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For students, summer means rest and relaxation. For most school administrators, summer marks the beginning of a fast-paced, three-month test to complete facility renovations and improvements that will keep their facilities operating efficiently and provide the optimal learning environment for students. With budgets tight and time short, administrators must often prioritize and “cut from the bottom” when choosing which projects to implement. A tool such as SEH’s Asset Management Program can help.
Asset Management services can provide schools (and many types of organizations) with a long-range facility plan that can help them operate, secure, maintain and upgrade buildings while staying within budget. Most importantly, Asset Management services can help maximize the life of one’s facilities and infrastructure, and help communicate and justify budgetary needs.
Facility upgrades are just one of many tasks schools tackle each summer. We asked our clients to describe other project-related challenges their school faces during the break. Here’s what they said:
Our normal challenges in most summers are to complete clean-up and fix-up projets on the campus so that we are ready to begin a new academic year in the fall. Many larger projects wait until summer so they do not disturb our normal operations. To address these challenges, we attempt to lay out a summer project and maintenance plan in the spring so we know what needs to be done and when.
Paul Chase | Dean, University of Wisconsin-Barron CountyWe are often working with a limited window of time for contracted projects. Contractors submit a number of bids and suddenly get two or three jobs. In efforts to keep everyone happy, they try to juggle between job sites and leave us wondering if they’ll meet completion deadlines.
Gene Paulson | Superintendent, ISD #2711, Mesabi East Schools (Minn.)In 1993 when the Legislature placed a revenue cap on Wisconsin schools, it made it very tough to determine which projects to pursue, especially when you have a long list of improvement needs. Because of the limited budget, we work hard during the summer to determine where remaining dollars should go, and we focus on priority projects for the next year.
Kathleen Martinsen | Superintendent, Rosholt School District (Wis.)
An effective capital asset management process supports: Annual budget submissions, Capital Improvement Planning (CIP), bond programs, bulk purchasing programs, competitive bid package builds, proactive maintenance programs, GASB 34/35 requirements, and security planning. For more information, contact Jim Scott, Senior Professional Specialist, at 800.325.2055.
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