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General Services: $295 million deferred maintenance estimate; FY26 maintenance budget covers roughly 4% of need
Summary
The new Department of General Services (DGS) reported an estimated $295 million in deferred maintenance from a 2019 facility assessment (inflated to current dollars) and said the FY26 generalized capital maintenance appropriation will provide $11 million for DGS facilities, covering a small portion of that total backlog.
The Department of General Services briefed the Governmental Operations standing committee on the city's facility maintenance needs and the status of a new, consolidated capital maintenance program.
Gail Johnson, director of General Services, said a facility-condition assessment completed in February 2019 identified roughly $295 million in deferred maintenance when adjusted forward using a 3% inflation estimate. DGS is updating assessments and implementing new asset-management software to prioritize work and track deferred-maintenance costs in real time.
Johnson said DGS maintains about 74…
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