R23-24-3. Background

The Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) is charged with the responsibility of administering the design and construction of capital facilities costing over $100,000 for all state agencies and institutions regardless of funding source. The only exception to DFCM's administration is when a project is delegated to an agency or institution by the Utah State Building Board.

When projects are funded through Legislative appropriation, the funding is generally made available to DFCM prior to entering into contracts on those funds. However, many projects receive all or a part of their funding from other sources. Examples of these sources include donations, auxiliary funds, discretionary funds, reimbursed overhead, revenue bonds, and federal funds. In addition, some projects are made as a joint effort between state agencies or institutions and local governmental units. In these situations, DFCM needs to receive adequate assurance that the funding is in fact in place and that it will be reimbursed for expenditures as they are made.