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A preplanning study shall be required for any project of construction, renovation, or other capital outlay involving a structure of 20,000 or more square feet or that is estimated to cost one million dollars or more. For projects of lesser size or cost, the regulations may require only a preplanning justification of the project. The Director or his designee may waive the requirement for a preplanning justification or preplanning study for such projects of lesser size and cost when, a preplanning justification or preplanning study is not needed or would not be warranted by the cost of making one. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost less than $2 million shall be done at a cost not exceeding $25,000. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost $2 million or more shall be done at a cost not exceeding $50,000. 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A preplanning study shall be required for any project of construction, renovation, or other capital outlay involving a structure of 20,000 or more square feet or that is estimated to cost one million dollars or more. For projects of lesser size or cost, the regulations may require only a preplanning justification of the project. The Director or his designee may waive the requirement for a preplanning justification or preplanning study for such projects of lesser size and cost when, a preplanning justification or preplanning study is not needed or would not be warranted by the cost of making one. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost less than $2 million shall be done at a cost not exceeding $25,000. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost $2 million or more shall be done at a cost not exceeding $50,000. 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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 497 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 720; in 1993, chapter 29; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63083,"section_number":"56-575.16","catch_line":"Procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-575.16\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71030,"identifier":"2.2-1502","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15\/2.2-1502","url":"\/2.2-1502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1502\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15\/2.2-1502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishing regulations for preplanning of capital outlay projects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director of the Department or his designee shall adopt regulations requiring a preplanning justification or a preplanning study, or both, for all capital outlay projects undertaken by any department, agency or institution of the Commonwealth. A preplanning study shall be required for any project of construction, renovation, or other capital outlay involving a structure of 20,000 or more square feet or that is estimated to cost one million dollars or more. For projects of lesser size or cost, the regulations may require only a preplanning justification of the project. The Director or his designee may waive<\/span> the requirement for a preplanning justification or preplanning study for such projects of lesser size and cost when, a preplanning justification or preplanning study is not needed or would not be warranted by the cost of making one. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost less than $2 million shall be done at a cost not exceeding $25,000. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost $2 million or more shall be done at a cost not exceeding $50,000. Exceptions to these limitations upon the cost of preplanning studies may be authorized by the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The regulations shall (i) provide for the content and scope of preplanning justifications and preplanning studies, including the definition of the terms “capital outlay project”; (ii) require consideration of locally available fuels, including wood wastes, for use in new and replacement central heating plants in any proposed or existing public buildings or other facilities; and (iii) shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR PREPLANNING OF CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS (\u00a7\n2.2-1502)\n\nA. The Director of the Department or his designee shall adopt regulations\nrequiring a preplanning justification or a preplanning study, or both, for all\ncapital outlay projects undertaken by any department, agency or institution of\nthe Commonwealth. A preplanning study shall be required for any project of\nconstruction, renovation, or other capital outlay involving a structure of\n20,000 or more square feet or that is estimated to cost one million dollars or\nmore. For projects of lesser size or cost, the regulations may require only a\npreplanning justification of the project. The Director or his designee may waive\nthe requirement for a preplanning justification or preplanning study for such\nprojects of lesser size and cost when, a preplanning justification or\npreplanning study is not needed or would not be warranted by the cost of making\none. Preplanning studies for projects estimated to cost less than $2 million\nshall be done at a cost not exceeding $25,000. Preplanning studies for projects\nestimated to cost $2 million or more shall be done at a cost not exceeding\n$50,000. Exceptions to these limitations upon the cost of preplanning studies\nmay be authorized by the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate\nCommittee on Finance and Appropriations.\n\nB. The regulations shall (i) provide for the content and scope of preplanning\njustifications and preplanning studies, including the definition of the terms\n“capital outlay project”; (ii) require consideration of locally\navailable fuels, including wood wastes, for use in new and replacement central\nheating plants in any proposed or existing public buildings or other facilities;\nand (iii) shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act\n(§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 497, \u00a7 2.1-51.31; 1984, c. 720; 1993, c. 29; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}