The purpose of this section is to set forth the policies, responsibilities, and procedures for conducting facilities condition assessments at Bryant University.

Residence Halls

The Facilities Group will conduct condition assessments in conjunction with a designee from Residence Life in selected residences during winter break. The assessment will determine whether additional repair/rehabilitation will be required to bring a unit up to the health/sanitary codes and livability for students. During the assessment, charges for repairs, if any, are determined and the billing is handled through the Residence Life group. Any necessary repairs will initiate the work-order process, and a work ticket is generated for each needed trade.

Administrative Areas

The Facilities Group conducts periodic checks of areas populated by administrative offices and classrooms. These assessments are conducted during the spring break and summer break timeframes. Any emergency repairs are conducted immediately. Any work requiring a major expenditure is forwarded to the Capital Projects Group to be entered as a candidate for a capital improvement.

Building Envelope

During the winter months, as a means of preventive maintenance, the Facilities Group conducts periodic inspections of the building envelopes to assess energy efficiency with regard to infiltration/exfiltration. The buildings are assessed via infrared scanner to determine if they are weather tight.

Campus Communication

The purpose of this section is to set forth the policies, responsibilities and procedures for providing campus communication at Bryant University between the Facilities Group and requesters.

The Facilities Management Group will respond to all Electronic work requests via e-mail directly to the requester. One e-mail will notify the requestor of receipt of the work order, and another will notify the requester of the status of the work order. For any requests made by telephone, the only confirmation communicated by the Facilities Management Group will be from the worker making the repairs.

Campus Management often conducts projects that adversely affect the flow of community activities. When this situation occurs, it is necessary to notify the community via e-mail of the affected areas and the period that the area will be affected. A global email is sent through the Vice President for Business Affairs, by the Director of Facilities, notifying the community of the start and finish of the work as well as the affected activities/areas.

Exterminating Services

The Facilities Management Department is solely responsible for administering exterminating services at a periodic rate to all buildings. These services may be performed by inhouse Facilities personnel who possess the proper licenses and training, or by outside contractors.

All costs of general exterminating services throughout the facilities will be annually provided for in the Facilities Management budgets. Exterminating services for food service areas and culinary instructional areas will be administered by Facilities Management, but charged to the respective department.

Any areas witnessing problems with rodents or insects should contact the Facilities Management Office immediately. Treatment services will be scheduled as soon as possible. Except in extreme situations, treatment will always occur at times when the buildings are least occupied.

Occupants' Responsibilities

Although Facilities Management is responsible for the overall Facilities operations, it is the responsibility of each individual to see that fellow employees, students, materials, and equipment are in compliance with University, state, and federal policies and procedures. Department heads are responsible for the overall safety and security of their respective areas.