Capital Planning

Links associated with capital asset and facilities management:

Provincial Government

• Ministry of Finance
  • Capital Asset Management Framework (PDF size 7,907KB) - Province of British Columbia guidelines for governance, service delivery, risk management, accounting and reporting (Ministry of Finance MFIN).
    
  • Financial Administration Policy - For the accounting and recording of tangible capital assets.
    
  • University, College and Institute Protection Program - identifies trends and provides advice to ministries on specific risk control measures to prevent and reduce losses.
    
• Legislation, Acts and Regulations- British Columbia Acts and Regulations indexed alphabetically by name.
  
• Green Initiatives Policies - New buildings and retrofit programs for energy efficient buildings.
  
• BC Hydro Power Smart - Energy efficiency practices.
  
• BC Bid - Electronic access to government procurement services; advertise tenders here.
  
• Partnerships BC -Support for Public-Private Partnerships (P3's).
  
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principals - Relationship to British Columbia's Budget Transparency and Accountability Act.
  
• Government Office Space Standards
  
• BC Knowledge Development Fund

Other Government Links

• Natural Resources Canada, Energy Efficiency Program
  
• Canada Foundation for Innovation - The federal equivalent of the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund for research funding.
  
• Ontario Superbuild - Example of another Canadian provincial government facilities organization.
  
• International Initiative for Sustainable Built Environment
  
• U.S. Green Buildings Council - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (US LEED).
  
• Canada Green Building Council - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
  
• Master Municipal Construction Documents Association Documents for BC Municipalities.

Institution Links

• B.C. Public and Private Post-secondary institutions - Through B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer.
  
• The University Presidents' Council - Documents related to facilities and capital projects and university links.
  
• Construction Documents - Ordering Website Master Municipal Construction Documents Association.
  
• Purchased Insurance Canadian Universities Reciprocal Insurance Exchange (CURIE).

Industry Links

• Public Construction Council of B.C. - Coordinates the construction industry of British Columbia and government ministries, with standard industry documents and other industry links.
  
• BC Construction Association - Represents the B.C. construction industry and has bid depository information.
  
• The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers
  
• Journal of Commerce - Online links to the construction industry in Western Canada.

• Building Owners and Managers Association International is a primary source of information on office building development, leasing, building operating costs, energy consumption patterns, local and national building codes, legislation, occupancy statistics and technological developments.

• Management of Building Projects Guidelines by industry Associations for Managing a Project from Concept to Completion
  
• Architectural Institute of British Columbia
  
• Construction Documents - Ordering Website Master Municipal Construction Documents Association.