Space request (modified pre-design)

State law requires the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to establish and maintain a modified pre-design (MPD) process for approving agency requests to acquire, expand, or relocate a state facility through lease or purchase. This page includes instructions for space requests that occur outside of the Six-Year Facilities Plan process. For MPD instructions related to Six-Year Facilities Plan projects, refer to Chapter 9 of OFM’s biennial budget instructions.

Space requests that occur outside of the standard Six-Year Facilities Plan process require a Modified Pre-Design (MPD) Form. These scenarios include:

• Emergencies, such as: (1) immediate work stoppage, (2) office closures occurring within six months, and (3) initiated cancellation clauses.
• Legislative Directive: A change in space directed in a proviso that is not included in the current Six-Year Facilities Plan.
• Temporary Request: Space to be occupied for 12 months or less.
• Space Efficiencies: A change in space that will result in savings in the four-year outlook.
• Existing Funds: Projects that will be paid for using existing agency funds that cannot be identified as another project scenario type.

Note: The MPD form is not required for projects that meet the capital requirements for predesigns on major facility projects with an estimated project cost of $15 million.