Custodial & Expediting Services
Custodial Services provides routine cleaning for academic, administrative, and residential communities. Another key aspect of custodial services is event support. Our custodial crews provide set-ups and tear-downs for internal and external campus events.
Services encompass regularly scheduled routines and special projects. Non-scheduled work is generally billed to the requesting department. More information about chargeable and non-chargeable services is detailed below.
Mark Allen is Building Services Manager. He oversees Physical Facilities custodial, expediting and special events services. He can be reached at 777-2497.
State Buildings
Most state buildings are cleaned 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning 11 p.m. Monday through 7 a.m. Saturday morning. However, the following state buildings are cleaned by a second shift crew that works from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Campus Preschool
- Clearview
- Computer Center
- Couper Administration
- Health Services
- Institute for Child Development
- Physical Facilities
- Science III
- Science IV
- Tuscarora Office Building (CIW Center Building)
Public areas including classrooms, lecture halls, restrooms, main corridors, lobbies, stairwells, laboratories and locker rooms are cleaned daily.
Disposing Food/Perishables
Due to staffing restrictions, offices are not cleaned daily. Faculty, staff and students should dispose of perishables in kitchen, bathroom, or hallway receptacles which are emptied daily. Building dumpsters may also be used for disposal of perishables.
Weekends
There is limited custodial staffing on weekend who survey and clean buildings and other areas that remain in use on Saturday and Sunday. In addition, they make sure everything is in order for classes beginning Monday.
Recycling
Staff and faculty should also continue to deposit all recyclable material in the blue bins located in the hallways of buildings. More information about recycling is available here.
Disposal of Computers Owned by BU
Computing Services handles the disposal and/or recycling of BU owned computer equipment. For more information about the process visit http://administration.binghamton.edu/procedures/400series/410.htm
Supplies
Physical Facilities is funded to supply restrooms with toilet paper, soap and paper towels where electric dryers are not available. If any of these areas are in need of supplies contact the Physical Facilities Customer Service Center at 7-2226 or pfcsc@binghamton.edu. Physical Facilities is not funded to supply laboratories, departmental kitchenettes etc. with supplies. Paper towels may be purchased through the Customer Service Center at a charge.
Residential Halls
Residential Halls are cleaned Mon. - Fri. from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Limited staff is also on hand during the weekend to make sure public areas remain clean.
Staff Information
Rose Ann Bell is third shift (nights) supervisor. She can be reached at 7-6669.
7-6669/Nights
11 p.m.-7 a.m.
Events Center, West Gym, Science 2, Science Library
7-4507/Nights
11 p.m.-7 a.m.
Lecture Hall/Student Wing, Academic A, Academic B, Science 1
7-4949/Nights
11 p.m. -7 a.m.
Library South, Library North, Engineering
7-4504
5 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Science III, Science IV, Administration, ICD (Institute for Child Development), Campus Pre School, Institute for Child Development, Health Services, Computer Center, College-in-the-Woods, Physical Facilities, Clearview
7-4008
7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Administration, University Union, University Union, Fine Arts, Anderson Center, Library South, Library North, Library Tower,Computer Center, Academic A, Academic B, Lecture Hall
7-4507-7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
West Gym, East Gym, Hillside, Athletic Fields, Events Center, Garage, Commissary, Warehouse, McGuire, Heating Plant
7-4240-7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Newing College, Dickinson Community
College-in-the-Woods
7-4238
7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Hinman College, Susuquehanna Community,Hillside Community
7-5485
7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mountainview Community
Custodial Services
More information and guidelines about custodial services.
Examples of non-chargeable services provided by Custodial Services are:
- Restroom cleaning
- Vacuum carpeting
- Shampoo carpeting
- Empty waste baskets
- Dust mopping floors
- Wet mopping floors
- Refinish floors
- Recycling
- Window cleaning
- Dusting horizontal shelves
Examples of chargeable services include:
- Set ups for special events
- Clean up after special events
- Requests outside of normal service times
- Requests outside of normal service areas
- Moving (expediting) services provided after regular hours or those performed in conjunction with major renovations*
* Contract moving is required when the work is beyond our capability. Evaluations of all large moves are provided based on the information provided to Customer Service and/or at the request of the customer.
Expediting Services
Physical Facilities expediters have a number of roles. The expediters assist staff with office moves, set up and break down tables, chairs and other equipment for events and pick up and deliver supplies for residential halls and grounds. For more information regarding BU's Relocation procedures visit Relocation Procedures.
