{"id":67,"date":"2026-07-07T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/facilities\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:51:11","slug":"project-request-instructions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/project-request-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Request Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/central-receiving\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Central Receiving<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/central-shipping\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Central Shipping<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/contractor-guidelines\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contractor Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/mailroom-user-guide\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Mailroom User Guide<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/project-request-instructions\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Project Request Instructions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/102-2\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Required Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Requesting Department \u2013 Please select the name of the department requesting the project. If your department is not listed please contact Facilities and Operations at <a href=\"tel:8107623223\">810-762-3223<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department Contact Name \u2013 This should be the main contact that Facilities &amp; Operations will work with to develop the project scope.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Phone \u2013 Phone number of contact person listed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Email \u2013 Email of contact person listed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contacts Fax \u2013 This field is not required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorizing Person \u2013 This should be the person approving the project and should be at the Dean\/Director level or above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorizer\u2019s Email \u2013 Email of authorizing person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Building\/Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the building or the grounds location that the project will occur. If it will involve multiple locations please select General Campus and include the buildings in the Room(s)\/Area(s) field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Room(s)\/Areas(s) Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please list specific room number(s) if available. If room numbers are not available please include a description of the area(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Department\u2019s Space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please indicate if the project will occur entirely in your existing department\u2019s assigned space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If not please identify space requirements and address the following\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many additional offices\/labs\/etc. are you asking for\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the amount of square footage required?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can some or all be accommodated within your existing space? Why? Or Why not?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Project Drivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is driving this capital project need at this time? Please check any of the main categories that apply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please select other for any additional drivers (e.g., changes in programming, pedagogy, or research; increased enrollments; faculty or student recruitment and retention; ability to compete with peer institutions).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please elaborate on the drivers in the description field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Project Categorization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please check any of the categorizations that apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Rational and Programmatic Justification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please include as much description of the project as possible. This field should also address the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How are your existing facilities affecting:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your unit\u2019s ability to meet its core mission?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty, student, or staff success?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your unit\u2019s ability to compete with peer institutions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How has your unit worked around your facility challenges to date? (e.g., repurposing existing space to other uses, using another unit\u2019s space, leasing space, optimizing, sharing space with another unit or department and\/or reconfiguring existing space)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the challenges of continuing the status quo?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please use this field to upload any attachments such as sketches, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Project Target Date(s)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Desired Construction Start \u2013 This date should be the date you would like to start the project and the date you could vacate the space if necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Desired Completion Date \u2013 This date is the date that you would like to have the renovation completed by. This is the date that if possible given time constraint and workload, Facilities &amp; Operation will target for completion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Required Completion Date \u2013 This is the latest date that your project could be completed by. If this date is not achievable it may affect Facilities &amp; Operations ability to take the project on at this time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Probable Funding Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please fill in the chartfields and indicate any funding amount has been set aside at this time. There will be an opportunity to change the funding source during the authorization approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Institutional Impacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is the impact on parking, security, custodial, utilities and other operating costs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Required Contact Information Building\/Location Room(s)\/Areas(s) Involved Department\u2019s Space Project Drivers Project Categorization Rational and Programmatic Justification Additional Information Project Target Date(s) Probable Funding Source Institutional Impacts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}