Maintenance Operations

Building Trade Shops

Our Building Trade Shops:

• Meet academic and research program needs of students, faculty and administrative staff.
• Preserve the University's physical resources.
• Help assure the safety and well-being of all who use campus facilities.

Structural Shop

Senior Superintendent Al Taylor

Comprised of four service groups:
Carpenters, Painters, Glaziers, and Roofers.

Carpenters:
All work associated with carpentry is performed by this shop. This includes: building cabinets, installing floors, putting up partition walls, ceiling and furniture repairs, servicing doors and hardware, repairing and/or replacing doors and frames, and performing minor remodeling.

Painters:
The Paint Shop is responsible for new and recurring exterior and interior painting projects, and specializes in special coating and texture. Our painters provide general maintenance on campus crosswalks, light poles, street painting and parking lots. The shop also performs line striping; cabinetry and furniture refinishing; cleaning and repair of Venetian blinds, shades and video screens; and graffiti removal. The Paint Shop adheres to safety regulations by maintaining animal rooms and handling hazardous materials properly.

Glazier:
The glazier repairs broken windows, prepares emergency enclosures, installs/repairs window screens, and installs new mirrors and polycarbonate materials, such as Plexiglas and Lexan.

Roofers:
This unit's work is seasonal and includes providing quick response to roof leaks from mid-October through March, and performing permanent roof repairs and replacements from April through September. Work is performed on all types of roofs for the UCB campus and off-campus buildings, and housing units. The services provided by the roofing unit include:

• Installing and repairing shingle, PVC roofing, composition, shakes, and tile metal.
• Emergency response (water leaks, roof leaks, skylights, gutter cleanout).
• General maintenance of exterior/below grade waterproofing, preventative maintenance, and inspection.
• Roof inspections.
• Professional consultation for Capital Projects.

For all Structural Shop requests, please call the PP-CS Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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HVAC Shop

(Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning)

Senior Superintendent F. Jimmy Manibusan

The HVAC Shop places a priority on maintaining a comfortable working and learning environment for students, faculty and staff. The shop maintains cooling and heating equipment controls and completes repairs to all environmental systems in buildings. The HVAC Shop is comprised of three service groups:

Steamfitters:
This unit maintains steam boilers, vacuum pumps, water softeners, reverse osmosis units, air compressors, supply fans, heat exchangers, heat circulating pumps, chilled water pumps and all underground high temperature and chilled water lines. They maintain and repair the water and steam distribution system for the entire campus.

Refrigeration:
Refrigeration mechanics repair, install, and maintain all types of refrigeration systems and equipment such as central air-conditioning, food refrigeration and freezer facilities and equipment.

Insulation:

Insulators provide a range of services to the campus including:

• Small-scale removal of asbestos containing and non-asbestos containing pipe insulation for the crafts.
• Small-scale removal of asbestos and or lead containing building materials.
• Emergency clean up and repair of any asbestos or lead problem.
• Insulating building components for heat retention, cold retention and safety.

For all HVAC requests, please call the PP-CS Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Electrical, Lighting, and Support Services

Senior Superintendent Alan Hand

Electrical Shop:
Your building’s electrical needs can be serviced by this shop. Our employees draw from extensive experience in all phases of electrical repair, maintenance and construction. The Electrical Shop also services the emergency generators that provide back-up power to life-safety equipment in various buildings on campus.

Electricians repair, maintain and install electrical systems and equipment such as motors, transformers, wiring, switches and alarm systems; locate and determine electrical malfunctions using various test instruments such as ammeters, voltmeters and test lamps; repair malfunctions by such methods as replacing burnt-out elements and fuses, bypassing or replacing defective wiring, filing switch contact points, and cleaning or rewiring motors; test electrical equipment for safety and efficiency; install fixtures, motors and other electrical equipment; and make various adjustments to electrical equipment.

Senior BMW Crew:
Senior Building Maintenance Workers (SBMWs) maintain interior lighting fixtures in classrooms, auditoria, offices, hallways, etc., and building mounted exterior fixtures.

The staff is highly skilled in electrical safety, ladders, lifts and scaffolding work and they maintain the safety and convenience of the Campus population as their top priority.

In frequently occupied areas, such as libraries, lecture halls, auditoria and classrooms, the staff often works during off-hours in order to accommodate lighting replacement needs.

For all electrical and maintenance requests, please call the Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Plumbing, Machine, and Sheet Metal Shop

Senior Superintendent Mike Courter

Plumbers:
Plumbers service restroom plumbing and fixtures, building sewer and drain lines, water faucets, drinking fountains, and heating and cooling lines of mechanical units. Any leaking pipes or nonfunctioning plumbing in buildings can be repaired by this shop in a timely and professional manner.

Machinists:
Machinists service and repair emergency generators, all types of fans, conveyors, compressors, and pumps. They operate large mechanical tools such as lathes, radial drills, drill presses, milling machines, balancing machines, and alignment tools. They replace bearings, repair shop equipment/tools, fabricate special parts, repair vacuum pumps, hydraulic systems, sharpen tools, service diesel and gasoline engines, and autoclaves.

Sheet Metal Workers:
This shop provides service for maintenance and fabrication of almost any object formed from sheet metal; repair and alteration of stainless-steel countertops, sinks and exhaust hoods in residential unit kitchens; fabrication, installation and repair of downspouts, rain gutters, roof flashings, and ornamental copper on campus buildings; repairs, replacement and alteration of heating and ventilation ducts; and inspection services for campus construction projects.

