KEYPOINTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
¬ DPW is responsible for managing state-owned buildings and grounds within Hartford, district offices outside of Hartford, and surplus properties transferred to the department.
¬ DPW is undergoing an agency-wide restructuring, including the Facilities Management unit.
¬ FY99 expenditures for DPW's Facilities Management unit totaled $22.2 million, or half of the department's total expenditures for that year.
¬ An estimated $19.6 million was spent on private management contractors in FY00; up from $8 million in FY92.
¬ Facilities Management filled staff positions declined 48 percent since FY92 --from 137 to 71.
¬ The department's Facilities Management unit is responsible for management services for 48 properties covering 7.3 million gross square feet; the unit also provides security services at the State Office Building.
¬ DPW uses six private property management contractors to manage just over six million gross square feet of property, or 92 percent of all gross square footage overseen by department.
¬ DPW oversees management of several large state hospitals considered surplus property, including Fairfield Hills, Uncas, and Norwich.
¬ DPW follows a specific process for hiring private property management companies, with five-year personal service agreements typically established.
¬ Management companies are reimbursed for monthly expenses upon DPW review and approval.
¬ Due to lead and asbestos containing materials within the State Office Building, work orders are first reviewed by an on-site environmental specialist to determine if abatement is necessary.