The Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) is the building manager for all state owned facilities. The division is responsible for all aspects of construction for state buildings and assists the Building Board in developing recommendations for capital development projects and in allocating capital improvement funds included in the Capital Budget.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $6,187,400 from all sources for DFCM Administration. This is a 34.1 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $2,458,200 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.7 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
Reserve Fund Balance
The Legislature established a contingency reserve in the capital budget and requires the division to allocate a portion of capital project funding to the reserve to provide for unforeseen construction expenses. DFCM should manage and budget projects such that contingency funds are adequate to ensure project completion without accruing an excessive balance or requiring additional funding. Note that per legislation, $5.1 million was deducted from the project reserve in FY 2015.
Capital Improvement Projects
The Legislature annually appropriates funding to capital development and improvement projects. Non-state funding sources also contribute to the total construction workload. Total funding amounts vary from year to year with the average project funding equaling $403 million for the past 10 years.
As the State Building Manager, the Director of DFCM oversees the following activities:
- Construction of state buildings
- Space utilization studies
- Establishment of statewide space standards
- Agency and institution master planning
- Lease administration
As the division's main duties concern construction of buildings, the Legislature appropriates some funding from the Capital Project Fund, the Project Reserve Fund, and the Contingency Reserve Fund. These funds account for expenditures related to the capital development of buildings (see UCA 63A-5-209).
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.