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Chargeback Information

​Work that is charged back:

  • All patching and painting in office areas and common areas within office suites.  Note: Facility Operations will continue to repair painted wall surfaces at no additional cost should they become damaged by leaks, vandalism, or damaged in the course of other maintenance work performed by Facility Operations.
  • Custom painting of art galleries and exhibit spaces
  • Furniture assembly (furniture must be ordered assembled and with inside delivery if possible)
  • Cleaning after non-DePaul special events and activities
  • Cleaning above and beyond, or more frequently than building standards
  • Data and telephone port installations (charged back through Networks and Telecommunications)
  • Document destruction services
  • Moving items between campuses or items to off campus locations
  • Large scale moving of office suites
  • Specialized moving such as pianos, large laboratory equipment or other equipment requiring a specialty contractor
  • Lighting upgrades
  • Replacing light bulbs, filters, etc. for laboratory/kitchen equipment
  • Demolition or installation of built-in fixtures and equipment
  • Lock changes or lock hardware upgrades
  • Key orders
  • Installing artwork, banners, displays, and exhibits
  • Standby personnel for special events
  • Refurbishing of office furniture
  • Carpet replacement (if required before the area is scheduled for new carpet)
  • Additional carpet cleaning above building standard
  • Large-scale rubbish removal to include moving labor and dumpster fees
  • Minor construction activities (i.e. new doors, partitions, etc.)
  • Upgraded or additional electrical services for new equipment

Work that is not charged back:

  • ​Repair and maintenance of heating and cooling equipment
  • Repair and maintenance of all bathroom and plumbing fixtures
  • Repair and maintenance of all overhead lighting
  • Standard cleaning of all offices and common areas
  • Typical office and classroom rubbish removal
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Snow removal
  • Repair and maintenance of all doors, locks, and windows
  • Replacement of broken or worn keys
  • Maintenance and repair of all classroom furniture
  • Maintenance and repair of all student lounge furniture
  • Elevator, escalator, and wheelchair lift repair and maintenance
  • Grease trap maintenance
  • Maintenance and repair of all alarm and life safety systems
  • Maintenance and repair of all building facades
  • Maintenance and repair of all roofs
  • Maintenance and repair of all parking areas
  • Flooring repairs and maintenance
  • Maintenance and repair of all electrical infrastructure
  • Basic special event setups for DePaul University groups
  • Window blind cleaning
  • Pest control services
  • Restroom supplies
  • Maintenance of all fire suppression equipment (i.e. Ansell systems, extinguishers, etc.)
  • Heating and cooling during normal building hours
  • Provision of all basic utilities including gas, water, sewer and electric
  • Laboratory compressed air and natural gas
  • Emergency response
  • Basic moving of small office furniture and equipment on the same campus

​Work that is not performed by Facility Operations:

  • ​Spray on paints and coatings
  • Custom painting of offices and common areas within office suites
  • Appliance repair
  • Laboratory equipment repair
  • Repairs to private property (i.e. desk lamps, personal chairs, etc.)
  • Repairs to vendor owned equipment (i.e. vending machines, water cooler stands, copiers. etc.)
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