Work Requests and Forms

Work Requests

When you have a facilities-related service request that requires action from the Facilities Management department, kindly enter a work request. Once entered into our system, work requests are distributed to Facilities staff based on priority and available resources.

All requests submitted are reviewed prior to approval, and Facilities may contact requestors for further information if necessary. If work, either maintenance or modifications is found to be the result of negligence, the responsible department will be charged accordingly.

Not sure how to enter a work request or perhaps you’ve submitted a work request but need to make a change and are not sure how? Check out our Facilities Tutorials here.

For a list of cost recovery rates please see below.

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Priority Categories for Work Requests

Work will normally be carried out within the following parameters:

  • Emergency: Includes the protection of health and safety, repair of equipment essential to building operation, prevention or restoring of loss of function. Facilities Management will dispatch someone immediately.
  • Urgent: Includes problems which can cause escalating damage to facilities and/or property, or which detrimentally affect departmental functioning. Urgent requests are normally responded to within 7 business days, depending on available resources.
  • Routine: Includes regularly scheduled and routine maintenance services (including events). Routine maintenance requests which directly affect occupant comfort will be given priority over chargeable requests within this category. Routine requests wil be responded to within 10-14 business days.

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Chargeable Service Requests

Work performed by Facilities Management may be chargeable and depending on the team required to perform the work, the labor charge per hour may vary. The chart below provides examples of chargeable work requests. Hourly labour cost and a ‘parts’ or ‘supply’ charge may apply. Faculty and Staff are welcome to submit a request for an “Estimate” via the Archibus work order system prior to any requested work being performed. It should be noted that there are situations where a third party may need to perform the requested task, therefore third party rates would apply.

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Cost Recovery Services Table

Scope of Work

 

  

Team

 

  

UBCO Labour Cost/Hr

 

  

Material Charges Apply

 

  

Notes

 
 

Name plates, custom, directional, & office signage

 

  

FSW/Contractor

 

  

n/a

 

  

ü

 

  

Third party sign material charges apply.
Charges for wall repairs may apply.

 
 

Name plate sign holders

 

  

FSW

 

  

$40/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

Third party sign material charges apply.

 
 

Project Related room number updates

 

  

FSW/Contractor

 

  

n/a

 

  

ü

 

  

Third party sign material charges apply.

 
 

Custom build projects

 

  

SSA

 

  

$45/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

An estimate work request should be submitted.

 
 

Painting

 

  

SSA/Contractor

 

  

$45/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

Labour charges may differ if a third party is required to complete the non-maintenance related painting (i.e., color change).

 
 

Extra cleaning requests

 

  

Contractor

 

  

Contractor fees apply

 

  

 

  

Third party charges apply and an email should be sent to facilities.ok@ubc.ca for an estimate

 
 

Special lighting & electrical requirements

 

  

Electricians

 

  

$55/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

Labour charges may differ if a third party is required to complete the special electrical request.

 
 

Greenhouse materials and installation

 

  

SSA

 

  

$45/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

 

 
 

Perforated paper towel for labs

 

  

FSW

 

  

n/a

 

  

ü

 

  

$37.50/case of 12 (including tax)

 
 

Off campus moves & events

 

  

FSW

 

  

$40/hr

 

  

 

  

 

 
 

On & off campus deliveries

 

  

FSW

 

  

$40/hr

 

  

 

  

 

 
 

External & Student event set-ups

 

  

FSW

 

  

$40/hr

 

  

 

  

 

 
 

Specialty equipment repairs, i.e., lab equipment or installations

 

  

Electricians,

 

Engineers and/or Contractor

 

  

$55/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

Labour charges may differ if a third party is required to complete the specialty equipment request.

 
 

Blind installation

 

  

SSA

 

  

$45/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

Labour charges may differ if a third party is required to complete the non-maintenance blind installation. Supplies are purchased through a third party.

 
 

Window frosting

 

  

Contractor

 

  

Contractor fees apply

 

  

ü

 

  

Third party labour and material charges apply.

 
 

Project related moves

 

  

FSW

 

  

$40/hr

 

  

 

  

 

 
 

Project related work, i.e., installations, repairs, etc.

 

  

FSW, SSA, Electricians, Engineers and/or Contractor

 

  

Dependant on the team required

 

  

ü

 

  

Labour charges differ depending on who is performing the task/s.

 
 

Special fire extinguisher requirements (for labs)

 

  

Contractor

 

  

n/a

 

  

ü

 

  

Supply cost of the fire extinguisher is dependent on the type of fire extinguisher.

 
Desk/cabinet keys for existing locks

SSA

n/a

ü

 $15 per lock
 

Locksmith work that Facilities cannot perform

 

  

Contractor

 

  

Contractor fees apply

 

  

ü

 

  

Labour charges may differ if a third party is required to complete the locksmith request. Supplies are purchased through a third party.

 
 

Wall hangings/displays

 

  

FSW/SSA

 

  

$40-$45/hr

 

  

ü

 

  

Extended labour charges may differ depending on who is performing the task/s. Material costs may apply.