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police and building guards offer around-the-clock
security The Baltimore Stare Office Complex in-
cludes the five buildings housing approximately
5,400 State employees, 8 5 acres of landscaped
area, and 9 2 acres of parking lots Division staff also
maintain the four acres of the State Vietnam
Veterans' Memorial In addition, the Division sup-
plies equipment and materials needed to maintain
the buildings and some State vehicles The Division
also dispatches and controls pool cars and other
assigned vehicles
The Division's telephone section gives general
telephone information and is responsible for mstal
lation, service, and billing for all State agencies
within the 333- and 225-telephoneandMARCOM
exchanges

MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS DIVISION
John C Reese, Administrator

301 W Preston St, Room 1302
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-4282

The Multi-Service Centers Division operates,
maintains, and provides security for ten District
Court/Multi-Service Center buildings
The Division offers both preventive and routine
maintenance and oversees the contractual provision
of repairs, alterations, improvements, housekeep-
ing, and security services to preserve facilities and
equipment The Division also supplies equipment
and materials needed to maintain the buildings

SARATOGA STATE CENTER DIVISION
Frederick W DeJong, Superintendent

31 OW Saratoga St
Baltimore, MD 21201 333 4099

Created in 1986, the Saratoga State Center
Division operates, maintains, and secures State
buildings at 310 W Saratoga St and 220-230 N
Howard St in Baltimore City, and the State
Records Management Center/Warehouse at 7275
Waterloo Road and the Motor Fuel Lab in Jessup
(Howard County)
At the Jessup facility, the Division provides both
preventive and routine maintenance and oversees
the contractual provision of some maintenance
tasks and services At the Saratoga Scare Center, the
Division provides preventive and routine main-
tenance, repairs, alterations, improvements,
housekeeping, and security services to preserve
facilities and equipment The Division also supplies
maintenance equipment and materials

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
SERVICES & LOGISTICS

Robert J Byrd, Assistant Secretary fw Services &
Logistics

301 W Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-4440

The Assistant Secretary for Services & Logistics
is responsible for the management and general
direction of the Office of Central Services The
Assistant Secretary coordinates the development
and implementation of policies, procedures, regula
tions, and standards to assure that programs and
services meet the needs of the agencies served The
Assistant Secretary for Services & Logistics and
Assistant Secretary for Facilities Management con-
stitute the Department's Procurement Review
Board

OFFICE OF CENTRAL SERVICES

300 W Preston St, Room 401
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-4294

The Office of Central Services is organized into
four divisions Purchasing Bureau, Printing and
Publication, Inventory Management, and Records
Management

PURCHASING BUREAU
Paul T Hams, Sr , Chief

301 W Preston Sc , Room M-2
Baltimore, MD 21201 225 4620

The Purchasing Bureau was established in 1920
as the Central Purchasing Bureau (Chapter 184,
Acts of 1920) Itwas placed under the Department
of General Services in 1970 (Chapter 97, Acts of
1970) The Bureau is responsible for the procure
ment of all materials, supplies, and equipment used
by State agencies The Bureau purchases com-
modities ranging from office supplies to medicines
and food items Annually, total purchases exceed
$150 million
State agencies must submit requisitions to the
Bureau for all purchases, except those costing less
than $1,000 or those designated as exempt corn
modifies The requisition identifies both the corn
modity and quantity requested The commodity
may be ordered through an open ended contract
developed by the Bureau, bid through the Bureau
as an individual requirement, nr nrdprpd as parr of
the Bureau's scheduled purchase program Emer
gency procurements can be made by an agency
whenever the purchase is necessary to preserve
human life or State property (Code State Finance
and Procurement Article, sees 4 301 through 4
315)