Facilities Maintenance
The Facilities Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance and repair to all city-owned buildings. Currently there 272 properties listed as city-owned. We have a staff of 10 technicians. Maintenance staff include electricians, plumbers/carpenters, and HVAC technicians. Additional services include repair and maintenance to: Parks Department baseball/softball field lighting, Rose Park Tennis Center lighting, utilizing a 60' aerial truck, Airport Control Tower rotating beacon light, airfield windsocks, city-owned building and pole lights, elevators/escalators, sump pumps, sewer lines, etc.
Work Orders
This Division responds to an average of 200 work requests per month. Another 50-60 preventative maintenance work orders are automatically deployed through the paradigm computer system for buildings throughout the city on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis.
Inspections
The Facilities Maintenance Division monitors the required inspections to all city-owned gas fired boilers and elevators. Other monitoring and inspections include fire sprinkler and kitchen vent hood suppression systems.
Emergency Response
The Facilities Maintenance Division responds to calls for after hours service to all city-owned buildings, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Equipment Replacement/Renovations/Remodeling
The Facilities Maintenance Division assists in the development of specifications to bid out major systems replacement, minor modifications to buildings for painting, room additions, major electrical components, roofing, etc. We closely monitor contractor work for accuracy and problems that may develop throughout the project. All work done by the Facilities Maintenance Division is done according to the City of Abilene Building Inspections code. Permits are obtained for work done just as required by private contractors.