2017-19 minor capital requests due by Nov. 18

The Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget at Western Washington University invites campus community members to submit minor works capital requests for the 2017-19 biennium as a part of the university’s biennial capital budget development process.

Minor capital projects include small improvements, renovations and upgrades that cost between $25,000 and $2 million and are aligned to Western's strategic goals and college/division six-year plans. Such projects can be for programmatic needs, ADA improvements, health and safety and preservation needs.

For a minor works project to be fully considered, individuals will need to electronically submit a 2017-19 Minor Capital Project Request Form to their supervisor, chair or director by Nov. 18. Please see the FDCB website for access to the form.

The timeline for minor capital requests is:

• Nov. 18: To be fully considered, individuals should have submitted their requests to their supervisor, chair or director. On this date, Facilities Development & Capital Budget and Space Administration will begin verifying scopes and developing order-of-magnitude cost estimates of requests in the system to support the decision makers below.
• Dec. 7: Supervisor, chair or director should have submitted recommended requests to their planning unit leader.
• Dec. 18: Planning unit leaders should have submitted their recommended prioritized requests to their vice president.
• Jan. 8: Vice presidents must have submitted their recommended prioritized requests to Facilities Development & Capital Budget.

Planning unit leaders and vice presidents will evaluate and prioritize the minor works requests. Western will submit a finalized capital project budget request including major, intermediate, and prioritized minor works to the Office of Financial Management in the summer of 2016.  The requests will be evaluated during the 2017 legislative session for possible award in the 17-19 biennium.

Questions may be directed to Rick Benner, director and university architect in the Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget, at 360-650-3550 or Rick.Benner@wwu.edu.