Facilities Planning

FP&M Service Guide

Facilities Planning is responsible for managing changes to the university facilities to enable departments to meet the institution’s mission and goals. These efforts include all of the project activities to bring about improvements to existing space and to construct new buildings; including pre-planning analysis, building programming, design, and construction. Three units within Facilities Planning share these responsibilities and collaborate to meet client expectations.

Planning Services

Planning Services provides classroom scheduling, campus planning, space management, and capital planning/analysis in support of university programs and facilities. Below is a review of the various activities within Planning Services. If you have any questions regarding Planning Services, you may call 294-0890.

Classroom Scheduling

Classroom Scheduling manages the university’s general classrooms and assigns rooms to meet the needs of 6,500 class sections. In addition, the staff assists all special event organizers by scheduling more than 12,000 classroom events each year. The unit is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of classrooms to meet the environmental and technological expectations of students and faculty. For details on how to schedule a room, visit the Room Scheduling web site.

Campus Planning

Campus Planning is responsible for master planning, site planning, and landscape design for the campus environment. These services include land use, siting of new facilities, design of transportation infrastructure (streets, parking, walks, bike paths), and design of open spaces and the landscaped environment. Additionally, Campus Planning coordinates efforts with external jurisdictions including the City of Ames, IDOT, and Story County. If you have any questions regarding Campus Planning, you may call 294-6001.

Space Management and Capital Planning/Analysis

Space Management is responsible for maintaining information about facilities availability and utilization. They use this information to provide analyses and advice to the university administration about how existing and new space could be used to solve space problems of the university programs. Space Management uses the facilities assessment model as a systematic process to judge the adequacy of existing space against well-defined criteria and performance measures. The model and specialized space studies provide the justification for Capital Planning/Analysis to make recommendations to the administration concerning new projects on the five-year capital program or reallocations among departments. If you have any questions regarding Space Management and Capital Planning/Analysis, you may call 294-0890.

Architectural and Engineering Services

Architectural and Engineering Services (A&E) provides for the design and project management of all new construction and remodeling projects conducted at ISU. In addition, this unit provides these services for the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory at Lake Okoboji, and the outlying agricultural farms. Below is a review of the various activities within A&E Services. If you have any questions regarding A&E Services, you may call 294-1014.

Agricultural A&E Services

Agricultural A&E Services provides design, project management, and construction management services for new construction and renovations projects that occur on off-campus farms owned and operated by the university. Maintenance support services for these off-campus facilities is also provided as well as project management services for on-campus agricultural projects. This group provides the coordination between the user, in-house design services, outside design consultants, and contractors. If you have any questions regarding Agricultural A&E Services, you may call 294-1014.

Architectural Design Services

Architectural Design Services provides architectural and interior design services for small maintenance and improvement projects for the campus community. This group supports large improvement projects by providing technical review to outside consultants, development of design standards, and providing furniture and laboratory casework design for all projects. If you have any questions regarding Architectural Design Services, you may call 294-8811.

Engineering Services

Engineering Services provides mechanical and electrical design services for small maintenance and improvement projects for the campus community. This group also supports large improvement projects by providing technical review to outside consultants and development of design standards. If you have any questions regarding Engineering Services, you may call 294-8811.

Project Management Services

Project Management Services has the lead role in capital projects during the design phases. They also provide oversight of design and budget issues during the construction phases and vital input during the pre-planning phases. This group provides the coordination between the users, in-house design services, outside design consultants, and other university offices involved in the capital project process. They are also involved and provide input to Planning Services during the pre-planning phases. If you have any questions regarding Project Management Services, you may call 294-1014.

Construction Services

Construction Services is responsible for the management of all aspects of the bidding, contract, and construction phases of ISU capital projects. Below is a review of the various activities within Construction Services. If you have any questions regarding Construction Services, you may call 294-0563.

Contract Administration

Contract Administration handles the details of the bidding and contract processes. This includes bid advertising, issuing contracts, project accounting, and contract change orders. They also are responsible for meeting the Board of Regents requirements for capital project approvals and reporting. This group provides support to Construction Management, Agricultural A&E Services, Utilities Services, and the Residence Department in administering the university’s construction projects. If you have any questions regarding Contract Administration, you may call 294-2318.

Construction Management

Construction Management is responsible for managing the activities of the project team (contractors, architects, consultants, etc.) during construction. They also coordinate university activities associated with the project from the start of construction through the occupancy of the project. They serve as the liaison and primary university contact for the project team as well as other university entities involved in the construction process. If you have any questions regarding Construction Management, you may call 294-0563.