Commissioner Darin R. Seeley

Buildings & Grounds

Brent Gill, Director

Buildings & Grounds Contact Information:
500 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
ph 605-773-3344
fax 605-773-6333

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Use of Public Property & Office Buildings
Office Remodel Request Form Workplace Standards - Carpet Tile Color Options - Luxury Vinyl Tile Options - Wall Paint Color Options

Buildings and Grounds is responsible for the maintenance of the buildings and grounds, as well as the remodeling and renovation of existing buildings on the Capitol Complex in Pierre, the Kanner Building in Yankton, and the first floor offices of the Men's Building #1 on the campus of the Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans' Home in Hot Springs.

Major construction and remodeling projects in the Pierre Complex, Kanner Building, and Men's Building #1 that are performed by private contractors are also managed by Buildings and Grounds. This effort is performed in cooperation with the State Engineer's Office.

Buildings and Grounds provides complete building services for the Pierre Capitol Complex, the Kanner Building, and Men's Building #1. Buildings and Grounds consists of five separate sections:

Administration/Building Engineer

Administration performs various duties associated with the management and office support functions for all Buildings and Grounds activities. This includes: personnel management, assignment of work activities, work order management, invoice processing, material purchasing, and other general support functions. The Building Engineer provides: operation and maintenance of the central energy management system, digital building controls, supervision of various trades personnel and drafting, technical support and a variety of system design and engineering functions.

Custodial

Custodial services include waste removal, restroom cleaning, high and low dusting, dusting and cleaning of furniture in public areas, floor maintenance, carpet restoration including shampooing and damp mopping, wall washing, cleaning and polishing metal surfaces, cleaning of interior and exterior glass, replacement of burned out light bulbs and pest control.

Grounds

The Grounds crew maintains the lawns, flower gardens, trees and shrubs on the Complex. They also provide snow removal in the winter months. Tuesdays, Grounds provides transportation of surplus property for Property Management. Requests for surplus removal/paper work are made through Property Management. Wednesdays, Grounds provides transportation for agency records to and from Records Management. Requests for records/paper work are made through Records Management. The Grounds crew also assists with agency moves.

Drafting

Drafting provides project plans and specifications for remodeling, renovation, and construction projects performed by Buildings and Grounds. Drafting also provides regular project inspections when work is performed by outside contractors. The activity is also responsible for maintaining a complete project archive including all plans and specifications, building plans and related documents.

Trades

Carpentry
This involves carpentry work related to remodeling and construction projects actually being done by Buildings and Grounds. This area includes installing cabinets and shelving, hanging doors, and installing trim and related work. This section is not in the business of building furniture. The carpentry work performed by this section is normally related to items that are a permanent part of the facility.

Carpentry does provide painting, but this area is limited to repainting as needed or new painting included as part of a remodeling or construction project being performed by Buildings and Grounds.
Carpentry also provides locksmith and signage services. Work in this area includes maintenance and repair of existing locks, installation of new locks and related hardware when required, and making keys as needed. Plastic laminated signs may be requested for interior use. All signs must have appropriate approval.

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Work performed by Buildings and Grounds staff in this area is normally related to maintenance and repair of existing systems. Installation and modification work in this area is performed when required with a remodeling or construction project performed by Buildings and Grounds. HVAC responds to requests related to elevators, sound systems, House voting machine, temperature control problems, pneumatic building controls, heating, and ventilation and air conditioning systems. Supervision of outside contractors is also provided.

Plumbing and Heating
Work performed by Buildings and Grounds staff in this area is normally related to maintenance and repair of existing systems. Installation and modification work in this area is performed when required with a remodeling or construction project being performed by Buildings and Grounds. Plumbing and Heating responds to building temperature control problems related to the central Boiler Plant and central heating systems. Supervision of outside contractors is also provided.

Electrical
Work performed by Buildings and Grounds staff in this area is normally related to maintenance and repair of existing systems. Installation and modification work in this area is performed when required with remodeling or construction projects. The electrical department responds to requests related to lighting, electrical systems, electrical wiring and equipment, fire alarm and related building systems. They also do preventive maintenance and repair to the emergency generators and UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) on the Capitol Complex. Supervision of outside contractors is also provided.

Systems Furniture
Work performed by Buildings and Grounds staff in this area is normally related to maintenance, repair, and installation of systems furniture. Surplus systems furniture is stored in a warehouse and the inventory is checked whenever an agency submits a request for a remodeling prior to purchasing new systems furniture. A computer-based furniture inventory system is maintained.