Brigham Young University. Physical Plant Department
Dates
- Existence: 1954-
Administrative History
The Physical Plant Department (1954- ) functions to coordinate the building and grounds maintenance of Brigham Young University. The Physical Plant Department, previously the Department of Buildings and Grounds, was established in 1954. The Physical Plant functions under the Physical Facilities Division and is responsible for maintaining university utilities, overseeing engineering and construction, maintaining the grounds, maintaining the buildings (including custodial services), overseeing transportation services, and administering to campus projects. Directors of the department have included Leland M. Perry (1954-1957), Sam F. Brewster (1957-1974), Fred A. Schwendiman (1974), Harold J. Anderson (1979-1986), Douglas Christensen (1986-1990), and Scott Briggs (1990- ).
Citation:
Brigham Young University, Dept. of Physical Plant, photo album, ca. 1962-1967: p. 11 of dedicatory program, 1962, at beginning of album (Physical Plant Department at B.Y.U.)Brigham Young University organizational history, via WWW, Jan. 24, 2012 (Physical Plant Dept.; est. 1954; previously known as the Department of Buildings and Grounds; responsible for maintaining university utilities, engineering, grounds keeping, construction, maintenance, custodial, transportation; directors included Leland M. Perry (1954-1957), Sam F. Brewster (1957-1974), Fred A. Schwendiman (1974), Harold J. Anderson (1979-1986), Douglas Christensen (1986-1990), and Scott Briggs (1990- ))
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Physical Plant Department records on the Abraham O. Smoot Building, 1957-1974
Contains program requirements, floor plans, specifications, project budgets, and remodel records from Groneman Construction, Bridgers and Paxton, and Markham and Markham, 1957-1974.
Physical Plant Department records on the Dairy Products Laboratory, 1950-1973
Contains program requirements, memoranda, reports, budgets, and contracts between the parties responsible for the construction of the Dairy Products Lab, including Lorenzo S. Young and Partners and Tolboe Construction Company, 1950-1973.
Physical Plant Department records on the Daniel H. Wells Building, 1968-1974
Contains specifications, bidding, budgets, change of orders, insurance and bonds records, job instructions, inspection records, lien waivers, progress estimators, and utilities records, 1968-1974.
Physical Plant Department records on the Faculty Office Building, 1967-1974
Contains specifications, addendums, bidding, change orders, building schedules, contracts, inspection records, insurance records, job instructions, keying schedule, lien waivers, mail room records, and payment and budget records related to the Faculty Office Building. Also contains records from those involved in the construction of the building, including Interstate Pipe and Weld, Iverson Construction, and Young and Fowler Association. Materials date from between 1967 and 1974.
Physical Plant Department records on the Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center, 1955-1974
Contains program requirements, specifications, remodeling and addition records, and the keying schedule and contracts for the unfinished area. Also includes records from those responsible for the construction of the Harris Fine Arts Center, including Paul S. Veneklasen and Associates, Ford Foundation, William Pereira, Alfred Brown Company, Lewis E. Sandstrom, Jr., and Layton Construction, 1955-1974.
Physical Plant Department records on the Indoor Tennis Courts Building, 1967-1970
Contains program requirements, specifications, bidding, change of orders, contracts, job instructions, lien waivers, progress estimates, and records on painting courts and concrete finishing, 1967-1970.
Physical Plant Department records on the J. Willard Marriott Center, 1967-1974
Contains specifications, bidding, blueprints, contracts, memorandums, job instructions, and correspondence. Records include information on parking, the roof, scoreboard, seating, sound and organ, storm drain extension, storm sewer, utilities, keying schedule, steel, backdrop curtains, and records from Birdger and Paxton, and Geo S. Nelson, 1967-1974.
Physical Plant Department records on the James E. Talmage Mathematical Sciences/Computer Building, 1969-1970
Contains specifications, program requirements, bidding records, change of orders, schedules, building plans, and records on concrete and compact, engineering, final inspection, insurance and bonds, job instructions, keying, lien waivers, permits, progress estimates, radio graphs, soil investigation, and time extension, 1969-1970.
Physical Plant Department records on the John A. Widtsoe Building, 1967-1970
Contains program requirements, specifications, bidding, change of orders, construction schedules, contract proposals, hardware schedules, job instructions, lab equipment proposals, soil investigation, and time extension records, 1967-1970.
Physical Plant Department records on the Joseph F. Smith Family Living Center, 1958-1967
Contains specifications, floor plans, remodel records, budget records, and program requirements for an extension, 1958-1967.
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