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B-159451 1 (1969-09-03)

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                  COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UN!TED STATES
                             WASHtNGTONL D.C. ?MAS13


     B 1594~51                                                SEP 3 - 18





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            Icthr reference is made Lotvxo  letter of Wlay 14, 1.968t questioning
     the propriety o f the Grand Hotel construction and ren.:vstin projects
     by the United )tatea Army in Ahm Trag   V.

         We prev~lously advise y')u that we had requested a report -in the fac-ts
     of the mtter f'rom the Secretary of the Army sa that yn-iw letter would
     be oiven~ further ecrnsidex:ati~yn when such report was received. ile A
     interim repirt vas reveivedl here in Januiary of 1969, the final i epirt
     frim the Asmisftant Secretary for financial Manxagement wa -Ado by letter
     dated Auut 4, 1969.

         The projects in quastio n were Wntinted! in late ln965 and vere carriv!
   ou ~t f:>r ths United States Arms by Pacific Architects and Big1ineera, Inc.
   At' that time it v'ax est imted that V.) renivate the Intel =An anex con-
     struct a 600-men cantonmet, install a nover plant anI electrical distribtl-
       tnsyxtem, and to LnstaUl a uecurity fenc- wiitld cost a total of


         Slice military c-,natracti~n funds were not avai.lable, it is an..e'-
    sta-oA that stveral :)f the gbl'Veie ere     CAldaw      'tt no iida~
    'ten exceeded $25,ccr,. the cocts were to Iie financed with f-1.nds z:'pro-
    Iriated f:w 0Cte-atln and Xalntenrz~ce, Ar-iy. Arran.geneFnta then ver-e
    mmde with Pacific Arcitects and Mgineers, In~c., which firm had a ne~ot-
    Plug a-fixed--fee cantract to privide rapair and utility functions for
    United States Army facilities In Vietna%, t-o r-oceed .,ith the nbo)ve vfork.
    The cost t-ir this v-ork aubtaitially excreled the abo-ve eatimatems nd after
    $175COXD -had bek-n expended, ciats for the wnrk a parently in-c1,udinm_ the
abshin kl750Mo were _,rarzed &agalist      Asinc--Inf1ZlS(i.acal
    currerncicE)

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