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DGS says facility renewal overhaul and new asset platform will improve delivery; fuel tank replacements next in queue
Summary
DGS described steps to improve the facility renewal program — a new facilities assessment platform, enhanced collaboration with agencies and a statewide master plan — while DLS highlighted a larger facility renewal backlog and questioned encumbrance timing for fuel‑tank replacement projects.
DLS presented the Department of General Services (DGS) capital budget and facility renewal program to the Capital Budget Subcommittee. DLS said the 2025 CIP shows a reduction in direct DGS capital activity from FY26–29 compared with the prior CIP because two large renovations (William Donald Schaefer Tower and Nancy Grasmick State Education Building) were canceled. DLS noted the facility renewal backlog across state facilities was estimated at about $785 million in December 2022 and that DGS‑operated facilities accounted for roughly $260 million of renewal needs in January 2025 (a 10% increase year‑over‑year).
DLS recommended approving GO bond authorizations and called attention to a…
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