Equipment and Building Services - Building Services

Building Services Information
Provide management, supervision, support services, for trades personnel.  Provide records management for tracking labor and material costs and maintain accurate log of all open and closed work requests.  Develop contract specifications and bid document for purchasing to obtain bids and award the contract for buildings and security services. Monitor, operate and maintain the emergency electrical power back up system for 911, Information Services and the Building operations at City Hall.

Underground Parking
Provides funding for the management and operations of the Dallas Art District Garage through an outside contract.  Provides 1,400 parking spaces for employees, council and board and commission members, visitors and media.

Central Building Management
Furnish room set-ups and reservations for seven (7) different meeting rooms located at City Hall.  Pay utility bill for 470 accounts of city facilities and monitoring utility invoices to reduce over charges or incorrect account billing.  Provide 24 hour 7 days a week operations of 4 major facilities in the central business district.  Manage Burlington Street Truck Terminal which provides an inter connecting Truck Terminal and public walkway for major buildings using the facility.

East/West Bulding Management
Provide an attractive, accessable, safe and efficient physical environment for 743 City buildings by performing maintenance and repairs in an effcient safe and timely manner.

Maintenance
Provide technical services to manage privatized maintenance program for elevators in 6 major facilities in the Central Business District (CBD).  Provide electrical, H.V.A.C., plumbing, carpentry, painting, mechanical maintenance and repair for City buildings including Morton Meyerson and
Dallas Museum of Art.

Special Events
Assist in special Events at City Hall with Security Services , Electrical, Plumbing and all other set-ups.  Also, assist the fiming industry while fiming in downtown city facilities.

Security
Provide security services for 16 city facilities with in-house and contracted Security Services.  Provides safe and secure facilities for citizens and city employees by reducing potential for serious incidents and crime.  Provide effi icient and timely delivery of Council Members Agenda and Briefing documents prepared by Budget and City Manager staff.

Custodial
Provide In-House cleaning services in 11 city buildings and contract cleaning services in 104 city buildings.  Pest extermination and pest control services in 115 city buildings. Window cleaning services for four (4) CBD buildings, City hall, Municipal complex, Central Library and oak Cliff Municipal Center.