CFS provides most of its service to the Colleges on a fee-for-service basis.  The Claremont Colleges have the option of purchasing their building maintenance services from any vendor they choose.  As a consequence, CFS is motivated to provide quality services at a very competitive cost.

Building Maintenance Services

The range of our building maintenance services includes:

• Carpentry work, including building construction, millwork, and furniture repair
• Painting, both interior and exterior
• Sign making
• Locksmith work, to including traditional lock devices as well as electronic devices
• Heating Systems
• Plumbing
• Air Conditioning and ventilation
• Electrical work, both high voltage and low
• Fire alarms
• Concrete work, including sidewalks and curbs

Equipment Repair
CFS performs repairs and maintenance on all its own trucks and heavy equipment.  We repair electric golf carts for the colleges, and offer extensive metal fabrication services.

Electric Utility
CFS serves as the electric utility company for six of the seven colleges.  Electrical power is purchased from Southern California Edison and then distributed to the campus via underground electrical distribution lines which we own and maintain.  The CFS electrical distribution system also includes five major emergency generator plants to provide partial power when Edison is unable to.

Engineering Services
In-house engineers provide design services for building addition or renovation projects.  They maintain an archive of all construction plans and documents, and manage our construction and licensing records, as well as environmental permits.