Facilities

The Facilities Section is responsible for:

• Compiling the Department's capital budget requests;

• Legislative understanding of the Department's capital budget;

• Managing capital funding appropriated by the legislature;

• Planning, Design, and construction of all new DFCS facilities;

• Managing all in-house construction contracts;

• Overseeing all construction contracts managed by Department of Transportation and Public for Department of Family and Community Services -owned facilities;

• Monitoring the condition of all Department-owned facilities and record keeping of renovation, renewal, or replacement needs;

• Managing all capital equipment, information technology, and planning projects for the Department;

• Prioritizing facility needs and preparing budget requests for them;

• Department's safety program;

• Awarding Department of Family and Community Services capital grants through a sole source or a competitive process

• Administering all Department of Family and Community Services capital grants.

The Facilities Section assists divisions by:

• Preparing cost estimates for division capital budget requested projects;

• Informing divisions of how much money is available for their projects;

• Working with divisions to develop scope of construction projects and to minimize disruption of work in facility during any construction work;

• Analyzing facility problems identified by divisions and incorporating them into the records of renovation, renewal, or replacement needs;