Physical Plant Workorders

Emergency Repairs

During normal working hours, requests may be called in but must be limited to conditions that would immediately affect the health/safety of personnel or create a condition that, if not corrected immediately, would result in further damage or cost. Emergency situations occurring outside of working hours should be reported to the Night Watchman at 480-3348. Hours on campus are 8pm - 4 am. Office phone number 5221.

 If the night watchman cannot be reached, please feel free to call one of the maintenance people.

• Dave Goeden (Asst Physical Plant Dir-electrical) 270-1947
• Brian Benson (Plumbing Maintenance) 489-2549
• Brian Graslie (Electrical Maintenance) 427-1561
• Jeff Rasmussen (Plumb./Carp. Maintenance) 556-0203
• Dick Roling (Carp./Locks Maintenance) 256-3068
• Pat Keating (Physical Plant Director) 256-4085

Departmental Maintenance  Repairs

These requests must be made in writing on the "Work Order" form and must be approved by the department chairperson or director. Departments will be charged for time/materials for work performed which is subject to charge back as described in the next section. Departments submitting the workorder must advise Physical Plant of the correct account number and title at the time of request. Submit work request by email at PhysicalPlantWO@dsu.edu. Online workorder - click here. 

Chargeback Guidelines

Services help provide the Physical Plant to be self-supporting activities and for special services performed for general operation activities.

• All services rendered by Physical Plant for self-supporting enterprises will be charged to the benefiting department or unit. This includes labor, benefits, materials, utilities, and overhead. Chargeback rate is $18.50 per hour for all trades. Student workers are charged back at $10.00/hour.
• For general operations activities, special services are considered to be those tasks performed which are not routine maintenance repairs to the building structure and its central utility and mechanical systems (doors, hinges, windows, faucets, electrical outlets, light fixtures, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, etc.) Examples of special services which will be charged back to academic departments or programs are as follows: services to equipment or furnishings on the inventory or used exclusively by an academic department or program, services requested outside the time frame of routine maintenance such as repainting an office prior to its scheduled time, and changes in building mechanical/electrical systems or structure to accommodate an academic function.
• Cost estimates may be provided prior to proceeding a project. Cost estimates are just that, not guarantees of maximum cost.