Our Mission
The Bureau's mission is to utilize a diverse workforce to carry out the statutory responsibilities of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 8; to provide a safe, secure workplace for customers, assuring that all who enter Bureau facilities have a pleasant business environment and can transit common areas without incident; and to efficiently maintain mechanical systems and buildings within budget, recognizing that they function as places of business, museums of art and history, and sites of public congregation.
There are seven buildings officially included in the domain of BSB four of which are located in the Government Center Complex in Boston: the State House, the John W. McCormack, the Charles F. Hurley and the Erich Lindemann buildings. Three other buildings are found elsewhere in the Commonwealth: the Springfield Office Building; the Pittsfield Office Building and the Allen Russell House (currently on the National Register of Historic Places and unoccupied due to the need for renovations).
The Bureau is organized around eight functional areas: Administration, Finance; Planning & Engineering; Security, Safety & Parking; Building Operations; ADA Compliance; Events Planning and the Arts Commission. Organizationally BSB includes approximately 40 fully and part-time staff persons including experts in facilities management and maintenance, security & parking, project planning & engineering, events planning and curator-archivist activities.
This information is provided by the Bureau of State Office Buildings.