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The total amount budgeted in FY 94 for purchases of equipment, including, 

 but not limited to, computers, vehicles, furniture, and a list and description of 

 these proposed expenditures. 



For FY 1994, BPA has budgeted approximately $12,770,000 for capital 

 tools and equipment. This includes S7,600,000 for power system tools and 

 equipment, and $5,170,000 for capitalized general purpose Automated Data 

 Processing equipment, and capitalized office equipment and furniture. 



Descriptions of these categories are provided below. In addition to these 

 amounts, BPA makes expenditures for transmission system equipment such 

 as transformers, circuit breakers, microwave, etc., which are purchased as 

 part of the capital investment for transmission system development and 

 maintenance and replacement programs. 



Note: Please note that the following discussion does not yet include the 

 effects of current cost-cutting efforts. 



Power system capital tools and equipment: 



Capitalized tools and equipment - portable generators, electronic survey 

 equipment, chemical sprayers, electric welders, cable and conductor handling 

 equipment, saws, metal fabrication equipment, etc. - $532,000. 



Motor vehicle equipment - Line trucks, trailers, crawlers, tractors, truck- 

 mounted cranes and manlifls, material handlers and all-terrain cranes, etc. - 

 $2,432,000. 



