UC Berkeley considers Year 2000 compliance for building systems in leased buildings to be implicit in the leases. Failure of building systems to operate as expected could result in the inability to occupy a building, or to discomfort, inefficiencies, and/or additional expenses in using the building.

Actions being taken
The Leased Buildings Subcommittee, which includes departmental representatives and the Manager of Real Estate Services, has worked to ensure that buildings systems in all leased buildings will be operational on the opening of business on January 3, 2000.

A letter, including a checklist, was sent to all landlords, asking that they confirm in writing that building systems will not have Year 2000 problems. Based on the confirmations, none of the landlords expects any Y2K problems.

A letter was also sent to all departments in leased buildings, asking that they identify someone physically located at each building who can work with the landlord to resolve issues and report any problems. In response, departments in leased buildings have identified someone physically located at each building who can work with the landlord to resolve issues and report any problems.

Questions and Comments
Questions or comments on the above should go to Helen Levay, Manager, Real Estate Services, at hlevay@uclink4.berkeley.edu or (510) 643-2066.