| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.41 |
| Liaison | Jillian Leach |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, Chico
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.75 / 3.00 |
Sara
Rumiano Director Procurement & Contract Services |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
Specifically Items #24 and #34 in the General Provisions
Also:
Sustainable Procurement
1. Campuses will promote use of suppliers and/or vendors who reduce waste, re-purpose
recycled material, or support other environmentally friendly practices in the provision of
goods or services to the CSU under contract. This may include additional evaluation points in solicitation evaluations for suppliers integrating sustainable practices. (14-New)
2. To move to zero waste, campus practices should: (1) encourage use of products that
minimize the volume of trash sent to landfill or incinerators; (2) participate in the CalRecycle Buy-Recycled program or equivalent; and (3) increase recycled content purchases in all BuyRecycled program product categories. (14-New)
California State University Sustainability Policy (RJEP/CPBG 05-14-01)
Part 2: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
No
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
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A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
N/A
Part 3: Commodity-Specific Sustainability Criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products/services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above.
Chemically Intensive Products and Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
N/A
Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
Construction contracts incorporate waste management specifications requiring contractors to plan and divert concrete, asphalt, aluminum, metal and other recyclable construction by-products from the landfill. Contractor’s Construction Waste and Recycling Plan must be approved by the Construction Administrator prior to the start of Work. Contractor’s Construction Waste and Recycling Plan will not otherwise relieve the Contractor of responsibility for adequate and continuing control of pollutants and other environmental protection measures.
Information Technology (IT)
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
The Procurement and Contract Services department has worked with IT to centralize the purchase of IT Products and Services, most notably around the purchasing of computers. This centralization allows the campus to drive initiatives for purchasing Dell, Microsoft, and Apple EPEAT Gold certified hardware.
Computing Purchases:
The following specifications are IT Support Services standard configurations for new computing purchases. All new computer purchases should be one of these configurations. If these configurations don’t meet your needs, exceptions can be granted for legitimate business purposes. All prices below are approximate and include tax and shipping.
To request a new computer, laptop, tablet, or accessory, select this link:
https://support.csuchico.edu/TDClient/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=8033
To request a new printer, select this link:
https://support.csuchico.edu/TDClient/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=8036
Sustainability:
All systems below have an EPEAT Gold rating. For more information about the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) please visit their Website: http://www.epeat.net
Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
N/A
Garments and Linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
N/A
Professional Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
CSU, Chico includes language for architects/contractors that address both sustainable designs as well as sustainable construction practices and procedures. Sample language is as follows:
Under project description:
The project will be comprised of energy efficient and sustainable design features, balanced with the program needs, within the available budget. LEED goals are set at a minimum standard equivalent to LEED Silver and will meet the CSU Sustainability Measurement System guidelines.
Under project requirements:
This project shall be designed, constructed and commissioned to meet a minimum level of Silver in the USGBC LEED v4 certification system.
Under evaluation of project specific requirements:
A building that maximizes sustainability, particularly in efficient energy usage and water reduction, is a priority for the University. What creative solutions has your team implemented on projects of a similar size and budget?
Under evaluation of work plan:
The process to identify opportunities for sustainable design and how the concepts for sustainability will be developed into the Project and maintained thru to completion.
Under Design Fee Allocation Matrix:
Environmental (Branding) Graphics/ Signs – design, scope, coordination and solicitation.
Reference to CSU design & building standards, which include things like designing to current California building codes (including energy, sustainability, etc.):
CSU Procedure Manual for Capital Projects (and about 15 other design guidelines).
Specifications to each area of design and/or construction. Specifically about waste, reuse & recycling plan: i.e. Section 01151 (for one project): CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MATERIALS RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS
Transportation and Fuels
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Climate Action Plan
3. The CSU will encourage and promote the use of alternative transportation and/or alternative fuels to reduce GHG emissions related to university associated transportation, including commuter and business travel. (14-New)
California State University Sustainability Policy (RJEP/CPBG 05-14-01)
Wood and Paper
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
Procurement and Contract Services supports and promotes the purchasing of environmentally friendly products on campus. For example, they are making efforts to comply with the state-mandated recycle content report (RCP) procurement goals, which specify that a certain percentage of products purchased must contain recycled content, including 25 percent of fine printing and writing paper.
Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
N/A
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Working with the Chancellor’s Office and Staples, when campus users purchase paper through Campus Marketplace, virgin paper is auto substituted to recycled paper.
http://www.csuchico.edu/sustainablefuture/committee/documents/CSU_SustainabilityPolicy_May2014_ADOPTED.pdf
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.