Our sheet metal workers can provide customized design and construction services including light to heavy steelwork; fume hood ducting, trays, and screens; and welding (Heli-Arc, MIG, plasma, oxygen, acetylene).

For all plumbing, machinist, and sheet metal requests, please call the Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Stationary Engineers

Senior Superintendent Wil Gilbert

The Stationary Engineers Group is comprised of both a day and night crew. Building Engineers are a front-line response team for problems which occur in the basic operation of their assigned buildings and designated areas. The Building Engineers perform routine and long-term preventative maintenance on building systems to keep them at optimum operating levels. They also respond to emergency service calls (e.g. no steam, vacuum or compressed air) that may come in during the performance of their assigned duties.

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Lock Shop

Senior Superintendent Annette Slikker

The PP-CS Lock Shop operates from Dwinelle Hall. The Lock Shop is responsible for engineering key systems for all new construction and remodels. The Lock Shop provides a variety of other services, too including: door re-keying, repair of existing hardware, installation of handicap operators, and lock installation. This unit reports to Annette Slikker, Lock Shop Senior Superintendent. For all Lock Shop requests, please call the PP-CS Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

Effective April 1, 2004, the Access Control Unit now reports to UCPD. UCPD approves all requests for re-keys, key cutting and re-cuts prior to the order coming to the Lockshop. All newly cut keys are delivered to UCPD for distribution.

The unit occupies shop space at Sproul Hall, room 36. Business hours are 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday (closed for lunch between noon-1:00 pm).

Our locksmiths are security professionals; in addition to repairing and maintaining locking mechanisms for all campus buildings, they are ready to assist with ADA (Americans with Disabilites Act) issues and Fire/Life Safety as applied to doors and hardware. For all Lock Shop requests, please call the PP-CS Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Elevator Shop

Senior Superintendent, Ron Cook

The Elevator Shop operates entirely in-house. The unit currently employs six full-time campus mechanics who maintain and repair nearly 280 units (including wheelchair and stage lifts) campus-wide, with the assistance of two senior building maintenance workers. All elevators must pass an annual state certification mandated by CAL-OSHA. PP-CS is excited to be able to offer quality elevator maintenance by state-certified mechanics.

For malfunctioning elevators or elevators in need of maintenance, please call the Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Utilities Operations

Manager Chi Man Ku

The Utilities Operations group oversees the operation and maintenance of campus utilities (steam, electric power, natural gas, fuel oil, water, and sewer), Campus Hill Area Electric Substation, and the main campus Cogeneration Plant. Utilities Operations also includes maintenance and operation of campus facilities fire protection, and Campus Hill area maintenance.

Utilities Operations provides core services for the management of centralized utility systems associated with energy/resource supply, delivery and administration, contract negotiations with utility suppliers, plant/infrastructure operation, and maintenance.

The Steam unit operates and maintains the high-pressure steam distribution infrastructure from the point of supply (Campus Cogeneration Plant) to the point of use at approximately 120 University buildings.

The Water unit operates and maintains water distribution, sanitary drainage, and storm drainage infrastructures (typically associated with contiguous areas of land containing multiple University buildings).

The Electric Distribution unit operates and maintains the University's electric distribution system that receives high voltage power from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and distributes it throughout the main Berkeley Campus.

The Fire & Safety unit maintains and repairs building fire protection and life safety systems throughout the University. These systems include fire alarm systems and fire pumps. This service unit also oversees a central fire alarm reporting system that, through the Campus Police Department (UCPD), receives alarms from the individual building systems and relays them to the multiple fire departments. In addition to these core services, the Fire & Safety Group upgrades and installs building fire alarm systems.

Utilities Laborers provide safe, timely, and professional service to faculty and staff in all campus departments, including daily support to all of our staff in the trades. They assist in all aspects of excavation. They assist in underground utilities, water and sewer mains, the new design of drainage systems, pouring and setting manhole and assisting contractors throughout Campus. They provide maintenance on many storm systems, to assure proper drainage of water and debris to reduce damage to the Campus, and assist with irrigation systems.

The Senior Building Maintenance Workers provide expert and knowledgeable assistance to other craftspeople on various tasks.

For Utilities requests, please call the Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Night Operations

Senior Superintendent Roy Haley

The Night Operations Group provides the campus community with 24 hour, 7 days a week service and with Stationary Engineering services.

The off hours group, or Swing Shift, consists of a journey level Locksmith, Electrician, Plumber, and Stationary Senior Engineer supported by a Customer Service Representative and Senior Representative. This group provides emergency service during the early evening hours, when the number of after-hours (3PM-11PM) emergency requests peak.

The Campus Watch is a Journey Level Stationary Engineer who is in direct contact with the after-hours answering service. When an emergency call is placed, the answering service picks it up and collects vital information. This information is then passed to the Campus Watch who responds. The Watch will take appropriate action to correct the problem(s) or call in required trades personnel to address it. The Watch is on campus for the graveyard shift (11PM-7AM) daily and around the clock on weekends and campus holidays. The Campus Watch also plays an important part in client notification.

For all Night Operations requests, please call the Call and Business Center at 2-1032.

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Abatement Group

Asbestos Coordinator Chuck Rose

The Abatement Group service area includes main campus and UC Extension in San Francisco. The group provides the following services:

• Sampling campus building materials for hazardous materials (i.e., lead and asbestos)
• Project management for all asbestos-related campus projects.

For all requests for Abatement services, please call the Call and Business Center at 2-1032.