BUILDING PROGRAM (BP) – Florida Board of Governors (BOG) Regulation 14.004 Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request Procedures states “The university is responsible for the preparation of a project’s building program as well as institutional capital improvement planning, which shall be consistent with the university’s strategic plan, campus master plan, and educational plant survey.”

 

The intent of a Building Program is to define a project’s high-level objectives and campus impacts. The evaluations included in a Building Program assure that the proposed project aligns with the university’s strategic plan, campus master plan, and educational plant survey. The Building Program includes an overview of the project, evaluates the concurrency of utilities and services, touches on space utilization, and introduces the project budget.

 

SUMMARY OF REQUIRED SPACES (SRS) – the SRS is an early planning document that should be prepared for most large facilities, by UCF or by a Consulting Architect or Engineer (A/E). The SRS captures exactly how the proposed occupants wish to use the space in a proposed building. It lists every room in the facility, along with its assignable square feet and a brief description. It records the total amount of assignable space, by space category, and the gross square footage. The SRS can be used for early estimating or may be prepared to align space with an established maximum budget.

 

ACADEMIC PROGRAM STATEMENT (APS) – the APS is an internal planning document for more complicated buildings or those that combine multiple colleges. It aligns with and further develops the SRS by providing a more detailed description of every room in the proposed facility. It may be prepared by UCF or by a Consulting A/E.

 

All of these documents are tools that assist the University to envision and plan the facility; and the Consulting A/E’s to begin the conceptual design process.