Delegated Authority for Capital Projects
Updated September 4, 2007
At their August 8, 2007 meeting, the Board of Regents approved significant revisions to Section 904, Project Authorization, within the Board of Regents Policy Manual, Section 900, Real Estate and Facilities. These revisions clarify that the University System chief facilities officer's delegated authority to approve projects under $1 million applies only to projects that conform with the campus master plan. The revisions also allow the University System chief facilities officer to further delegate any or all of his or her project authorization authority to the institution presidents.
Below is a link to the chart showing each institution's amount of delegated
authority. The institution is responsible for administering such delegation
in accordance with Board of Regents policies, procedures and guidelines:
Campus Levels of Delegated Authority
Revised section 904.01, Authorization by Board of Regents, follows:
904.01 AUTHORIZATION BY BOARD OF REGENTS
All new buildings, major renovation, rehabilitation, or other projects, except routine maintenance, involving the campus or buildings of a unit of the University System using funds from any source shall require authorization by the Board of Regents and shall be implemented in accord with established Board procedures under the direction of the University System Vice Chancellor for Facilities chief facilities officer. (For Construction Contracts, see section 709.01).
The University System chief facilities officer is authorized to act, without prior approval of the Board of Regents, in the authorization of projects on behalf of the Board of Regents, with authority to act for the Board in the authorization of projects that are in accordance with the accepted campus master plan, provided, however, that the authority so delegated shall be for projects that do not exceed the sum of $1,000,000 in initial construction cost.
The University System chief facilities officer may delegate any or all of the above authority, to authorize projects, to individual institution presidents in the University System based upon an evaluation by the Chancellor or University System chief facilities officer of the ability of an institution to properly administer the delegated authority. Such delegation of authority shall be administered in accordance with Board of Regents policies, procedures and guidelines. Delegated authority may be withdrawn at the discretion of the Chancellor or the University System chief facilities officer.