Reproduced from the holdiags of the National Archives Pacific Southwest Region ~ 4023 ORFICIAL-UGE-ONLY Mr. P. oe BEST COPY AVAILABLE W. Spain Deputy Director, Teast Division : CorataHo. AT-(29-2}-20 sir: Janumry 9; - PO. BoxBhOO.tons Offioe Albuquerque, Hew Mexico Subject: R 1956 REPOSITORY Bee“Sepeee oe scuccnon KE 326 ATOMIC EWEREY COMMISSION BOX No. 264.20. GF28) Alblg4 rotpen AAveY StAMD 3é6 =658 730 - - 10 Np, 1953 Replying to your letter EIP:EW-1397 of Dacenber 24, 1955, on the subject of . Off-Atoll Support, and eupplenenting our letter No. 412 of December 23, 1955. there are subaitted origina] cost cetimates covering all known vork require- | nents of the nature of Job I coustruction, which estimates sre momerized as follows: . Eotinate Number Location §3501-0 Wotho 53503-0 Kusaie 53502-0 53504-0 53505-0 — Rongerik Ujelang Construction Time Het Cost 21 days $ 68,220 5 éays 41,830 7 days 24 210 9 days Utirik 12. days TOTAL 53 days Gross Cost & 124,095 5 h15 23.145 30,665 (8,260 § 169,345 $ 283,675 420 52, 760 It is desired to point out the temporary camp facilities to provide masping, housing, storage, and utilities have been estimated and are considerednecea- sary to support personnel] st three sites, vamely Ujelang, Utirik., ané Wotho; and it is considered that the existing weather station camp facilities at Rongerik and Kugaie are sufficient to accomodate operation personne] jiocated et these sites in connection with the scientific program. The estimates subuitted herewith comprise caly Job I, construction, end specifically do not include eupport services for scientific perscanel; operation expense, Jobd It, involving camp operetion; or maintenance expense, Jot III, which costes are carrieé in our accounts on an overall beele for the vhole operation at Pacific Proving, Ground. Our suggested method for accounting for theae indipect costs of operetiang proposes that food costs he assessed at the rate of $1.50 per day per nan for 6 standard Jobsite mami. Coste sbove this ancunt, aa woll aa the cost of watex and fuel, would be absorbed ac a part of the overall operating expensa of the operation. OFFICIALUSE-ONTY PECLASS IFIED FER DOE LETTER DATED QUERY, 25. 1994 FeOU ENON SINISGALLI TO a ~ DEANE 4 EL _ re ~~ ONG BOON