Funding Capacity
Physical Plant receives state funding for general maintenance, repair, and cleaning of State owned facilities and grounds. Physical Plant also receives capital renewal funding for periodic replacement of physical assets such as roofs, elevators, and mechanical and electrical infrastructure. The imbalance between funding levels and the actual needs of aged facilities is a universal problem among public universities that is often referred to as Deferred Maintenance.
As a result of the Deferred Maintenance liability and a large capital renewal backlog, the Physical Plant is unable to fund some types of departmental requests. As a general rule, Physical Plant is only able to fund maintenance and repair activities that restore a building system to its original condition or original productive capacity. An upgrade in condition or capacity of a building system generally requires supplemental funding from sources other than Physical Plant. For more information on Plant versus departmental funding issues, please consult the WIU Administrative Procedures manual or contact the Physical Plant directly.
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- Weather-Related Resources
- Snow & Ice Removal Priority List
- Snow Removal Map
- Alerts and Notices
- Documents
- Snow Removal Map
- WIU Deferred Maintenance (PDF)
