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Office of General Services (OGS) 
                          Adjusted       Executive   Legislative                       
                           Approp.         Request       Approp.
                           2000-01         2001-02       2001-02     Change

STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund           123,392,100   145,786,600   140,036,600 (5,750,000)
  Special Rev.-Fed.        6,050,000     6,400,000     6,400,000          0 
  Special Rev.-Other      17,631,000    14,854,700    14,854,700          0 
  Fiduciary                  722,000       842,200       842,200          0 
  Enterprise               1,270,000     1,308,700     1,308,700          0 
  Internal Service Fund	 218,250,000   239,814,400   239,438,400   (376,000)
  Total for Agency:      367,315,100   409,006,600   402,880,600 (6,126,000)
  Total Contingency:         250,000       250,000       250,000          0 
  Total for 
  STATE OPERATIONS:      367,565,100   409,256,600   403,130,600 (6,126,000)

AID TO LOCALITIES
  General Fund                75,000             0             0          0 
  Total for
  AID TO LOCALITIES:          75,000             0             0          0 

  Capital Projects Fund   71,400,000   122,200,000   122,200,000          0 
  Total for 
  CAPITAL PROJECTS:       71,400,000   122,200,000   122,200,000          0
Agency Mission

The Office of General Services (OGS) provides four major categories of services to State agencies including:

  • Custodial, maintenance, security and utility services at non-institutional State buildings;
  • Centralized services on a General Fund chargeback basis, including communication and design and construction;
  • Procurement and lease contract negotiations; and
  • Surplus State land conveyances services.
Year-to-Year Change

On an All Funds basis, the Executive recommends a State Operations increase of $41,691,500 or 11.3 percent, and a Capital Projects increase of $50,800,000 or 71.1 percent.

Legislative Changes

Reject Excess Utility Inflation. $(5,750,000) ST/GEN

The Assembly reduces the Executive's recommended $20,003,000 General Fund increase in utility and non-utility non-personal service expenses at State owned buildings by $5,750,000. This leaves a $14,253,000 increase for such expenses, adequate to cover Executive utility cost inflation estimates for SFY 2000-01 and SFY 2001-02, plus a 3 percent inflation adjustment for non-utility expenses during the same period.

Reject "Wrap Up" insurance pilot program funding. $(376,000) ST/INT

The Assembly eliminates funding for the Executive proposed "Wrap Up" insurance pilot program, including two new staff positions. The Assembly rejects the State using owner controlled insurance on single public construction projects costing more than $25,000,000, and on multiple public construction projects costing more than $50,000,000. Private contractors and subcontractors working on public construction projects would continue to purchase their own insurance.

Legislative Proposals

The Assembly rejects the Executive's recommendation to finance architect and engineering costs associated with the rehabilitation of the Alfred E. Smith State Office building with pay as you go resources and instead recommends this portion of the project be financed with bond proceeds. To effectuate this the Assembly increases the bonding authority of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) by $3,000,000, from $72,000,000 to $75,000,000. UDC currently bond finances these types of costs on other State owned facility projects.

The Assembly rejects the Executive proposal for the State agencies to use owner controlled ("Wrap Up") insurance on single public construction projects costing more than $25,000,000, and on multiple public construction projects costing more than $50,000,000. Private contractors and subcontractors working on public construction projects would continue to purchase their own insurance. The Assembly rejects $376,000 in General Fund support, budgeted in various State agencies, tied to implementing a Wrap Up pilot program in OGS.

The Assembly rejects the Executive recommendation that OGS offer coordinated centralized services including proposed Wrap Up insurance to local governments, not-for-profit organizations and State public authorities. The Assembly accepts that OGS can administratively implement equipment maintenance insurance for State agencies.