General Services
The mission of the Department of General Services (DGS) is to manage intra-governmental services of the City. This includes facility maintenance, fleet management, storehouse and distributions, security services, real property management, procurement as well as oversight of the City's parking system.Purchasing Agent Office (757) 664-4787
Provides efficient procurement and materials management functions policies and activities that support the needs of City departments and partnership agencies; assists in the promotion of minority procurement opportunities and manages the City's storehouse operations. This latter service unit is accounted for in a separate Internal Service Fund (ISF) rather than in the General Fund, and its activities are described in a separate section of the City budget along with other ISF descriptions.
Fleet Management (757) 441-5700
Provides quality maintenance and fueling services to all customers, whether internal or external; to ensure safe, operable vehicles and equipment in support of City programs; and to use City resources in the most efficient manner possible. Key responsibilities of the Bureau are vehicle maintenance and repair, fueling, replacement analysis, specification review, acquisition, new vehicle preparation, and disposal.
Facilities Maintenance (757) 823-4567
Provides a broad range of maintenance support services for much of the City's building inventory, as well as parks, playgrounds and ballfields. Facilities will also provide oversight of the City's Security contractor and the security program for City departments and agencies.
Parking (757) 664-6222
To meet the needs of downtown workers, residents, students, shoppers, and tourists, the City of Norfolk's Parking Division operates and maintains the City's parking system. This includes approximately 19,874 public parking spaces located in 15 garages, nine lots and over 550 on-street spaces. Safe, convenient and affordable parking is provided to all patrons through the efficient management of the City's parking resources. The Parking Facilities Fund is part of the Department of General Services.
Storehouse (757) 823-1065
Provides timely materials management support that will facilitate operating departments and bureaus delivery of essential operations and critical citizen services (e.g., fire and paramedical response, water production and distribution, wastewater collection and disposal, storm water control and disposal, and street and bridge maintenance). This includes the provision of general use consumable materials, uniforms, safety equipment, as well as construction, maintenance and high-use office supplies.
Real Estate (757) 664-4426
Provides lease administration and management services of City-owned properties, real estate property and market analyses, and support for the marketing and sale of City-owned properties.
