Facility Management |
| Facilities management works to make the physical workplace fit the people and the jobs they do. It uses skills in business administration, planning and design, architecture, real estate investment analysis and property management. |
| Facility Programming |
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Facility programmers gather information about the needs of facility users. They turn these into a set of technical requirements. |
Our staff begins
facility programming by defining general project requirements.
Do the users need a new leased or constructed facility or
the alteration of an existing facility? They also describe
the users' special facility design and construction needs.
General project requirements usually include:
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After general project
requirements are approved, our staff develops detailed requirements.
These are used as the basis for floor layouts, facility
design, construction or lease documents, furniture purchases
and fit-up of the space. Detailed requirements usually include:
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| Construction Cost Estimating |
The costs of a constructed
facility include both the initial capital cost and the later
operation and maintenance costs. When our staff estimates
the cost of capital projects, they:
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| Construction cost estimates are based on past construction costs and details of current prices in the construction industry. Operations and maintenance costs are based on historical costs for similar facilities. They are adjusted to allow for changes in parts of the total cost. |
| Property Management |
| Property management is carried out over the whole life of a facility - acquisition, use, and disposal. Our property management clients have different needs. They may need a single office, a special workspace for a health centre, or offices for a whole department. The goals of our property management group are to: |
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| Our current lease portfolio is valued at $11 million, with 45 expense leases and 12 revenue leases. |
| Planning and designing of GNWT office space is guided by the manual Office Space Standards and Guidelines. |
| Disposal of Improved Real Property |
Read the Customer Service Guide: Disposal of Improved Real Property. Use this form to describe the property: Notice of Surplus Real Property(MS Word). |