Capital Planning for Post-secondary Institutions
The Capital Asset Management (CAM) team regulates the assessment and oversight of capital projects to ensure that facilities meet educational and provincial government requirements for providing high-quality and accessible public post-secondary education in British Columbia.
CAM maintains accountability for government policies and provincial standards as they relate to the evaluation, planning, and implementation of new capital projects, as well as the maintenance, rehabilitation and upgrades to existing facilities for the province's public post-secondary institutions.
Additionally, the CAM team:
- Formulates and oversees the implementation of short, mid and long-term capital and maintenance plans
- Ensures that plans are based on local needs, demographics, educational program plans and other trends and government priorities
- Provides advice and technical support to public post-secondary institutions in the area of capital, facilities planning, project development and implementation
CAM ensures that post-secondary institutional capital planning complies with the provincial government's Capital Asset Management Framework, as well as the Ministry's capital policies and procedures including requirements related to educational capital planning and relevant Acts and Regulations.
Major Program Activities
- Capital planning policies and procedures development
- Assist public post-secondary institutions in developing their Five-Year Capital Plans
- Review and evaluate post-secondary institutions' capital project requests for:
- Ministerial support;
- presentation to the Ministry of Finance;
- inclusion into Ministry's Consolidated Capital Plan
- Capital Budget, funding and cashflow management
- Capital asset inventory management
- Administer acquisitions, dispositions of post-secondary institutions' capital buildings or lands
- Administer the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
- Capital information and data management
Initiatives
- Public post-secondary institutions Space Standards
- Seismic Retrofit Guidelines
- Facility Condition Assessments
Documents & Forms
- Capital Asset Reference Guide (PDF, 1.0MB)
- Capital Asset Management Framework (PDF, 4.9MB)
- Facility Inventory System User Manual and Reference Guide (PDF)
- Risk Management Guide (PDF)
- Guide to Involving PSI's When Consulting FN (PDF)
- B.C. Universities Space Manual (PDF, 5.5MB)
- B.C. University-College, College and Institute Space Manual (PDF, 7.5MB)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 1 - Opportunity Assessment Report (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 2 - Routine Capital Project Proposal (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 3 - Emergency Project Definition Report (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 4 - Concept Plan Report (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 4a - Lease Concept Plan Report (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 5 - Business Plan Report Template (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 6 - Quarterly Project Report (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 7 - Quarterly Cash Flow Forecast Report (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 8 - Capital Project Risk Screen Tool (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 9 - Risk Register (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 10 - Capital Project Summary Template (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 10a - BCKDF Project Summary Template (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 11 - Annual Accountability Reports Template (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 12 - Project Close Out Report (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 12a - Carbon Neutral Capital Program Project Close Out Report (DOCX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 13 - Capital Project Closure Form Template (XLSX)
- Capital Asset Reference Guide: Template 13a - BCKDF Project Closure Form Template (XLSX)
Acts & Regulations
- Section 50 (2) of the University Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 468 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 16 of the Royal Roads University Act, SBC 1997, Chapter 409 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 4 of the Thompson Rivers University Act, BC 2005, Chapter 17
- Section 50 (2) - 50 (4) of the College and Institute Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 52 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 50 (1) of the Land Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 245, Part 2 [Updated to September 6,2000]
- Section 51 (1) – 51 (2) of the Land Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 245, Part 2 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 50 (4a) of the University Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 468 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 16 of the Royal Roads University Act, SBC 1997, Chapter 409 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 4 of the Thompson Rivers University Act, BC 2005, Chapter 17
- Section 50 (2) - 50 (4) of the College and Institute Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 52 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 20 (1) of the Land Title Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 250
- Section 29 of the Interpretation Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 238
- Section 58 (1) of the University Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 468 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 16 of the Royal Roads University Act, SBC 1997, Chapter 409 [Updated to September 6, 2000]
- Section 4 of the Thompson Rivers University Act, BC 2005, Chapter 17
- Section 34 (1) – 34 (2) of the College and Institute Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 52 [Updated to September 6, 2000]