Facilities Management
Our goal is to provide
Houghton College students and employees with clean, safe, attractive and
properly operating facilities. Our hope is that life experiences at
Houghton College will be positive and memorable.
Our duty is - through God's grace - to meet every operating issue that is placed
before us.
Custodial Services
These are services necessary to keep the College buildings and facilities clean and
safe as well as setup and clean up for special events. Typical services
include:
 | Washing and waxing floors, cleaning
carpet, cleaning restrooms, dusting, and trash removal. |
| Removal of ice and snow near
buildings and ice control on sidewalks around quad area. |
| Setup for special events (with 5
work days prior notice). |
| Moving furniture within buildings. |
Requesting
Custodial Services:
Emergencies -
call x 4860 or 567-9486
Routine
Requests - e-mail Custodial
Set-ups
- e-mail at least 5 work days in advance
Maintenance Services
These are services
| Interior and exterior repairs to
buildings. |
| Routine painting of buildings. |
| Maintaining utilities on College
property. |
| Routine maintenance of trees,
shrubs, lawns, sidewalks and parking lots. |
| Mowing, fertilizing and watering
athletic fields. |
| Moving furniture between buildings. |
| Snow and ice removal. |
| Maintenance of College fleet of
vehicles. |
| Project work as approved.
(Projects consist of new construction or modification of current
facilities. Outside contractors are often used for projects.) |
| Heating and air conditioning
adjustments. |
Services
to Other Departments
These are services for which Facilities Management does not receive specific budget
allocation. Typical services include:
| Repair to equipment purchased by or
assigned to a department. |
| Assembly of items purchased by or
assigned to a department. |
| Furniture repairs and re-upholstery. |
| Installation or preparation for
installation of new or replacement equipment purchased by other departments. |
Equipment
Installations
Departments planning to purchase or
install any new or replacement equipment should consult the Director of
Facilities prior to placing an order. This will allow maintenance to
confirm that there will be no problems that would prohibit the installation of
the new equipment. In addition, a work request including account number with
appropriate signature needs to be processed for any work that the department
would like Maintenance to do relating to installation of new equipment.
Requesting
Maintenance Services:
Emergency
Requests during office hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Call
x 4800 or 567-9480
Emergency
Requests outside of office hours - Call
Security at x3330 or 567-9330
Routine
Requests and Departmental Requests may be entered using this online
work
order request form.
Other inquiries
may be e-mailed to Maintenance.
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