required toimprove efficiency andachieve economies intheuseofphotocopy services andthetelephone systematHeadquarters. 280.10 Twootherareasofmajorconcern wereidentified. Oneoftheserelates to anumberofservices provided through contractual arrangements withB.Eichwald and Company. Thisfirmcurrently provides telecommunications, electrical maintenance andconstruction services totheUnitedNations through acombined labourforceof technicians drawnfromtvnlocalunions. Acontractual relationship between the UnitedNations andEichwald hasexisted since1946.Although modified·fromtime to timesincethen,thebasiccontractual arrangements haveremained largely unaltered. Thepresent contract willexpire on31Oecember 1985. Uponinquiry, theAdvisory Committee wasinformed thatactualexpenses in1982-1983' forthisitem was$12,922,600. For1986-1987, theCommittee wasinformed thatapproximately $13.6million wouldberequired undersections 27,280and32oftheproposed programme budget. 280.11 Representatives oftheSecretarY-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatcontract renewal talkswithB.Eichwald andCompany wereinprogress. Negotiations onrevised termsandconditions forthecontract wouldtakeinto account recommendations madebytheAdministrative Management Service (AMS)inits studyofcontractual arrangments withB.Eichwald andCompany. Information onthe studywasincluded inthereportonAMSactivities in1983-1984 submitted tothe Committee bytheSecretary-General pursuant toGeneral Assembly resolution 31/94C andsection Iofresolution 36/235. Bearing inminditsobservations in paragraphs 27.21and27.22above,theAdvisory Committee intends tokeepabreast of thesituation andrecommends that,uponconclusion ofthenegotiations, the Secretary-General shouldsubmittheresults totheAdvisory Committee. 280.12 Thesecondareaofconcern relates toaccommodation requirements at Headquarters. Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatfollowing occupancy ofnewofficespaceintheUNDCIIbuilding in 1983,redistribution ofexisting spaceintheHeadquarters building, andthe surrender ofotherrentedspace,therewaspractically novacantspaceleftto accommodate anynewHeadquarters staffthat mi~htinthefuturebeapproved bythe General Assembly. Some10,000sa.ft.ofspaceisbeingkeptasreserve inthe AlcoaBuilding atthepresent time,buttherentalleaseforthatspacewillexpire on31July1987(seepara.280.19below). TheAdvisory Committee recommends that beforeanydecision istakentorenewtheleaseintheAlcoaBuilding (-~toenter -152-280. Gen (ta sta rev in bud Off· the to Com mad ove Ser unde and Sen for 280, of ~ $29 notE pro} Ser 280 pro and '/0I .1. )r leral outthe ing the ical -1985to, n.The tions. swere 'I atesto "'aIdand enance orceof nthe timeto uiry, hisitem ely ed ittee to inits onthe othe 31/94C reastof ,ry ingin e to bythe the 1expire sthat enterintoadditional commitments forrentalofspaceananalysis ofaccommodation requirements atHeadquarters should besubmitted totheCommittee atitsfall 1986session. 280.13 The1986-1987 estimate of$63,500 fortravelofstaffintheOfficeof General Services contains resource growthof$15,000 (~trevised 1985rates) (table280.4). Theresource growthrelates mainlytothetravelofengineering stafftoGeneva, Bangkok, Santiago andAddisAbaba"•••forthepurpose of reviewing on-site themajormaintenance andalteration workproposals forinclusion inthe1988-1989 proposed programme budget" (para.280.29oftheproposed programme bUdget). TheAdvisory Committee recognizes theneedtostrengthen theroleofthe OfficeofGeneral Services inthisregard 3nddoesnotobjecttotheestimate. At thesametime,bearing inmindthattravelwillalsobeundertaken toBangkok and
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and logistical matters within the United Nations, specifically related to the improvement of efficiency, budgeting, and resource allocation. The topics mentioned include photocopy services, telephone systems, contractual arrangements, accommodation requirements, and travel expenses. These seem to be internal management issues rather than related to a specific sector or theme.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Industry