Physical Plant

Facilities Department · Sub-Level Shop · ext. 2120 · Director of Facilities: Raymond Bost

The Facilities Department maintains the Corliss Pike building, the Shop Building, Barn Complex B and the agricultural outbuildings, the Aviation and Heavy Equipment Annex, the grounds, and Lots 1 through 9. The department reports to the Vice President for Finance and Administration. Custodial service, grounds, building systems, and minor repairs are performed by College staff. Specialty service for the range, the kitchens, the preparation laboratory, and the boiler plant is contracted. Instructional equipment is maintained by the divisions and is listed at Instructional Equipment.

Staff. Raymond Bost, Director of Facilities, ext. 2120. Andrzej Kulka, Maintenance Supervisor, ext. 2122.

Hours

The department office is open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and observes the College’s summer office hours. Outside those hours, a building emergency is reported to Campus Safety at ext. 2911 during the department’s staffed hours. At other times ext. 2120 forwards to the on-call maintenance technician. If there is danger to any person, dial 911 first.

Service requests

Employees submit service requests through DroverNet. Students report a building problem to any College office or to Campus Safety. A gas odor, a fire, or a condition that endangers any person is not a service request; leave the area and dial 911.

Service request priorities and response standards.
Priority	Examples	Response
Emergency	Flooding, sewer backup, loss of power or heat to a building, a condition that stops instruction in a space	Immediately. Report by telephone, not by request.
Urgent	Loss of heat, cooling, water, or power to a room in use; a door that will not lock; a restroom out of service	Within one business day
Routine	Repairs, adjustments, lamp and ballast replacement, ceiling tile, hardware	Within ten business days
Scheduled	Furniture moves, event setup, signage, minor alterations	Requested at least ten business days in advance

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Response times are the department’s standard and are not a guarantee. Event setup for outside rentals is arranged through Community Use of Facilities. Alterations to space, including walls, wiring, plumbing, and data cabling, require approval of the Vice President for Finance and Administration and are not service requests. Keys and keycards are issued through the Department of Campus Safety.

Building systems

Major building systems.
System	Description
Heating	Two gas-fired hot-water boilers. Boiler No. 1 was replaced in 2016. Boiler No. 2 is maintained under a service contract awarded to Marlowe Mechanical in September 2024.
Cooling	A central chiller serves the Corliss Pike building. The Shop Building and Barn Complex B are not air-conditioned, except offices.
Emergency power	A standby generator serves Wing E and the Sub-Level only. Other areas have battery-backed emergency lighting and exit signs. The Reptile House has its own backup generator circuit.
Water and sewer	Main campus: municipal water and sewer service, Village of Bellweather. Annex: well water and septic system.
Roofs	Roof sections, installation dates, and warranty terms are recorded by the department and are available from the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration.

Deferred maintenance

The department maintains a deferred maintenance schedule for all College buildings. The schedule is reviewed each year with the Vice President for Finance and Administration. Items requiring capital funding are submitted through the College’s capital request to the Board of Trustees.

Static maintenance

Static maintenance of the escalator installation is a recurring line in the physical plant budget. Scope: annual structural and fastener inspection of the truss and balustrade, tread and comb-plate securing, handrail cleaning, and dust control in the machine pits.

Static maintenance, by fiscal year.
Line	FY2024	FY2025	FY2026	FY2027
Escalator, static maintenance	$1,780	$1,820	$1,850	$1,850

The line has been funded every year since 1994.