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Mission
Statement
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To
provide the highest-value facilities needed by the uniquely superior
institutions of the University of Texas System.
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Vision
Statement
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To
be the benchmark of excellence for facilities planning and construction
for public universities and academic health institutions.
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Core
Processes
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a part of our Total Quality Leadership program, we have defined
five core processes that describe what we do to serve our customers: |
| Facility
Planning |
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Capital
Improvement Program
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- Develop
guidelines for preparation of Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) submittals
- Work
with our component institution customers in the development
of their CIP submittals
- Analyze,
organize, and develop the overall U. T. System Capital Improvement
Program
- Maintain
historical databases on U. T. System capital project costs
and schedules for reference in new-project development
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Programming
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- Develop
programming standards and guidelines
- Work
with our component institution customers in the preparation
of their project programs
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| Consultation |
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- Provide
technical expertise in architecture, engineering, landscape
architecture, and interior design to the component institutions
- Provide
consultation to the component institutions in the development
of their Campus Master Plans or other facilities studies
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| Project
Leadership |
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Design
and Construction
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- Manage
the delivery process for major projects through the key
phases of design, procurement, construction, and commissioning
- Provide
interior-design consultation and procurement of furniture,
furnishings, and accessories
- Develop
and maintain technical design standards, and provide review
and approval of projects
- Provide
and administer all contracts related to major projects Coordinate
dispute-resolution process Conduct code reviews and provide
code interpretations
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| Resource
Management |
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Human
Resources
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- Employ
and effectively utilize professional expertise sufficient
to provide excellence in facilities planning, design, construction,
and commissions
- Out-source
the myriad of services necessary to deliver facilities to
firms that provide the highest quality demanded by the U.
T. System consistent with procurement requirements
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Physical
Resources
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- Exercise
technical supervision over commercially operated thermal
plants, and assist in negotiation of associated utility
contracts
- Provide
leadership for the Central Heating and Cooling Services
Cooperative Association (TECO, or Thermal Energy Cooperative)
- Monitor
the readiness for use, physical condition, and life-cycle
management of the facilities of U. T. System components
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Financial
Resources
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- Maintain
control over the project budgets assigned
- Generate
income sufficient to finance the operation of OFPC
- Manage
the annual budget of OFPC to operate within assigned resources
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| Learning
and Application |
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- Maintain
a high level of expertise through staff training and development
- Facilitate
staff involvement in technical associations or groups
- Stay
abreast of the current state-of-the-art capital project
delivery
- Seek
to find the centers of excellence in academic, research,
health, and university facilities
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