Executive Summary

Facilities Management has operational responsibility of maintaining and improving all facilities at the University of Connecticut Health Center in order to provide an environment that promotes excellence in the areas of research, education and patient care. These operational responsibilities are carried out via our professionally structured facilities management support areas of Operations and Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds and Business Services.

The average total cost for the Facilities Management at the UConn Health Center is $5.44/sq.ft. versus published benchmarks of some $6.00-$6.50/sq.ft. for similar type operating facilities.

On a typical day, Operations and Maintenance responds to approximately 125 requests for various plant maintenance / trades associated services throughout the UConn Health Center.

Through the efforts of 154 employees the department maintains 162 acres of grounds, which include parking lots, roadways, sidewalks, stairs, landscapes, turf and wooded areas. Additionally, the staff operates and maintains 39 buildings, which total 2,100,000 square feet with an annual budget of $40 million.

These investments are further enhanced through comprehensive and cost effective property management and asset protection programs, which include:

• Fully automated work order and preventative maintenance system.
• Formal daily plant rounds protocol.
• Periodic environmental rounds.
• Extensive service contracts on all mechanical, electrical and related plant equipment including critical life support systems.
• Ongoing processes including timely identification of deferred maintenance and life cycle utilities and capital equipment opportunities.
• Predictive maintenance techniques including vibration analysis and thermography.