The Division provides technical support to the
Interagency Committee for Public School Con-
struction. This support includes, but is not limit-
ed to, the review and approval of school con-
struction design proposals and the coordination
of school construction between the State, the
twenty-three counties, and Baltimore City. In ad-
dition, staff provides the required design and
technical reviews for the development of commu-
nity college projects constructed throughout the
State.

OFFICE OF FACILITIES ACQUISITION
AND MANAGEMENT

Donald S. Parry, Director

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2443

This Office is responsible for providing techni-
cal assistance to physical plant personnel in the
operation and maintenance of facilities in their
care, for operating and protecting the Annapolis
and Baltimore State Office Complexes, and for
acquiring land and commercial office space for
State agencies. The Office is organized into five
functional divisions: Plant Management, Annapo-
lis Public Buildings and Grounds, Baltimore Pub-
lic Buildings and Grounds, and Land Acquisition
and Space Management.

PLANT MANAGEMENT
James H. Farrell, Chief

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3345

This Division is responsible for inspecting each
State facility on a regular basis in terms of its
premaintenance and operational status. The Divi-
sion also lends assistance to physical plant
superintendents in the operation of facilities and
equipment that they are responsible for
maintaining. This assistance includes establishing
maintenance guidelines, providing engineering
and technical advice on improvement projects,
preparing contract documents and contractor di-
rectories, and reviewing all renovation and repair
contract documents prior to their submission to
the Board of Public Works. "This review is to en-
sure that the work is required, that contract
specifications are accurate, and that prices are
competitive.

The Division also operates an energy conserva-
tion program, which includes the utilization of
monthly fuel reports. The purpose of these

reports is to identify abnormal energy
consumptions and to help State facilities econo-
mize on their energy usage.

ANNAPOLIS PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS

John F. Sikorski, Superintendent
William W. LaViolette, Assistant Superintendent

Central Services Building
29 St. John's Street

Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-3611
Nights & Holidays:
269-3411

The Division's goal is to provide the best possi-
ble care and maintenance of all buildings,
grounds, and related equipment and to provide
security, telephone, and housekeeping services to
the entire State Office Complex in Annapolis.
This Complex consists of sixteen buildings, twen-
ty-nine acres of landscaped areas, and six acres of
parking lots. "This Division is responsible for en-
suring that all buildings and grounds are
maintained in a good state of repair.

Several of the buildings within the Complex
have important historic value and must be regu-
larly cared for to retain them as showpiaces for
the public. The Division also gives similar care to
the Complex's newer buildings to extend their life
span. These tasks are accomplished by a full-time
maintenance force consisting of mechanical, elec-
trical, carpentry, painting, refrigeration, electron-
ic, housekeeping, and groundskeeping personnel.
Security protection throughout the Complex is
provided twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week, with a force comprised of Special Police,
Building Guards, and Watchmen.

The Division also operates a comprehensive
supply system for the acquisition of equipment
and materials necessary for the maintenance of
the Complex and some of its vehicles. In addi-
tion, the Division dispatches and controls the op-
eration of pool cars and other Complex vehicles.
Maintenance tasks and service functions that are
of a magnitude or specialization beyond the capa-
bility of in-house personnel are contracted from
outside sources. Examples of contractual services
are elevator maintenance service and repair, the
exterior painting of buildings, fire and safety
modifications, the repair and maintenance of spe-
cialized equipment, extermination services, win-
dow cleaning services, fire detection and safety
equipment services, and the servicing of the Com-
plex's surveillance equipment.