PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER TO AMEND THE FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRA- WVEERING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL SEP 1970 GOVERNMENT JUNE 4, 1970 DOCUMENT Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 47-426 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1970 CONTENTS Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Hastings, Robert F., representing the American Institute of Architects; accompanied by Philip Hutchinson, director of government affairs, American Institute of Architects.. Kunzig, Hon. Robert L., Administrator, General Services Adminis- Peltier, Adm. Eugene J., representing the Consulting Engineers Council, National Society_of_Professional Engineers, American Road Builders Association (Engineering Division), American Society of Civil Engineers, and American Institute of Consulting Engineers; accompanied by Nat Turner and Donald Schancke_ Staats, Elmer B., Comptroller General of the United States; accom- panied by Robert F. Keller, Assistant Comptroller General.... Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by— American Society of Landscape Architects: Statement_ Blatnik, Hon. John A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota, letter to Hon. Jack Brooks, dated June 3, 1970---- Fallon, Hon. George H., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, letter to Hon. Jack Brooks, dated May 20, 1970- Kunzig, Hon. Robert L., Administrator, General Services Adminis- tration: Types of architect-engineer services excluded from the Peltier, Adm. Eugene J., representing the Consulting Engineers Council, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Road Builders Association (Engineering Division), American Society of Civil Engineers, and American Institute of Consulting Engineers: Appendix A.-FIDIC (Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs- Conseils)-"Guide to the Use of Independent Consultants for Engineer- ing Services,' " 1967- Appendix B.-"Where Do We Stand on Competitive Bidding," by Elmer K. Timby, P.E., chairman, Committee on Federal Procurement of A/E Services, member, advisory board, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Appendix C.-Letters submitted to the subcommittee for inclusion in the Appendix D.-Report to the Congress by the Comptroller General of the United States, April 1967, "Government-Wide Review of the Adminis- tration of Certain Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Relating to PROCUREMENT OF ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1970 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 2247, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Jack Brooks (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Jack Brooks, William S. Moorhead, John C. Culver, Floyd V. Hicks, John H. Buchanan, Jr., and Sam Steiger. Staff members present: Ernest C. Baynard, staff administrator; C. Don Stephens, research analyst; William M. Jones, counsel; Irma Reel, clerk; and Lynne Higginbotham, clerk. Mr. BROOKS. The Government Activities Subcommittee having been duly organized under the Rules of the House of Representatives and a quorum being present, the meeting will come to order. This morning the subcommittee will hear testimony on H.R. 16443, and companion measures to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 in order to establish Federal policy concerning the selection of firms and individuals to perform architectural, engineering, and related services for the Federal Government. (The bill, H.R. 16443 follows:) (1) |