Pre-bid packages were sent to many of the local contractors based strictly on performance, client references, quality control techniques, training, company resumes, benefits, special services and hiring policies. A small group of facilities personnel will evaluate each company based solely on these factors and on-site visits to their clients. Ind. Bill McGinnis, director of Facilities Management and Services Department, California State University, Chico. Also, the replacement of historical books with computer disk data will take a long time to complete. The periodical area is where I would expect technology to have the biggest impact as the articles are relatively short, can be read quickly and, if necessary, can be printed out.
Books are here to stay for the foreseeable future.
Ind. Bill McGinnis , director of Facilities Management and Services Department, California State University, Chico. Initial costs are nearly double, but usage life is more than doubled to tripled. Also, lighting fixtures and some light bulbs have a higher cost per unit, but the life of equipment and materials more than covers itself within a few years. Changes in the public sector purchasing process are difficult to make for fear of improper spending of the public's money. I look for more life-cycle purchasing to occur within the next year or two and full implementation to occur in the next five years.