . A c c o u n t Вs i n t e r n a l t r a n g f o r m -
a t i o n s , . . ' . . 1 4 3 , 4 8 9 . 9 0: 4 4 6 , 7 1 4 . 9 0
C . A r c h i t e c t ' s feej
I ‘ •• ‘ • - ‘
1 . A g a i n s t i t e m A a b o v e 1 8 7 , 2 8 3 . 8 5 2 . A g a i n s t 1 7 , 9 4 0 . 8 5 in "pro r a t a "
a c c o u n t 8 9 7 - 1 8 8 , 1 8 0 . 8 5
D . T r a v e l l i n g e x p e n s e s of a r c h i t e c t . . . . 3 1 , 1 4 7 . 2 0 E . O t h e r e x p e n s e s ( i n s u r a n c e , l e g a l
e x p e n s e s , e t c . ) l6,129.1f2
4 , 4 2 8 , 4 4 8 . 5 2 To deductî p r o f i t o n e x c h a n g e • . 1 , 2 0 3 . 5 0
r e d u c t i o n of f e e s a g r e e d
•Ьо Ъу the a r c h i t e c t . . 1,500.-» 2 . 7 0 3 . 5 0 4 , 4 2 5 , 7 4 5 . 0 2
1 T h e f i g u r e s o f t h i s t a b l e a r e s u b j e c t to s l i g h t m o d i f i c a t i o n s , p e n d i n g
"their f i n a l r e v i s i o n . “
2
I n c l u d i n g 1 , 2 5 0 . 0 0 p a i d b y W H O d i r e c t to the l e g a l c o n s u l t a n t .EB13/78 page 7
ANNEX 2
A C T I O N T A K E N B Y T H E B U I L D I N G C O M M I T T E ES I N C E T H E S I X T H S E S S I O N O F T H E W H A
1 . T h e r e p o r t s u b m i t t e d Ъу the C o m m i t t e e to the S i x t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y1
c o n t a i n e d i n f o r m a t i o n o n the a c t i o n t a k e n b y t h o C o m m i t t e e to t h a t d a t e
r e g a r d i n g t h e s e t t l e m e n t of c o n t r a c t o r ' s c l a i m s . T h e r e p o r t a l s o contained, a
statement showing the amounts chargeable to the supplementary credit of
S w . F r . 4 5 2 , 7 0 1 . 5 0 ($ 1 0 4 , 5 5 0 . - ) v o t e d b y the F i f t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y . A m o n g t h e s e a m o u n t s w e r e S w . P r . 2 9 , 8 5 7 . 1 0 r e p r e s e n t i n g d i s p u t e d c l a i m s , i . e . c l a i m s p r e s e n t e d Ъу s e v e r a l c o n t r a c t o r s b u t c o n t e s t e d Ъу the U n i t e d N a t i o n s . F o r the m o s t p a r t t h e s e c l a i m s c o n c e r n e d a n i n c r e a s e i n the c o s t o f m a t e r i a l
or compensation for alleged d i f f i c u l t i e s encountered i n carrying out the works.
N e i t h e r t h e i n c r e a s e n o r the c o m p e n s a t i o n c l a i m e d h a v i n g b e e n covered,
c o n t r a c t u a l l y , t h e C o m m i t t e e h a d to r e f u s e p a y m e n t o f the s u m s c l a i m e d . I n the c a s e of o n e c o n t r a c t o r , h o w e v e r , t h e C o m m i t t e e d i d a g r e e t o i n c r e a s e t h e o r i g i n a l o f f e r o f s e t t l e m e n t Ъу S w . P r , 2 , 3 0 0 . - o n t h e g r o u n d s o f c e r t a i n
d i f f i c u l t i e s which the contractor experienced i n carrying out the works.
I n f o r m e d Ъу t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s of t h e d e c i s i o n s of t h e B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e t h e
contractors conoernei accepted the settlement of their b i l l s as approved Ъу
t h e C o m m i t t e e .T h e i n c r e a s e a u t h o r i z e d Ъу t h e C o m m i t t e e , i n t h e c a s e of o n e c o n t r a c t o r ,
аз well as certain adjustments necessary i n the contractor's b i l l s after
t h e i r f i n a l v e r i f i c a t i o n b y the U n i t e d H â t i o n s , a c c o u n t s f o r t h e i n o r e a e © o fpayments to contractors approved Ъу the Committee from S w .Fr, 284,168.35
s h o w n i n t h e C o m m i t t e e ' s r e p o r t to the S i x t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y to
1 O f f . R e c . W 1 A H l t h O r g , , 48， A n n e x 8
E B 1 3 / 7 8 page 8
A n n e x 2
Sw.Fr. 28.9.,539-05 shown in the present report.
