• Capital Budget
• Design & Construction
• Facilities Contracts
• Insurance/Risk Management
• Planning & Programming
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• Reports, Studies & Guidelines
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Design and Construction

The Design and Construction team is responsible for overseeing the effective and efficient delivery of construction projects for the system in coordination with the colleges and universities. The Design and Construction links for further information are:

• Announcements
  Current listings of requests for information, requests for proposal for projects, employment opportunities, and other information related to design, construction, planning and programming of campus facilities.
• Project Management Manual for Design and Construction Comprehensive guide for the campus management of design and construction projects, including most construction contracts.
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP Report)
  The reports provide a snapshot in time of capital projects under design and/or construction and provides financial and progress status on their execution. Reports look at progress as of June 30th and December 31st each year.
• Capital Improvement Project Summary (CIPS)
  We are excited to rollout new "Capital Improvement Project Summary" reports that will replace Construction project status reports on our website. The reports will continue to include capital projects under design and/or construction phase and will be updated monthly.
• Facilities Design Standards
  The Facilities Design Standards are intended to be used by architects, consultants, and campus facilities personnel during the planning, design, and construction of new and remodeled buildings, and for maintenance of campus facilities and infrastructure throughout the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
• MnSCU Reroofing Design Standards Manual
  The Roof Design Standards in this manual enables an Architect to design a reroofing system and produce roof related construction documents for a MnSCU Standard 40-Year Roof that is associated with a new construction or renovation project.
• Master List of Facilities Professional/Technical Consultants
  In order to accelerate contracting for Facilities Professional/Technical Consultant services, the Office of the Chancellor (OOC) has published a Master List of Facilities Professional/Technical Consultants in the Project Management manual for Design and Construction.  Click on #39 for the list.
• Exterior Masonry Design Standards Manual
  The Exterior Wall Masonry Standards Manual is intended to outline the standards required of the Architect/Engineer for the design and construction of masonry exterior walls of MnSCU new construction, renovation, or repair projects with materials and details to last the lifetime of masonry: 100 years or more. This guide parallels the design principles and requirments of the currrent edition of the MnSCU Facilities Design Standards.
• Program Managers
  Office of the Chancellor staff who work in coordination with college and university staff in hiring architects, owner's representatives and construction firms for project delivery.
• Unifier Support
  contains contact information, Unifier training materials and frequently asked questions.

WHAT'S NEW

Prevailing Wage
Per Minnesota Statute 177.41 through 177.44, construction workers on State funded construction projects are required to be paid prevailing wage rate.  

Facilties PT Master Contract

• Facilities PT Consultants Master List (NEW - eff. 5/1/13) - This is #39 in the emanual
• Facilities PT Consultants Master Contract Instruction and Overview (rev 5/1/13) - This is #40 in the emanual

Specialty Consultant Master Roster

• Specialty Consultant Master Roster List
• Specialty Consultant Master Roster Instructions

Roof Documents

• AIA Document B101-2007 Attachment - Initial Information to Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect For Roof Replacement Projects
• Built-up Bituminous Roofing Warranty
• Roof Design Kickoff Meeting Agenda
• Roof Doucment List
• Roof Pre-Construction Agenda
• Responsibility Matrix - Roof Project with Design Fees Greater than $100K
• Responsibility Matrix - Roof Project with Design Fees Less than $100K
• Request for Proposal (RFP) for Roof Replacement Design Services
• Roof Replacement Design RFP Advertisement
• Roofing RFP Scope of Services
• Sheet Metal Warranty

 

 

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if you have questions, comments please e-mail us (facilities@so.mnscu.edu) or refer to the staff directory link at the top of this page for additional contact information.