O&M Organization Chart
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Operations
and Maintenance (O&M), under the direction of
Jack T. Baker, is to operate, maintain, repair,
renew and do minor alterations construction (less than $1 million) for
the campus' facilities and infrastructure. Work is performed using a wide
range of methods:
- In-house work force of the traditional facility trades, 200+ plus staff members.
- Service contracts for elevators, chillers (preventive maintenance and overhaul), roofs, UPS systems, etc.
- Trigen-Cinergy Systems, a public/private partnership, is responsible for the operation and renewal of our steam production and distribution system, our high voltage distribution system, and a district chilled water plant (steam driven) for the northern "research" area of campus (17 buildings).
- Bid contractors for exterior painting, road/sidewalk repair, system component replacement.
- Construction work is provided by on-call (pre-qualified) contractors, unit price contractors, design build contractors, conventional bid, and an in-house construction team.
Operations and Maintenance Units:
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Facilities Maintenance
includes units that provide area maintenance, electrical, pipe services,
maintenance contracts for roads and sidewalks, roofs, exterior painting,
and elevator maintenance.
HVAC Services include
heating, air conditioning, energy management, refrigeration, and
fume hood maintenance units.
Life Safety Systems Units provide
inspection, testing & maintenance of a wide variety of emergency
equipment including fire alarm systems, automatic sprinkler systems,
fire pumps & controllers, underground water mains, fire extinguishers,
emergency showers & eyewashes.
Campus Construction
projects (less than $1 million) are handled by two units.
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Construction Services manages projects performed through contracts, as described above. In 2002, Construction Services managed over 63 campus projects (ranging from $10,000 to $1 million) with total project expenditures of more than $15 million.
In-House Construction, a self support unit, has a staff of contractual employees. They do a wide range of minor renovations (up to $150,000). In 2002, the In-House Construction group completed over 1,000 minor alteration jobs at a value of over $2 million.
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O&M also has dedicated facility managers for the Shady Grove campus, Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA), the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and other facilities.
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