Whether out in the community or at a job site, Facilities and Administrative Services (FAS) teams work daily to serve the residents of Seattle. Here’s some efforts we worked on in February and March.
FAS’s Capital Development (CD) division plans, designs and builds City structures, facilities and work spaces in a manner that is fiscally responsible, environmentally sustainable and responsibly compliant with equal access for all.
CD is currently working on several projects in the Seattle Fire Department Headquarters building on March 7. The SFD HQ is a historic building that requires regular maintenance and asset preservation work to keep it functional. The photo to the right shows a group of Capital Development staff doing a site visit of the SFD HQ freight elevator replacement project and roof replacement project scheduled to start in a few months.
The Customer Service Centers staff in FAS’s Customer Service Division held a retreat earlier in the year at the Central District Customer Service Center (left). The group talked about their work, enjoyed team building exercises and networked across centers. Customer Service leads the City’s 311 phone service and serves constituents through its Customer Service Bureau and seven customer service centers.
Krista Diaz, the Interim Deputy Division Director for Purchasing and Contracting (PC) presented to a delegation visiting Seattle from City of Detroit in early March (right)
. Krista and others on the PC team shared information about the City’s green, sustainable and equitable procurement efforts. Purchasing and Contracting manages contracting needs that include bids, public works and over 1200 blanket contracts for goods and services. The division also supports the City’s race and social justice initiative by expanding contracting equity for women- and minority-owned businesses and supporting labor equity on City construction projects.
FAS’ Acting Department Director Kiersten Grove visited the management team of the Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) in late February to learn how she can support SAS efforts. SAS promotes safety and animal welfare by enforcing animal laws, operating sheltering and adoption programs, managing a spay and neuter clinic and providing care and services for over 5,000 animals annually.
Kiersten Grove also toured the Bakun Building, an over 100-year old building the City recently purchased from
WSDOT. The photo to the right pictures her standing in the space with colleagues with Capital Development (CD) and Facility Management (FM). Over the next few years, CD will lead a building improvements project. The City will then provide most of the space to original stewards of the land, the Muckleshoot Tribe, to open a Tribal Interpretive Center.