Trades, custodial & municipal cost recovery rates
UBC Building Operations recovers costs through a charge-out rate for services provided to UBC ancillaries and tenants, for non-core services (e.g. renovation work) provided to UBC academic departments, and for Annual Capital Allowance (ACA) cyclical maintenance and minor capital work.
Overtime rates apply to any services provided outside a normal Building Operations defined shift or on an emergency basis after regular shift hours. Efforts are made to notify the client in advance of emergency overtime requirements.
The following separate hourly and overtime rates have been established for trades, custodial and municipal services:
| Service | Hourly Rate | Overtime Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Building Maintenance Trades | $64/hour (effective April 1, 2016) | $98/hour (effective April 1, 2016) |
| Custodial | $35/hour | $51/hour |
| Municipal (Landscapers / Labourers) | $51/hour | $70/hour |
These hourly rates represent wages, benefits and overheads associated with each service group and are adjusted as required to reflect changes in the internal costs for the delivery of services.
Effective April 1, 2019, the charge-out rates for services will be adjusted.
What are the new rates?
| Building Operations Services | Current Rates | 2019/20 Rates | |||
| 2018/19 Regular Rate/Hour | 2018/19 Overtime Rate/Hour | 2019/20 Regular Rate/Hour | 2019/20 Overtime Rate/Hour | ||
| Custodial | $36 | $53 | $37 | $57 | |
| Trades | $64 | $98 | $66 | $102 | |
| Municipal Labourer | $51 | $73 | $52 | $78 | |
| Custodial Storekeeper | $51 | $73 | $52 | $78 | |
| Utility Worker | $51 | $73 | $52 | $78 | |
These new rates will need to be considered for any new work your area is planning in financial year 2019/20 and will need to be part of your budgeting process. These rate changes are included in Central Finance’s budget planning documents.
Garbage, recycling, and organic service rates for UBC ancillaries and tenants are currently under review. There will be an overall increase of 2% in solid waste in financial year 2019/20. As part of our commitment to sustainability we are reviewing our allocations for garbage, recycling and organics, which may lead to an overall increase in garbage collection rates.
When is a service considered cost recovery?
Building Operations pays for core building repairs and maintenance for which we receive annual funding from the University administration. This covers items such as plugged toilets, burnt out lights, and too hot/too cold problems. Your department is expected to pay for items that are not part of the core building operation. Some examples would be:
- mounting a bulletin board
- moving furniture
- renovations to a room
If the trade required to do the work is part of our zone team, and you belong to a core department, you are responsible to pay for the materials used on the job.
Core service
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Cost recovery service
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| Painting: hallways, building lobbies and vestibules, building exterior, public washrooms, classrooms, graffiti clean-up, repaint after flood damage. | Painting: Bookcases, offices, private meeting rooms, business unit lobbies, change of colour for aesthetic reasons. |
| Carpentry: stained or damaged ceiling tile replacement, repairs after a flood (water damage), vandalism repairs, baseboard repair/replacement, hallways, public washrooms and building lobbies | Carpentry: building or assembling bookcases and/or cabinetry, hanging whiteboards, corkboards, pictures and shelves, modifying desks and assembly or disassembly and keyboards tray installs |
| Electrical: resetting of tripped breakers, replacing ballasts, repair of base building electrical systems and equipment | Electrical: installing or modifying electric ccts for building tenants, installing or modifying building lighting for client requirements, installing or hardwiring equipment for clients |
| Plumbing: repair/replacement of leaking or broken faucets, sinks and toilets, drain repair and clearing, base building hot water tank repair or replacement, if applicable lighting or repair to base building gas appliances such as furnaces and hot water tanks | Plumbing: install or connection of client supplied equipment, upgrading existing or installing new sinks or new faucets |
