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 63 STAT.] PHILIPPINES-MEDICAL CARE- June 7, 1949 Aug. 5, 1949 TITLE IV 2595 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF HOSPITALS AmRcL 6. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines Bulding sites. agree to furnish an adequate building site for each hospital to be constructed under the terms of this agreement, at no expense to the government of the United States. AincLE 7. Amounts necessarily expended for technical services re- Reimbursement by quired and obtained for preparation of plans and specifications, super- vision of construction, and for overhead expenses incident to these functions will be reimbursed in the form of grants made by the Government of the United States, if specifically approved by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of the United States. In no event will the total of such amounts exceed 5% of the total construction cost. ARTICEi 8. The Government of the United States, through such prInvatofnbuildi qualified persons as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall des- sites. ignate, shall inspect and approve each building site before construction of a hospital thereon is commenced. ARTICLE 9. The Government of the United States, through such qualified persons as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall des- ignate, shall have the right to inspect buildings being constructed under this agreement, at all stages of construction; to inspect and audit all accounts necessary and incident to such construction; and to approve the procedure for letting of contracts both for hospital construction and the purchase of equipment. ARTICL 10. As a basis for determining the amount of funds to be andietSeodfmtPon granted for the program embraced by this agreement, there shall be padln P'ropoed hoe- transmitted to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs by the Secre- tary of National Defense of the Philippine Government as early as may be following the entrance into force of this agreement, an item- ized, detailed description of a hospital, or hospitals, upon which con- struction is expected and intended to be commenced, together with an accurate, detailed plat or map showing the prospective location thereof; an estimate of the time expected to be required for building and equipping, information detailing the size of each hospital, its general plan and conformation and the type of materials intended to be used therein, and an estimate of the costs of construction, ma- terials, and equipment. ARTICLE 11. Following the concurrence by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in such preliminary plans, full-scale plans, blue- prints and specifications for all of the buildings and equipment em- braced in such data, together with proposed contract forms and forms of bids to be employed, shall be prepared by the Secretary of National Defense of the Philippine Government and transmitted for the con- currence of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. If concurred in, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall make to the Government of the Philippines such installment-grants as the efficient progress of the construction program and the need forsuch equipment may, in his judgment, warrant.

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