To ensure that a uniform Physical Plant charge-out rate accurately reflects actual costs and is equitably applied. These rates are required for WVU accounting systems, record keeping, and billing to departments for services not covered under the normal operating mission for Physical Plant.

This policy applies to all labor supplied in support of University faculty, staff, and students who work in WVU facilities that are maintained by the Physical Plant.

Departments may be charged for services rendered to departmentally owned equipment, revenue producing events, overtime, fabrication of purchasable items or special requests that fall outside the normal mission of the Physical Plant. Such requests for Physical Plant support involving repairs, special events, modifications, movement of materials, etc., which are provided to existing structures, building equipment/systems, and grounds, and are initiated through the Physical Plant Help Desk at 293-4357, will be charged and accounted for using a uniform charge-out rate. The charge-out rate is calculated using an average wage system grouping of specific categories, i.e. Labor, Craft, Engineering, and Building Service sections of Physical Plant. Questions regarding charge-out rates, calculations, applications, and chargeable services can be directed to the Physical Plant help Desk at 293-4357.

Procedure development rests with the Physical Plant.

The responsibility for implementation of this policy rests with the Resource Management section of the Physical Plant. Physical Plant, at 293-4357 or P.O.

Box 6570, is available to answer questions or provide additional information regarding this policy.

The responsibility for interpretation of this policy rests with the Director of the Physical Plant in conjunction with the Controller’s Office.

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