FACILITIES SERVICES
DEPARTMENT MEETING
POSITION REVIEWS
Presented by:
Ron Pommerer, Director
&
Kelli Heath, Event Coordinator
Event Coordinator/ Office
Assistant
• Marketing Plan
• Event scheduling, coordinating, set up
• FAMIS
• Parking
• State Fleet
• New Employee Onboarding
• Environmental Committee
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DEPARTMENT MEETING
BUDGET UPDATES
Presented by:
Doug Dawes, VP for Business Affairs
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DEPARTMENT MEETING
PROJECT UPDATES
Presented by:
Facilities Services
Management
Overview
• Vangstad
• Flood Wall
• Climate Control
• Back Alley (State Fleet Parking)
• Heat Plant Replacement
• Wellness Center
• Other
Vangstad
• In the last month, the following progress has been made:
– Steel stud walls have been raised on 1st floor.
– HVAC systems are hung on the ceilings and the associated duct
work has been completed.
– Electrician is caught up and currently running fire alarm pipe and
boxes.
– Plumbing has the men’s bathroom plumbed and currently working
on the women’s bathroom.
– The water loops through the VAV boxes are done and we will be
starting on the radiator piping over the next couple weeks.
– Sprinkler lines will need to be relocated to better utilize the space.
– Concrete has been poured in 5 of the 6 rooms in the basement.
The hallway and remaining room will be poured next week.
Flood Wall
• After long negotiations, Swanberg Construction has
started the process of removing trees along College
Street, starting on the East end. In total 41 trees will
be removed.
• We will need to stay in close contact with the City as
this project will have a major impact on our campus
mobility and parking.
• There is a project rendering in the FS Conference
Room for those who are interested.
• We will be getting an online link to the project update
site that will give information on street closings and
other project updates.
Climate Control Upgrades
• Climate Control (CC) has started the process of
updating VCSU’s programs from their office in
Fargo.
• CC will be on-site in May to start updating
equipment.
– CC will need to work with VCSU Technology Services
concerning the server and other on-site equipment.
Back Alley (State Fleet Parking)
• This project will pick up once it gets warmer
outside.
– Paving of the parking lot
– Adding electrical posts for State Fleet (SF)
• Ron will be meeting with Enterprise Sales to get
some ideas concerning a shelter for the SF
vehicles.
Heat Plant Replacement
• Ron met with 6 firms and we received 6 bids
for qualifications.
• The building committee selected 4 of these
firms to interview.
– Interviews will be on 4/16 with the finalists.
Wellness Center
• Bid opening was April 1st and the project
came in over $1,000,000 under estimate.
– This project will be moving forward.
• The force main project is scheduled to begin
May 1st.
– FS staff will need to help prepare by removing
equipment and other materials from the site.
Other Projects
• Circle Hall
– We are still exploring the option of adding an awning
over the Circle Hall door to provide a more
welcoming entrance.
– Pat is investigating replacing the red brick tiles with
something that is easier to clean and looks more
attractive.
• President’s House Retaining Wall
– Bradco Restoration and Sandman Consulting will be
evaluated the wall and providing estimates for
repair.
FACILITIES SERVICES
DEPARTMENT MEETING
FS ANCHOR AWARD
Presented by:
Anchor Award Committee
As a department we see the hard work that happens day-in and day-out around
VCSU. We all have jobs that need to get done and we all work hard to ensure they
are getting done as effectively and efficiently as possible. As Vikings, we all row.
However, there are Vikings who seem to be the "anchor" of our team. They keep us
strong in our mission, keep us focused on the goal and keep us grounded in our
standards. They help hold the team together when it seems we are all over the
place! Work done behind-the-scenes often goes unnoticed by the rest of campus.
Hence the idea for the Facilities Anchor Award.
The Facilities Anchor Award provides an opportunity for Facilities Services
employees to recognize one another by nominating them to receive an award
and recognition in our department newsletter. The nomination and award recognize
ongoing and continued actions or behaviors furthering the vision and mission of the
University in regards to work that is done in the Facilities Services Department.
In order to qualify for this award, the nominee must be a Facilities Services staff
member at VCSU. Each month a committee will review nominations and award a
winner. The winner will automatically be on the following month's selection
committee. There are no restrictions of number of times you can win- we want to
recognize all hard work that is being done.
The nominations will be independently scored by a representative of maintenance,
building services and the Power House crews. Note, if there are 2 or less
nominations the previous month’s nominations will also be considered for the
award. If there are 2 or less nominations for 3 consecutive months the award
will cease.
Please submit your Facilities Anchor Award nomination form by completing the
survey below.
Copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
https://vcsu.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsSurveyEngine/?Q_SS=0HaxF71rWwcdvPD_
81yFzgYmuCR7ycd&_=1
FACILITIES SERVICES
DEPARTMENT MEETING
IMPORTANT DATES
April 10th: New Student Orientation
April 15th: Department Birthday Celebration @ 2:30pm
April 17th: New Student Orientation
April 22nd: Spring Job Fair (Graichen)
April 23rd: Lip Dup Recording (Location TBA, Time- 4pm)
April 24th: Class A Music Contest
April 24th: 21st Annual Scholarship Auction (@ the Eagles)
May 3rd: Special Olympics (Field House and Student Center Pool)
May 16th: Graduation
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DEPARTMENT MEETING
MEMBER TOPICS/QUESTIONS