Professional Services Definitions | Infrastructure Planning and Facilities

All Projects

Below are services provided for all projects:

Project management during planning, design and construction.
Building operational drawings—maintenance of drawings of all campus buildings.
Mapping—collection and maintenance of spatial data related to the built and human environment.
Utility staking—onsite identification of buried infrastructure to minimize the risk of damage or danger to employees and the campus community, and to prevent utility outages during excavation; this function is a regulatory requirement (Public Act 174, State of Michigan).
Procurement and contract management of construction services, design consultants, materials testing, furniture, equipment, permits, etc.
Managing insurance and bonds for contractors and architects as well as ensuring prevailing wages are paid.
Managing accounting and the project budget, which may include reconciling and/or sending expense reports to the State of Michigan or granting agencies.
MSU Construction Standards under LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification

Design services including architecture, interior design, structural, mechanical, ADA compliance, and electrical engineering are necessary to create design and construction documents.
Landscape architecture design on projects that involve site work or plantings.

For projects over $1 million, design services are based on actual costs from the selected Architectural and Engineering and include: