Functions of the PMO
Capital Alteration, Renovation and Major Building Projects
These are projects that renew, redesign or develop new space to accommodate a new or revised functional requirement of a department within the University. These projects are contracted out to external contractors through the Project Management Office.
Normally, all work associated with the project is contracted out, but there are some cases in which expertise is not readily available from an external source, or it is more cost effective for the project to use expertise from within the University.
This work could entail:
- Specialized trade work for installation or moving of office furniture and packing and moving contents to a new building.
- Clearing rooms in preparation of renovations.
- Delivering equipment/furniture from staging area to new buildings or renovated area for Capital Project Department.
Extensive renovations to the Physical Education Building took place in 2012.
Capital Infrastructure and Maintenance Projects
These are deferred maintenance projects that replace or renew building and/or site system components to maintain the integrity of the University facilities and are normally funded through the Post Secondary Institutions Capital Grants Program or the maintenance projects budget.
Capital Projects Inspections and Commissioning
This is an operating responsibility of the Department of Facilities to maintain the University of Lethbridge design and construction standards for all projects on campus as part of being responsible for the total campus infrastructure including infrastructure, alteration, renovation and major building projects.
The performance of these duties (to review design, inspect construction and commission projects) is carried out across all Facilities departments including Electrical, Mechanical, Operations and Controls, Building Maintenance and others that are assigned to operate and maintain these site services, building systems or system components.