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Facilities Council Projects EXCEL FORMAT: Download Project Summary Mission Statement Council Members Project ID Task Status Area Sub-Area VC Rating Council Rating FC-1 Create cross-MAU goals for environmentally sustainable design elements TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-2 Create a strategy to increase space utilization/efficiency TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-3 Develop cross-MAU collaborative forums at management, administrative, and supervisory levels TBA Facilities Facilities Administration 1 FC-4 Establish benchmarks/metrics for performance/productivity TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-5 Service contracts: cross MAU bids TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-6 Rural campus maintenance support TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-7 Become involved in research grant process TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-8 Coordinate training across maus TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-9 Investigate and support new project delivery systems including innovative procurement TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-10 Develop new insurance + indemnification standards TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-11 Link work order/payroll data entry directly to BANNER TBA Facilities Facilities Administration 1 FC-12 Automate design and construction functions TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-13 Implement paperless work orders TBA Facilities Facilities Administration 1 FC-14 Streamline facility programming decision-making process TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-15 Outsource some project mgt TBA Facilities Design/Construction 1 FC-16 Consolidate transportation management and vehicle purchases TBA Facilities Operations 1 FC-17 Investigate cooperative cross-MAU procurements of equipment and supplies, using state contract procurement where beneficial TBA Facilities Facilities Administration 1 FC-18 Conduct cost/benefit analysis of outsourcing vs. in-house staff for specific maintenance functions TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-19 Examine feasibility of utilizing other MAU facility engineers for troubleshooting, diagnostics, and problem solving TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-20 Compare cost/benefit of outsourcing vs. in-house landscape maintenance TBA Facilities Operations 1 FC-21 Examine feasibility of periodic maintenance program with main campus staff for community campuses TBA Facilities Maintenance 1 FC-22 All major campuses should explore and adopt recycling programs where cost effective, and consider partnering with there respective community's pilot programs that show potential benefit for the larger community TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 1 FC-23 Telephone - Advise UAF (maybe others but no data has been provided) customers that UA's competitively procured long distance pricing is not being marked up, it is simply more costly than prepaid cards such as AT+T cards sold by SAM's Club TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 1 FC-24 Heat - Develop program to adjust building heat controls to cut down on use of under the desk electric heaters TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 1 FC-25 Confirm that resources (bank lease financings) are readily available for capital intensive investments where demand, savings or quality of service can be demonstrated, with due consideration of cost of capital, relatively modest limitations on the availability of capital, and private sector rates of return to investors for similar investments. However, prior to funding any project there must be thorough cross MAU or "peer review" for lack of a better word by facilities council with a recommendation to the Business Council. TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 1 FC-26 Continue rigorous review of energy conservation measures TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 1 FC-27 Monitor market for opportunity to add variable rate debt to the university's toolbox, and do so when appropriate TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 1 FC-28 Utilize workforce development programs (job training) to supplement in-house work forces TBA Facilities Operations 2 FC-29 Automate fuel depot billing and card issuance TBA Facilities Operations 2 FC-30 UAF do asbestos abatement across UA TBA Facilities Maintenance 2 FC-31 Consolidate warehousing and expediting of supplies TBA Facilities Operations 2 FC-32 Review and change contracting practices (see Capital Construction section of Facilities CMT-ACAS Report) for methods appropriate for energy conservation and cost saving projects. TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 2 FC-33 Water - Evaluate/install cost-effective hot/cold water saving devices that do not diminish service level TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 2 FC-34 Garbage/Refuse - All major campuses should explore and adopt recycling programs where cost effective, and consider partnering with there respective community's pilot programs that show potential benefit for the larger community TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 2 FC-35 Add temperature transmitters to DDC controls to reduce freeze ups as applicable TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 2 FC-36 Program building freeze alarms into dispatch as applicable TBA Utilities, Best Practices, Land, Financing 2