Building Maintenance Division

Mission
Perform cost effective repair and maintenance procedures which will ensure that City-owned buildings remain safe, attractive and energy efficient in the service of the citizens and employees of the City of Santa Clara.

"What does Building Maintenance do?"
It might be better to ask, "What doesn't Building Maintenance do?"

Building maintenance performs repairs, modifications, regular maintenance and equipment replacement or upgrades on about seven hundred thousand square feet (700,000+ sf) of City buildings which include:

Central Park Library - 85,000 sf City Hall - 75,000 sf Community Recreation Center - 30,000 sf

Fire stations - 90,000 sf Police stations - 55,000 sf Senior Center - 45,000+ sf

Building Maintenance also has the responsibility to manage Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for the repair and/or modification of City buildings and several historical structures.

Cost effective repairs and maintenance includes the standardization of easy-to-acquire parts and equipment which require the least amount of special knowledge.

A short list of the various service requests performed by Building Maintenance include:

Carpentry Lights Painting Furniture adjustments & repairs Heating and Air-Conditioning installations & repairs

Plumbing Room setups Event setups Flooring installations & repairs Electrical installations & repairs