2023-25 Capital Projects Evaluation System: 4-year Higher Education Institutions

Project evaluation guidelines and submittal instructions

Key dates

Criteria definitions and scoring standards

Scoring panels and proposals

Forms

• Institutional priority form (one per institution)
• Proposal forms (by category)
  • Proposal checklist (one for each proposal)
  • Major category proposal forms
    • Growth
    • Renovation
    • Replacement
    • Research
  • Standalone proposal forms
    • Growth
    • Renovation
    • Replacement
    • Research
    • Infrastructure
    • Acquisition
• Additional templates and forms
  • C-100
  • Availability of space/campus utilization
  • Program-related space allocation
  • Reasonableness of cost
  • Degree totals and targets

Higher education scoring process results

• 2022 capital project evaluation results

Additional resources

• Data sources
  • OFM statewide public four-year dashboard
• 2019 Higher Education Facilities Study, NAC Architecture and Ayers Saint Gross
• 2016 Comparable Framework Study, Meng Analysis
• Facilities Evaluation and Planning Guide
• Applicable RCWs
  • Higher education capital project strategic planning, RCW43.88D
  • Budget priorities and levels funding, RCW 28B.77.070
  • Greenhouse gas and vehicle emission reduction policy, RCW 70.235.070