DM Taskforce

The Deferred Maintenance (DM) Taskforce executes and oversees a 3-year deferred maintenance project planning cycle that identifies repairs and replacements based on life safety and critical infrastructure needs. Both Operations & Maintenance and Design & Construction have an integral role in managing the work completed under the deferred maintenance program.

UMB follows the University System of Maryland (USM) Policy on Facilities Renewal for Auxiliary and Non-Auxiliary Capital Assets V111-10.10 PDF in regards to capital facilities renewal. The policy states that facilities renewal and replacement shall be targeted at 2% annually of the current replacement value of all capital assets greater than 10 years old. In 2023, UMB surpassed the USM goal, achieving a spend of 2.4%.

Each year, 20% of UMB's building assets are inventoried by an external vendor, and the deferred maintenance database is updated, with the entire campus inventoried every 5 years. Reports are run to prioritize projects each year based on life safety and life expectancy of current systems. Deferred maintenance projects include structural and envelope repairs (roofs, windows, doors), mechanical and electrical systems upgrades, and life safety and regulatory improvements. Deferred maintenance funding can only be utilized for infrastructure upgrades and cannot be used for programmatic needs within schools and departments.

Recent examples include safety improvements in the Bressler Research Building core, East Hall roof replacement, and fire pump upgrades at the School of Nursing.

Above photo: BRB core safety improvements