Request a Project

Use this form to submit your proposal for a new project or study, including space planning, interior renovation, building renovation, or other need. For questions or help filling out the form, please contact build@sfsu.edu.
 
All project requests must be submitted by a dean, SAVP, AVP, auxiliary director, or equivalent, who will serve as the project owner (see below).

PROJECT INITIATION

Campus units, departments, colleges, divisions, and individuals have ideas about improving the existing campus environment or for providing new, improved space for university activities of all types. The project intake and approval process helps campus leadership set priorities for improvements and manage the campus environment comprehensively. 

Here are a few things to keep in mind before initiating a project.

  • Each project has an owner: the unit/department that initiates the project. The dean, SAVP, AVP, auxiliary director, or equivalent of that unit/department must initiate the request. 
  • Each project needs a sponsor: the provost or vice president responsible for your unit/department. You can submit your initial proposal without the sponsor’s involvement, but support from the project sponsor will be required for the project to be reviewed by the Capital Planning Committee and campus senior leadership.
  • Requests for campus funding for projects will be considered during the annual capital call, aligned with the budget process. Requests for matching support of capital renewal or maintenance funds should also be made through the budget process. (Review the current CSU Capital Outlay Program.)
  • Requests for funding for emergencies will be considered at any time, with project sponsor’s endorsement.
  • Requests for self-funded projects will also be considered at any time, with project sponsor's endorsement.
  • All proposals will be examined and evaluated with attention to long-term financial viability. 

PROCESS

Step One / INTAKE

Submit a Project Initiation Request. This information will help us identify the best approval path for your project. If you do not have all the answers to these questions, please answer as best as you can. CPDC staff will contact you for a follow-up.

Step Two / PROVOST OR VP SUPPORT

CPDC staff will review your information and will confirm support from the provost or vice president responsible for your unit/department. 

Step Three / DEVELOP PRELIMINARY SCOPE AND BUDGET

CPDC staff will assist you in developing a preliminary scope and budget for the project. This will be reviewed with you prior to the project moving forward. This step will also identify projects that cannot yet move forward (for example, they are inconsistent with campus, CSU, or State of California policy and/or law). If this is the case, we will assist you in redefining the scope of work to meet applicable regulations, etc.

Step Four / CONFIRM FUNDING SOURCES

At this point, the project will either move forward to the Capital Planning Committee for review or it will be returned to you for further information. 

Step Five / CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE REVIEW

Proposals will be screened by the Capital Planning Committee to make sure that the project is consistent with strategic campus goals. (Download the San Francisco State University Strategic Plan here.) If so, the committee will endorse the concept and set a priority order for it and other projects presented.

CPDC staff will identify and summarize key issues and prepare a project charter—the vehicle by which we record the scope, budget, schedule, and source of funding. The project charter is the formal request to the cabinet to authorize a project. There may be a cost for preparing the charter if technical information, such as architectural services for design plans, is needed to move forward. 

Step Six / PROVOST AND VP A&F REVIEW

The provost will review the project as contributing to the academic plan, and the VP University Enterprises and the VP A&F/CFO will assess whether or not the funding proposal is aligned with the current campus budget and debt policy.

The VPs will review the project charter and will determine whether or not to forward it to the cabinet or president for decision. 

Step Seven / PRESIDENT APPROVAL

The final step in the campus approvals process.

Step Eight / DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

 

 

Questions?

Maritza Delgadillo, Director of Capital Project Management

Capital Project Management provides guidance and assistance through the development process, coordinating consultants and contractors from planning to occupancy.