Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 11 - Administrative Services Department › Title I - General Departmental Procedures › Chapter 1 - Department Organization › Rule 11-1.4 - Administration of the Department

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In order to carry out the functions of the department, the
				  following enterprises have been established:
(1)
General services
				enterprise.
The mission of the general services enterprise is to act
				as the state's business agent to meet agencies' needs for quality, timely,
				reliable and cost-effective support services and provide a work environment
				that is healthy, safe, and well-maintained. The chief operating officer,
				appointed by the director, heads the general services enterprise. The following
				have been established within the general services enterprise:
a.
Capitol complex
				maintenance.
Capitol complex maintenance is responsible for the
				maintenance, appearance, and facility sanitation of the capital complex
				buildings and grounds, including environmental control (heating, ventilation
				and cooling) and all support features including, but not limited to, parking
				lot maintenance, main electrical distribution, power generation, water supply,
				utilities, energy efficiency, wastewater removal, on-site safety consultation,
				work requests for the capital complex, major maintenance projects associated
				with the capitol complex, special event coordination, monuments, physical
				security and access control.
b.
Design and construction resources.
Design and construction
				resources provides administration of public improvement projects, including
				design services, contracting for construction, and construction management
				oversight for state agencies except any agency of the state exempted by law.
				Capital funding appropriated to participating state agencies shall be
				transferred to design and construction resources for administration. Design and
				construction resources is responsible for the administration of major
				maintenance for agencies in accordance with Iowa Code section
				8A.302(4).
c.
Mail
				services.
Mail services is responsible for the processing and
				distribution of mail, which consists of U.S. Mail, UPS, Federal Express,
				courier service and interoffice mail for the state agencies on the capitol
				complex and in designated areas in the Des Moines metropolitan area.
d.
Capitol complex events.
Capitol complex events is responsible for the following functions for the
				enterprise: parking and building access; coordination of events in the public
				area of the capitol, in other buildings on the capitol complex (excluding the
				historical building), and on the capitol complex grounds; and providing general
				information regarding the buildings and grounds on the capitol
				complex.
e.
Leasing and
				space management.
Leasing and space management is directly responsible
				for the management of all leased real estate across the state while also
				providing real estate consultation services pertaining to acquisition,
				disposition, and development of real property. Specific services may include
				market research, opinion of property value, financial analysis, long-term real
				estate strategy, and project management in accordance with Iowa Code section
				8A.321(6). Space planning, including moves, additions, and changes, and surplus
				property, is also coordinated by leasing and space management.