2 . T h e d e f i c i t of the "pro r a t a " a c c o u n t ( a c c o u n t to w h i c h a l l c o n t r a c t o r s h a d to c o n t r i b u t e on a "pro r a t a " b a s i s to m e e t the e x p e n s e s of i n s t a l l a t i o n s u s e d Ъу a l l of t h e m ) w a s e s t i m a t e d in the r e p o r t to the S i x t h W o r l d H e a l t h A s s e m b l y at S w . P r . 5 , 0 0 0 . - .
A c c o r d i n g to i n f o r m a t i o n r e c e i v e d f r o m the U n i t e d N a t i o n s the e x p e n s e s
o h a r g G a b l G to this a c c o u n t a m o u n t e d to S w . P r . 2 2 , 3 5 9 - 1 0 w h e r e a s the c o n t r i b u t i o n s of c o n t r a c t o r s c r e d i t e d to the a c c o u n t yielded, o n l y Sy/.Fr. 1 8 , 5 0 1 . 5 5 t h u s l e a v i n g a d e f i c i t o f S w . F r . 3 > 8 5 7 . 5 5 .
. T h e C o m m i t t e e w a s i n f o r m e d t h a t the a r c h i t e c t , on the b a s i s o f d a t a a v a i l — аЪ1е at the b e g i n n i n g o f the b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s , h a d e s t i m a t e d that a
c o n t r i b u t i o n Ъу c o n t r a c t o r s o f 5°/oo w o u l d Ъе s u f f i c i e n t to cover the e x p e n d i t u r e c h a r g e a b l e to the "pro r a t a " a c c o u n t . T h i s e x p e n d i t u r e h a v i n g e x c e e d e d h i s e s t i m a t e s , the y i e l d of the 5 % o c o n t r i b u t i o n p r o v e d to b e i n s u f f i c i e n t to c o v e r i t . In the d p i n i o n of the a r c h i t e c t , w i t h w h i c h the U n i t e d N a t i o n s
concurs; i t would Ъе impracticable now to ask the 45 or 50 contractors to pay
the d i f f e r e n c e , as t h e y a l l h a d b e e n i n f o r m e d , w h e n s i g n i n g the c o n t r a c t , of thp 5 /00 c o n t r i b u t i o n , a n d t h e i r a c c o u n t s h a v e b e e n f i n a l l y s e t t l e d . F o r t h i s r e a s o n , the U n i t e d N a t i o n s p r o p o s e d that the d e f i c i t Ъе c h a r g e d to the B u i l d i n g F u n d . T h e C o m m i t t e e , a g r e e i n g w i t h tho o p i n i o n of the U n i t e d N a t i o n s as to tho i m p r a c t i c a b i l i t y o f c l a i m i n g the d i f f e r e n c e f r o m c o n t r a c t o r s , a p p r o v e dthe proposal that the deficit in question Ъе charged to the Building P^nd.
3 . T h e r e p o r t to t h e S i x t h fforld H e a l t h A s s e m b l y i n d i c a t e d the cost of the m o d e r n i z a t i o n of t h e . l i f t N o . 1 at a p r o v i s i o n a l f i g u r e of S w . F r . 1 5 , 0 0 0 . - . T h e a c t u a l expense a m o u n t e d to S w . F r . 1 3 , 1 3 2 . 4 0 or S w . F r . 1 , 8 6 7 . 6 0 less than o r i g i n a l l y e s t i m a t o d .
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4. T h e C o m m i t t e e , a t i t a s e s s i o n h e l d i n N o v e m b e r 1 9 5 3 , a u t h o r i z e d c e r t a i n w o r k s to b e d o n e d n s t a i r c a s e s N o s . 1 a n d 26 s i t u a t e d a t b o t h e n d s of tha К w i n g . T h e s e two s t a i r c a s e s w e r e n o t i s o l a t e d f r o m ths b a s e m e n t a n d w e r e
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