Facilities and Campus Operations

Category 4

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Category 4

Category 4 projects involve simple upgrades or maintenance to University buildings or systems.

These straight forward projects do not seek to alter the way a space or system is currently used. They do not require any professional design services or significant decision making; therefore, the project delivery process is streamlined.  

Projects Include

  • Sidewalk or parking lot improvements
  • Roofing or painting of a building's exterior 
  • Re-carpeting a suite of administrative or faculty offices

Category 4 Delivery Process & Components

Typical Duration 4-6 months

  • Conceptual scope development
  • Review with Associate Provost
  • Hard bid
  • Department funding authorization
  • Project Authorization Document
  • Construction
  • Occupancy

Other Categories

Category 1

Category 1 projects have significant impacts to the overall Brown community and broad campus and represent major investments or value initiatives by the University.

Category 2

Category 2 projects tend to be limited to that space or building, rather than the broader Brown community or campus.

Category 3

Category 3 projects are the majority of projects delivered. These projects support the University’s academic endeavors, maintain operations essential to the Brown community, and ensure stewardship of the buildings and physical assets that make up the campus.