“Everyone Has Met This Guy” just before the Service Numbers


“We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.”
--Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962

WHAT’S NEW?

WATER TOWER PAINTING
Those who notice the Assistant Director for Building Services and Grounds, Steve Brandenburg, walking through campus marking trees with orange paint should not be alarmed. As part of the Campus Landscape Upgrade, the trees will be removed due to disease or because they have reached the end of their life cycle. Removal of these redbud and crabapple trees will make way for the eighty new flowering redbuds and crabapples to be planted as part of maintaining the beautiful campus of SIUE.

IN MEMORY
Campus flags fly at half-staff on Saturday, July 8, 2006, in memory of Sgt. Terry M. Lisk, 26, United States Army, of Fox Lake, Illinois, dead in the war in Iraq on June 26, 2006.

HAPPY TRAILS
On June 19, 2006, the University community was notified that the bridge between the Science Building and the Vadalabene Center over the bike path would be closed for two weeks.  During the process of sandblasting the bridge, structural damage to the steel beams was discovered.  The beams would have to be replaced before the installation of deck boards and the painting of the bridge could take place.  This delay, in addition to the Fourth of July holiday, meant the bridge would be closed until July 14, 2006.  A different project, one to make repairs to the bike trail from Metcalf Theater to the entrance to Lot A, has begun and will extend the time the trail is closed through mid-August.  FM regrets the delay and appreciates the patience of the University community. 

SO MUCH HELP…
Again in 2006, the Facilities Management Walk-Throughs are providing valuable insight into each building’s unique set of problems. The Walk-Through of the Science Building is scheduled for July 19, 2006.  Minutes of each Walk-Through are posted on the FM web page at www.siue.edu/FACILITIES

VACATION E-MAIL ADDRESSES
The departmental email accounts below should be used when sending email to Facilities Management, especially during summer months when individuals may be on vacation.  If an email is for a specific individual, and it doesn’t matter how soon it is answered, individual email addresses are fine.  However, when the email has to do with a situation that needs to be addressed in a timely manner, the following email addresses should be used:

Hot or cold calls: E-mail (fmworks@siue.edu) or call 3711
Customer Service:  E-mail (fmserv@siue.edu) or call 3711
Work Order Control:  E-mail (fmworks@siue.edu) or call 3711

ADA PROJECT
Update July 9, 2006:  FM and CDB are hoping that no news is good news.  Nothing has been heard from the Architects and Engineers on the completion of the contract documents, so for now, the silence is being interpreted as work activity to complete the drawings.  The new project manager has been good about keeping schedules and all of his questions have been resolved, so expectations are high.
    
SIUE SDM ALTON CAMPUS/DENTAL CLINIC FACILITY EXPANSION
Update July 9, 2006:  The first patients were scheduled for procedures this week.  A few minor problems have been resolved, and a few remain to be completed by the contractors.  Fortunately, the outstanding issues do not affect the internal operations, so the student dentists and their patients can proceed without disruption.

MASONRY RENOVATION
Update July 9, 2006:  FM met with the brick manufacturer to finalize the color selection of the brick.  The order has been put into the schedule and expectations are that the brick will be manufactured and delivered by mid-August.  As the date approaches, a better confirmation will come from the manufacturer.

MISCELLANEOUS GIR/MOD PROJECTS
Update July 9, 2006:    The School of Educations has several renovations underway.  One improved the waiting room for Special Students.  The room was enlarged and sliding glass divider windows were installed that separate the waiting room and office while allowing communication.  A combination office suite, study suite, and storage area south of the waiting area is currently being renovated.  One office was retained and enclosed storage rooms and work rooms were added.  A large open area will provide space for teaching, a children’s interactive play/study area, and open work space.  A classroom has been rehabilitated for Kinesiology, although the replacement ceiling tile and repainting of the ceiling grid are still scheduled for completion.  The conversion of the classroom in the Dental Clinic has progressed.  The new door frame arrived and has been installed in preparation for installation of a compact filing system by an outside contractor.  Once it is installed, new flooring will be installed, light fixtures will be adjusted for proper lighting over the filing system, rolling shutters will be installed in the corridor wall, and miscellaneous clean up and touch up will be finished.


EAST ST. LOUIS HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUS (ESLHEC)
Update July 9, 2006:  Several small projects are scheduled by CDB for the East St. Louis Campus.  One would add a sidewalk from James R. Thompson Boulevard to the kitchen located in Building B to enhance deliveries to the cafeteria.  Another will add concrete walks around the flag poles and a water meter (pretty exciting stuff, huh?), in addition to other similar campus improvements.  Each of these small projects meets a need on the campus, but as they are so scattered, most people won’t even notice them.
 

Everyone Has Met This Guy

 

SERVICE NUMBERS

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Temperature Control, Work Order Control, Maintenance Calls/650-3711
Building Services (Custodial)/650-2067    
Customer Service/650-3711
Key Control/650-3200
Utilities & Energy Management/650-3329
Grounds/650-2719
Director/650-2560
Billing Inquiries/650-3161
East St. Louis Higher Education Campus/874-8716

IMPORTANT INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS
Architects/Engineers:
Rick Klein/3575
Mohammad Rouf/3917
Dan Runyon/3349
Don Anderson/2567

Billing:
Alicia Wainright/3161

Operational Managers:
Janice LaRiviere/3804 (Maintenance)
Steve Brandenburg/2069 (Building Services, Grounds)
Ed Matecki/3329 or 2258 (Utilities)
Janice LaRiviere/7252 (SDM/Alton)
Customer Service/Facilities Management /Phone: 618-650-3711
Facilities Management Fax:  618-650-2595
After hours/week-end building problems/3513
As always, for maintenance concerns, temperature problems, or to place a work order, phone extension 3711.