and patriotic societies, and for civic gatherings, pro-
vided that no collection or donation is taken or any
admission charged. Applications for permission to
use the building should be addressed to the Commis-
sion (Code 1957, Art. 65, sees. 78-82).

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND CON.
STRUCTION

Marshal McCord, Director

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2444

This Office provides State agencies with profes-
sional and technical services related to the design
and construction of State public improvements
(except those of the Department ol Transporta-
tion). The functions of this Office are assigned to
three divisions—Design and Approval, Construc-
tion Supervision and Inspection, and Public
School Construction.

DESIGN AND APPROVAL

Frank L. Byron, -Principal Engineer
Telephone: 383-3971

Wilmer C. Chance, Principal Architect
Telephone: 383-3993

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201

This Division provides architectural, engineering,
and site planning services to State agencies on
matters involving the design, construction, alter-
ation, and repair of State and State-aided facilities.
The workload is divided into two categories: in-
house, staff-designed projects, and consultant-
designed projects. New projects are designated as
in-house jobs if the design can be done more eco-
nomically by Division staff or if consultants are not
available for projects located in remote areas of the
State.

For in-house projects, a Division architect or en-
gineer develops an initial design based on the needs
expressed in a requesting agency's capital improve-
ment program and then draws up plans and
specifications for directing the scope of the work.
Following advertisement of the project and appoint-
ment of a construction contractor by the Board of
Public Works, in-house staff conduct monthly prog-
ress meetings to ascertain that the work is on sched-
ule and in accordance with contract documents.

For consultant-design projects, Division per-
sonnel supervise the consultant architect or en-

gineer appointed by the Board of Public Works
to prepare the design and develop the contract
documents. The major role of the Division staff
for consultant-designed projects is to ensure that
the State's construction investment • is protected
during each of the four phases of the design pro-
cedure: (1) preparation of preliminary design, (2)
preparation of schematics, (3) preparation of de-
sign development documents, and (4) preparation
of the contract documents.

The Division also performs property surveys in
the course of State projects involving construc-
tion or the acquisition of real property. About 20
percent of the surveys performed each year (or 30
of a total 150 project workload) are performed by
commercial surveyors whose findings are re-
viewed by Division staff.

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION AND
INSPECTION

John Hartlove, Chief

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-6363

This Division is responsible for monitoring the
construction of new building projects, including
alterations or renovations to existing structures,
in order to ensure that these projects are com-
pleted in accordance with approved designs and
specifications. In fiscal year 1978, the Division
was also charged with the responsibility of moni-
toring the Public School Construction Program
and ensuring that this construction adheres to
State requirements.

PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Keith D. Kelley, Administrator

6510 Elkridge Landing Road
Linthicum 21090 Telephone: 796-1079

By an act of the 1971 Legislature, the State as-
sumed the costs for school construction through-
out Maryland. The Interagency Committee for
School Construction (IAC), which consists of the
Secretaries of the Departments of General
Services and State Planning and the State Super-
intendent of Schools, was created to review and
evaluate annual requests from local subdivisions
for new and renovation school construction
projects and submit a recommended State public
school construction budget to the Board of Public
Works. This Division is composed of architects
and engineers who are employees of the Depart-
ment of General Services.