The Facilities
Department of Saskatchewan Rivers School Division manages approximately
1,400,000 sq. ft. of space with facilities aging from 2 years
old to 92 years old. This presents many challenges for our
dedicated Maintenance and Caretaking staff. Our mandate is
to provide clean, safe, well maintained facilities for our
students, staff and public.
The Facilities Department is responsible for ensuring all cleaning,
maintenance and construction is undertaken and complies with current
codes and standards.
Technology
plays a big part in the day-to-day operation of the Department.
The Fame Facilities Management software assists us
in tracking work required throughout the division using a modular
approach. The Service Request module allows schools to report problems
electronically to our help desk where they are assigned to the
appropriate trades.
The Preventative Maintenance module ensures that equipment is serviced
on regular schedules. Preventative Maintenance helps to avoid unforeseen
capital cost for equipment replacement when repairs are done regularly.
The Capital Asset module maintains a history of all projects undertaken
in the Facilities Department and creates life cycle so future projects
can be budgeted for accordingly.
The Audit module is used to record the deficiencies in facilities
and create or plan for projects to correct these deficiencies.
Over the past two years, the Division has implemented projects
involving the upgrading of its mechanical and electrical systems
in an effort to make our facilities more energy efficient. These
projects will be paid for through the savings generated.
The Facilities Department is continually upgrading Caretaking
and Maintenance staff to keep current with the latest methods of
Facilities Operations and Maintenance.
