PDC Restructuring
In recent months, UF’s Planning, Design & Construction (PD&C) team has been diligently evaluating how to better meet the needs of UF colleges and units by aligning our processes with industry standards, improving internal decision making, and examining our organizational structure. It is with great enthusiasm that we share enhancements to the way we conduct business at PD&C:
- We have all experienced the impact of increased costs, both in construction as well as other aspects of our operations. PD&C is working to better control the cost of construction by increasing competition among our contractors, suppliers, and vendors; right-sizing and reviewing our building standards; and improving the speed and certainty of internal decision making.
- Over several years, UF has annually managed over $3 billion in construction. While we are experiencing phenomenal growth, both on and off main campus, it is critical to examine how PD&C is structured to handle this challenge. Going forward, we are realigning internal assets to concentrate efforts on leading the planning & project design process under the new Office of the University Architect, while being laser-focused on construction execution through the creation of a pre-construction function to conduct enhanced initial feasibility studies and utilize improved cost data to develop construction budgets.
- Further, we are creating specialized teams of project managers and support staff that will focus on specific colleges and geographic areas of campus (for example, the Health Science Center and Main Campus) to build better working relationships and improve decision-making and response times.
Given the nature and duration of construction projects and the significance of the reforms that are underway, we expect that it will take some time to fully realize the positive impacts of these improvements; therefore, we ask for your patience as we implement these changes with the end goal of better serving the campus community.
Please continue to revisit our website for further information on the development of our reorganization.
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Planning, Design and Construction is responsible to the Vice President of Construction, Facilities and Real Estate for the planning, design and construction of all physical facilities of the University of Florida.
Mission: Planning, Design and Construction is responsible to the Vice President of Construction, Facilities and Real Estate for the planning, design and construction of all physical facilities of the University of Florida.
Purpose: PDC provides expertise and facilitation to plan, process and execute growth and improvement of UF.
Vision: Creating a beautiful and functional UF that inspires for generations.
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