Facilities Management provides a full range of planning, project development and constructions services offered through the University Planner/Landscape Architect and Construction Management Services.  All renovations, modifications or work done to university buildings and grounds must be performed by or in cooperation with Facilities Management in advance.
 

Through this office the Construction Manager provides support to all campus departments and divisions in administering the university's construction projects.  Construction Management Services has the lead role in capital projects during the design and construction phases.  This office provides oversight of design and budget issues during the project design and construction phases.  This group provides coordination between the user/client, the University Planner, the Director of Engineering Services, outside design consultants, and other university offices involved in the capital project process.  Construction Services is responsible for the management of all aspects of bidding, contract, and construction phases of capital projects.

Specific services provided include:

Contract Administration

• Bid advertising
• Issuing contracts
• Project accounting
• Contract change orders
• Meeting requirements for capital project approvals and reporting

• Managing the activities of the project team (contractors, architects, consultants, etc.) during construction.
• Coordination of all university activities associated with the project from the start of construction through the occupancy of the project.
• Serving as the liaison and primary university contact for the project team as well as other university entities involved in the construction process.

For general info on Contract Administration/Construction Management please contact Janis Cook:

The Construction Management Office provides project estimating services to the entire campus community.  Estimating campus projects is unique and the estimating team has knowledge of the specialized services that need to be provided at a complex educational institution.  This expertise includes everything from specialized research, wet and dry labs, infrastructure, classrooms, offices, etc.

One important aspect of our services is that the estimating team has a unique background with the campus.  This enables them to pull together estimates that take into consideration the university's review process, standards and procedures. Estimating costs are critical in the development of a project. Understanding and refining project costs are essential to the success of a project.

The university is unique; and external estimators, architects, engineers and contractors may not be familiar with the intricacy of the campus. Campus project review processes are complex and require input from various campus committees and groups.  Our estimators have access to historical project cost information on different types of university facilities, making accurate estimating possible.  The estimators can aid in establishing the project soft costs as well as the construction costs.

The level of service can be tailored to specific project needs and budgets.  We can provide planning estimates to help guide clients in developing future budgets as well as construction estimates based on detailed plans and specifications.