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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)334 final
Brussels,1stJune1982
CONSTRUCTION OFANOFFICEBLOCK-EXTENSION TO
120RUEDELALOI,BRUSSELS
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CONSTRUCTION OFANOFFICEEXTENSION
TOTHEPREMISESAT120RUEDELALOI,BRUSSELS
1.INTRODUCTION
TheCouncilapprovedthebuildingspolicyguidelines on
14December1981.Itstatedthatithadnoobjectioninprinciple
totheinstitutions ,purchasingthepremisestheyneeded,provided
individualproposalswereexaminedbytheappropriate Councilbodies.
Itwasfavourablydisposedtowardsthedirectpurchase,financedby
theCommunitybudget,ofthebuildingplannedasanextensionto
120ruedelaLoi,Brussels,anditaskedtheCommissiontospell
outthelegalandfinancialdetails.Thedetailsofthisparticular
casearesetoutinthispaper.
2.AIMANDORIGINOFPROPOSAL
Theplanistobuildanofficecomplextohousearound
1000membersofstaff,coveringatotalsurfaceareaofapproximately
000mon11floor|,includingthreebasements.Anareaofapproximately 1000mwillbesetasideforshopsandpublicthorough­
faresinlinewithtownplanningrequirements .
Theoperationwillinvolvepurchasing andrenovatingthe
existingbuildingat120ruedelaLoi,buildingthenewpremises
incorporating thepresentbuildingand.rentingthelandfromtheBelgian
Stateunderalonglease.Itisestimatedthattheconstruction work
willtakeapproximately twoandahalfyears.
Provisionwasmadeforthisbuildingasfarbackas1976
undertheshort-andmedium-term accommodation policyplandrawnup
bytheadhocBuildingsGroupofthePermanentRepresentatives Committee;
theobjectoftheexercisewastogroupthedepartmentscurrentlyhoused
inseveralbuildingsrentedfromtheprivatesector.TheBelgian
MinistryofpublicWorksdulyacquiredtheland,commissioned theplans
andstudiesandobtainedbuildingpermission.
3.GENERAL0RGANIZATI0N
TheCommissionwillbetheclientfortheentireproject,
andthesitesuperintendent willbetheBelgianMinistryofPublic
Works.TheCommissionwillbeassistedbyexpertsinthevarious
specialistareas. j
■ThelandwillbeleasedfromtheBelgianstateatatokenrent
underalonglease.
Astheplanswere'custom-designed fortheCommission,itwill
takethemoverandreimbursetheBelgianstateforthepreliminary work
donetodate.

TheBelgianstatewillberesponsible forthebuildingand
subsequent management costsofthesectionsearmarkedforshopsand
publicthoroughfares .
PROCEDURES
Theassistance tobegiventotheCommission bytheMinistry
ofPublicWorksandtheexpertswillbecoveredbycontract.
TheCommissionwillissueopenorrestrictedinvitations to
tenderandwillawardcontractsinaccordance withDirective 71/305/EEC.
ItwillbeassistedinthistaskbyagroupofexpertsfromtheMember
States.
Theoverallcontractwillbedividedintoseveralparts,with
thepossibility oftenderingfortheentireproject.
Thelegalandtechnicalcontractual documentswillbegoverned
byBelgianlawandBelgianstandards.Specifications andrelated
documentswillbeinFrenchandDutch.
FINANCING »
Theestimatesintheattachedfinancial statement havebeen
'basedondetailsavailableatpresent.
Theexpenditurewillbechargedtothegeneralbudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Thefundsneededforthepreliminary worktobe
startedin1982willbecoveredbytheamendingbudget1/82andby
transfersofappropriations .Theappropriations neededforsubsequent
yearswillbeenteredinthebudgetoverthethree-year periodduring
whichtheworkistobecarriedout.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1980 estimates 1982 updates
ESTIMATED COSTS
Reimbursement ofpreliminary work
carried outbytheBelgian State 60000000 BF
Purchase ofexisting building at
120rue delaLoi 190 000 000BF 230 000 000BF
Engineers' andarchitects' fees ,
design costs ,experts' fees ,
procedures
' !120 000 000BF 140000 000BF
Earthwork and fabric 450 000 000BF 550 000 000BF'
Internal andfinishing work 550 000 000BF Ó70ooo' 000BF
Miscellaneous and contingencies 60000 000BF 70000 000BF
TOTAL 1370 000 000BF 1720 000 000BF
TIMETABLE.BF EUA
1982 -Reimbursement ofBelgian State
andtendering procedures 80000 000i 2000 000
-Purchase ofexisting building .. 230 000 000 5750 000
1983 -Earthwork andfabric .L1. 600 000 000 15000 000
1984 -Internal work 710 000 000 17750 000
1985 -Finishing work and miscellaneous 100 000 000 2500 000
Based onanaverage inflation rate ofaround 21% (thebuilding materials
index andthesalaries andsocial security contributions index increased
by21.26% and21.98% respectively between 1January 1980 and 1January 1982 ).