Education Building Facts
The Department of Education and Training (DET) does not own the building.
The building is owned by Treasury and forms part of the State Property Authority.
The Department of Commerce (DOC) is contracted by Treasury to manage the State Property Authority's buildings.
The Department of Commerce (DOC) sub-contracts out the day to day management of the State Property Authority's buildings. Currently Five D Holdings Pty Ltd have the contract until 30 June 2010.
The current Building Manager, Jerry Norris is employed by the Five D Holdings Pty Ltd.
Five D Holdings Pty Ltd is responsible for maintaining the base building and its services: ego air-conditioning, ceilings, lighting, lifts, toilets, floor coverings and the like.
DET "owns" and is responsible for the fit-out e.g. internal partitions and fittings, workstations, loose furniture (except that supplied by individual directorates), non core facility installations such as kitchens.
The Office Accommodation Unit (OAU) provides and maintains the fit-out including electrical and data cabling and loose furniture in accordance with departmental standards. The provision and maintenance of equipment ego PC's, printers, facsimile machines, refrigerators, microwaves and the like is the responsibility of the Directorates which own the equipment.
The Office Accommodation Unit (OAU) is responsible for management of issues pertaining to the lease.
IT Directorate is responsible for computer and telephone services.
Administrative Services are responsible for functions such as mail, meeting room bookings and the like.
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