DEFINITIONS - 1821.2

Definitions:

For SAM section 1821, buildings and grounds maintenance refers to the routine cleaning and the day-to-day maintenance of a building’s interior and exterior and the surrounding landscape and hardscape that are considered a part of that facility.

Buildings and grounds maintenance can include repairs of a minor and simple nature involving mechanical and electrical systems and building elements that can readily be performed by maintenance personnel or technicians.

Exclusions:

It does not include the following:  (see Green California Glossary for definitions)

• Remodeling
• Rehabilitation
• Renovation
• Restoration
• Additions, or
• Any other type of work normally performed by a construction contractor or personnel with specialized certification.