Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee

Department of Public Works: Facilities Management Study

Tenant Representative Survey: DPW Buildings (n=58)

General

1. How long have you worked at this address? (n=57) (5 years avg.)

2. How long have you been your agency/organization's tenant representative at this address?

(n=55) (5 years avg.)

Cleanliness

3. Please rate your building's interior cleanliness: (n=55)

Excellent (11%)

Good (65%)

Fair (22%)

Poor (2%)

4. Please rate your building's exterior cleanliness: (n=57)

Excellent (21%)

Good (60%)

Fair (18%)

Poor (2%)

5. Over the past year, the cleanliness of your entire building has: (n=56)

 

Improved (29%)

Remained the same (50%)

Deteriorated (16%)

Fluctuated (5%)

     

6. Please rate the current custodial care of your building? (n=54)

Excellent (7%)

Good (69%)

Fair (19%)

Poor (6%)

7. Please rate the following custodial services for your building:

Service

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Vacuuming (n=52)

8%

42%

40%

10%

Cleaning walls (n=47)

4%

32%

45%

19%

Cleaning bathrooms (n=53)

8%

62%

25%

6%

Cleaning windows (n=52)

2%

46%

33%

19%

Emptying garbage (n=53)

43%

49%

8%

0%

Cleaning/waxing floors (n=50)

6%

62%

30%

2%

Refilling bathroom materials (n=53)

17%

74%

9%

0%

Shampooing carpet (n=49)

2%

29%

33%

37%

Other (please specify)

       

8. As tenant representative, are you aware of any problems with custodial work over the past year? (n=52) Yes (48%) No (52%)

If yes, please explain: __________________________________________________________

9. Have you reported any custodial problems (cleanliness, supplies, etc.) for your agency/organization within the past year? (n=53) Yes (77%) No (23%)

If yes, how would you rate the overall response time(s) to fix the problem(s)? (n=42)

Excellent (26%)

Good (48%)

Fair (19%)

Poor (7%)

If yes, how satisfied were you with the outcome(s):

 

Very Satisfied (26%)

Satisfied(49%)

Somewhat Satisfied (15%)

Not Satisfied (10%)

10. Who do you first report custodial problems to when they occur? _______________________

Maintenance

11. Please rate the current general maintenance of your building: (n=53)

Excellent (9%)

Good (74%)

Fair (11%)

Poor (6%)

12. Please rate the following maintenance areas for your building:

Building Area

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Interior painting (n=55)

(5%)

(62%)

(25%)

(7%)

Exterior painting (n=42)

(10%)

(57%)

(14%)

(19%)

Interior lighting (n=56)

(18%)

(61%)

(18%)

(4%)

Exterior lighting (n=54)

(13%)

(67%)

(19%)

(2%)

Flooring/carpeting (n=56)

(5%)

(36%)

(43%)

(16%)

Internal electrical (enough outlets, etc.) (n=58)

(17%)

(52%)

(19%)

(12%)

Plumbing (water temp., pressure, etc.) (n=57)

(14%)

(65%)

(14%)

(7%)

Ceilings (n=56)

(14%)

(59%)

(20%)

(7%)

Landscaping (n=58)

(19%)

(57%)

(19%)

(5%)

Parking area (n=56)

(13%)

(57%)

(18%)

(13%)

Outside trash removal (n=55)

(16%)

(76%)

(5%)

(2%)

Snow removal (n=56)

(18%)

(70%)

(9%)

(4%)

Other (please specify)

       

13. As tenant representative, are you aware of any problems with repair work over the past year? (n=55) (47%) Yes (53%) No

If yes, please explain: __________________________________________________________

14. Have you reported a mechanical problem (heat, air conditioning, electric, plumbing, etc.) for your agency/organization within the past year? (n=56) Yes (91%) No (9%)

If yes, how would you rate the overall response time(s) to fix the problem(s)? (n=50)

Excellent (20%)

Good (44%)

Fair (24%)

Poor (12%)

If yes, how satisfied were you with the outcome: (n=49)

 

Very Satisfied (12%)

Satisfied (39%)

Somewhat Satisfied (29%)

Not Satisfied (20%)

15. Who do you first report a repair need to when it occurs? ____________________________

16. Does your building's temperature remain comfortable throughout the year? (n=55)

Yes (33%) No (67%)

17. As tenant representative, are you aware of a routine preventative maintenance program within your building conducted by the building's property management company? (n=53) Yes (43%) No (57%)

Other

18. Please rate the following security-related areas for your building:

Security Area

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Level of security to protect people within your building (n=52)

(10%)

(52%)

(27%)

(12%)

Level of security to protect people on your building's grounds (parking areas, etc.) (n=53)

(4%)

(55%)

(30%)

(11%)

Level of security to protect material fromtheft/tampering within your building (n=53)

(13%)

(51%)

(26%)

(9%)

Level of security to protect material fromtheft/tampering on your building's grounds (n=52)

(4%)

(52%)

(35%)

(10%)

19. On average, how often does your building have a fire drill: (n=55)

Never (11%)

Once a year (31%)

2-4 times a year (33%)

More than 4 times a year (13%)

Don't know (13%)

 

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