Version 5 | October 2017 Purpose: This policy aligns with the following school asset lifecycle stage To ensure that schools are aware of their responsibilities and obligations for school-funded facilities and works. To outline the entitlement implications of school-funded facilities. policy statement responsible Manager in the VSBA’s Project Delivery Branch. Schools may choose to fund (either in whole or in part) the development of facilities using Schools wishing to fund a new facility must school and/or locally raised funds. However, submit a business case to the Victorian as these facilities are constructed on land School Building Authority (VSBA) at the owned by the State of Victoria, these planning stage, verifying that the school is buildings are legally held by the Minister of able to fund and maintain the facility over its Education. life. This business case must be endorsed by the Department of Education and Training’s School councils have delegated authority to regional Planning and Provision Manager enter into contracts to carry out self-funded and approved by the VSBA. building works or improvements up to $50,000 (including GST), subject to the availability of Occasionally a school may wish to assume funds and compliance with Departmental responsibility for an over-entitled facility as policies and legislative requirements. part of a five-year Asset Management Plan. This also requires a business case to be Where building works exceed $50,000 in endorsed by the regional Planning and value, school councils must seek approval Provision Manager and approved by VSBA. from the appropriate officers within the VSBA. Schools must not proceed to obtain tenders, rationale quotations for works, or commence works The VSBA provides safe and modern learning estimated to exceed $50,000 without having environments for Victorian government first received written approval from the students. School principals are responsible for
Version 5 | October 2017 Purpose: To ensure that schools are aware of their responsibilities and obligations for school-funded facilities and works. To outline the entitlement implications of school-funded facilities. This policy aligns with the following school asset lifecycle stage policy statement Schools may choose to fund (either in whole or in part) the development of facilities using school and/or locally raised funds. However, as these facilities are constructed on land owned by the State of Victoria, these buildings are legally held by the Minister of Education. School councils have delegated authority to enter into contracts to carry out self-funded building works or improvements up to $50,000 (including GST), subject to the availability of funds and compliance with Departmental policies and legislative requirements. Where building works exceed $50,000 in value, school councils must seek approval from the appropriate officers within the VSBA. Schools must not proceed to obtain tenders, quotations for works, or commence works estimated to exceed $50,000 without having first received written approval from the responsible Manager in the VSBA’s Project Delivery Branch. Schools wishing to fund a new facility must submit a business case to the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) at the planning stage, verifying that the school is able to fund and maintain the facility over its life. This business case must be endorsed by the Department of Education and Training’s regional Planning and Provision Manager and approved by the VSBA. Occasionally a school may wish to assume responsibility for an over-entitled facility as part of a five-year Asset Management Plan. This also requires a business case to be endorsed by the regional Planning and Provision Manager and approved by VSBA. rationale The VSBA provides safe and modern learning environments for Victorian government students. School principals are responsible for
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