Separate sections of the study present detailed information and analyses of--(1) the educational program, (2) school enrollments, (3) existing school plant, (4) financial resources, and (5) school plant needs. Recommendations are set forth and their financial implications considered. (FS)

By having a university 'stores' set up with a blanket order with about 115 local vendors, a university has eliminated petty cash disbursements for small purchases and proliferating purchase orders. (Author/PG)

Based on an intensive study of the Buffalo School System, findings and recommendations are presented regarding the instructional programs, staffing, and physical plant needs and fiscal problems. Separate sections contain detailed information and analyses of--(1) the instructional program at the elementary and secondary levels, (2) physical…

A profile of the purchasing agent, determined by a survey, indicates personal, professional and institutional characteristics. (Editor)

Brief descriptions are presented of a number of Office of Education federal funding programs directly supporting educational facilities planning and construction. Programs now in operation and several currently under consideration are pointed out. Consideration is also given to several programs in federal agencies other than the Office of…

This document summarizes an empirical evaluation of the attributes of two alternative approaches to expanding public higher education in Texas: (1) expansion of existing senior institutions to meet projected enrollment for 1980, and (2) construction of new 4-year public institutions. The costs and benefits of higher education were estimated on a…

A linear model, based on the theory of constrained choice, is constructed to aid in long range planning for student housing to indicate what the "best" arrangement of the total system of housing university students might be. It is emphasized that the model incorporates in its system all modes for housing students (including off-campus ones) and…

A description is presented of the present state of development of a capital allocations formula for general building project costs at the University of Toronto. The first part of the paper is devoted to a discussion of the objectives and application of the formula in its present state. A detailed description of the available data and the…

Kansas Wesleyan University, the first postsecondary institution to experience a sudden federal crackdown on delinquent loans for dormitory construction, developed a seven-part plan of payment and alternative building use and learned some lessons about resolving such a situation. (MSE)

Presents ways to improve communication with the purchasing office: summarizing procedures of purchasing in a brochure for the whole university; update bidder lists; buy from sources as close to the university as possible; and look for substitute products at all times. (Author/PG)

Responses to a study indicate that educational purchasing agents feel that they are performing relatively important functions within the institutional organization. The primary role of the purchasing agent, regardless of organizational structure, vertical or horizontal interaction, bureaucracy and personalities involved, is to enhance the…

Cost control techniques as applied to university and college capital expenditure programs are discussed, as is the need for control of costs as an integral part of the design and construction of campus projects. The following phases of the cost control process are presented: pre-design advice and cost studies, preparation of the budget for the…

This report presents the School District of Philadelphia's long-range plan for school facilities and, based upon it, a capital program for the fiscal years 1970 through 1975. Present conditions are reviewed, citing the "facility gap" and indicating future needs. The plan for school facilities is presented specifying--(1) the educational basis of…