The Board of Supervisors, at its May 4 meeting, approved issuing a Request for Qualifications and Quotation for a consulting firm to assess facilities services and operations functions—things like parking, grounds maintenance, mechanical repairs, lighting—and identify potential improvements, including alternative approaches to delivering those services.
LSU officials could not say how much they hope the study will eventually save the university or how much it will cost to procure. But Jason Droddy, chief of staff to LSU President F. King Alexander, says other universities and governmental entities that have done similar studies saved “a significant amount of money.”
“There isn’t a specific target amount,” he says. “But we think it will be worth it.”
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