(ii) Office space costs

Office space costs

Provision is made for the purchase of 48 air conditioners for the identification centres and district offices, at a cost of 700 per unit ( 33,600) and related freight charges at 12 per cent of the total cost ( 4,000).

Stationery and office supplies (total costs)

Office furniture (total costs)

Office equipment (total costs)

Decisions on the location of UDs or the conversion of UNIDO Country Offices to UDs must be taken in close consultation with the country concerned.

Provision is made only for the purchase of six medium capacity photocopiers at a cost of 5,000 per unit ( 30,000) and 10 paper shredders at a cost of 300 per unit ( 3,000).

General and office expenses

6(c). Responsibility for costs of installation at office site

On this basis, the total cost of office space would amount to 418,618.

Provision is also made for the replacement of miscellaneous office equipment, including calculators, an electric typewriter and a binding machine.

It was therefore agreed that, if the one third two thirds formula was a fair assumption for the reimbursement of staffing costs, it should also be used for the following costs that heretofore had not been shared computer, office space and audit costs, as set out below.

28B.21 The resource requirements of 9,163,800 relate to 35 posts, overtime, travel of staff, contractual services, general operating expenses, office supplies and office automation equipment.

Three small photocopiers are required ( 6,000), one each for the Zugdidi and Gali sector offices and the Office of Political Affairs

(f) 530,600 to meet office space costs which, under the proposed UN UNJSPF cost sharing formula, would be broken down as follows two thirds of the Fund apos s office space costs in the administrative area ( 355,700) and the full cost of the Investment Management Service office space ( 174,900) (see paras. 159, 160 and 166 above)

The current savings would be offset by returning the unused portion to the communal pool, which would increase the common charges.

The non post requirements would provide for general temporary assistance, consultants, overtime, official travel of staff, contractual services, general operating expenses, supplies and materials and furniture and equipment for both CEB secretariat offices.

The Operations Section is responsible for the back office operations and accounting of investment transactions.

Adequate operational resources for each office (office automation equipment, general operating provisions and office supplies) would also be required.

All the agencies will face higher operating costs in the new premises particularly for electricity related to office size, elevators, air conditioning etc.

Finally, the budget includes a provision for the purchase of a new office vehicle and a new generator for the office in Uzbekistan.

Unbudgeted requirements of 3,200 resulted from freight charges for the transfer of two recovery trucks and two fuel trucks from the United Nations Logistics Base.

acquisition of such additional office furniture (desks, chairs, lamps) as may be required (USD 25,000)

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The estimate provides for the purchase of 40 desktop microcomputer systems at a cost of 2,000 per system ( 80,000), five portable (laptop) computers at a cost of 2,400 per unit ( 12,000), one Local Area Network (LAN) server ( 30,000), and five uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units at a cost of 1,200 per unit ( 6,000).

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A provision of 28,000 is requested for computer maintenance of 40 computers at standard cost rates of 550 per computer and 150 per computer for desktop software.

Provision is also made for purchase of a message switching system ( 35,000) and five plain paper laser printer facsimile machines ( 10,000) to allow the different offices to communicate directly with Headquarters and other missions.

29.17 The requirements of 2,237,500 will provide for eight posts and related non post costs for the Office of the Under Secretary General.

These additional charges include costs for such items as utilities, cleaning of office accommodation and various maintenance contracts (supplementary air conditioners for the data centre and conference rooms, fire equipment for the data centre and office accommodation, rodent control and electric lamp replacement, etc.).

The resources requested under programme support costs relate to requirements of the Office of the Assistant Secretary General.

As regards office space costs, the amounts requested were based on the standard charges assessed by the United Nations.

In his proposed estimates for the biennium 1998 1999, the Secretary reflected the impact of the proposed UN UNJSPF cost sharing formula on the audit, computer and space costs to be charged to the Fund.

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Reimbursements were based on an agreed cost sharing approach derived from the results of a consultancy review in 1996.

The major portion of the increased financial requirements arises directly from the full utilization of the third courtroom and requirements for the Office of the Prosecutor and the Registry.

Provision is made for official travel between the Fund's New York and Geneva offices ( 162,500).

28B.31 The resource requirements of 14,787,400 would provide for the continuation of 77 posts, general temporary assistance, overtime, travel of staff, contractual services, general operating expenses, office supplies and office automation equipment.

UNLB is working closely with WFP to determine its precise accommodation requirements and to work out cost sharing arrangements.

Provision is made for the purchase of materials and supplies to support the public information office ( 900).

Programme countries were encouraged to meet their obligations towards local office costs.

. Programme support costs (i.e staffing, communication, 1.200.000 office space amp equipment)

6.19 An estimate of 29,500 would provide for the maintenance of office automation equipment. Furniture and equipment