| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.45 |
| Liaison | Bambi Ingram |
| Submission Date | Feb. 7, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.25 / 3.00 |
Julie
Price Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
UAB's commitment to equal opportunity shall be applied to purchasing decisions in all aspects of UAB's procurement and construction programs, including achieving and fostering greater local, minority-owned, and female-owned business enterprise participation. This includes, but is not limited to, operational supplies and equipment, construction/design projects and materials, service contracts, and lease agreements.
Part 2: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Yes
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA as a matter of policy and standard practice when evaluating all energy- and water-using products, systems and building components
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
UAB Energy Management has a mandatory review of purchases for equipment for new construction, renovation, and building-scale implementation (lighting, appliances, boilers, pumps) to assess Life Cycle Cost Analysis in addition to purchase price to select product.
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:
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Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
UAB Planning, Design, and Construction's Sustainable Design Requirements include sections on finishes, supply chain, off-gassing periods, etc. These requirements and checklist for all project teams are listed in OP4.
Information Technology (IT)
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
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Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
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Garments and Linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
Architectural and engineering services are contracted through a public bid process wherein vendors must pre-qualify to bid on projects, and then submit a project bid. The project bid requires responses to many areas of qualification, including experience, quality, schedule, minority and women-owned business subcontractor percentages, and sustainability. If the firms are selected to move forward in the process, they must present to the selection committee and again respond to the above areas of qualification. Sustainability and supplier diversity are two components used by the committee in scoring each presentation and selecting the winning firm.
The University's Facilities Division houses UAB's Office of Small Business Inclusion. This program supports UAB's policy to provide opportunities for diverse business enterprises to ensure their fair consideration as suppliers of our goods and services. In establishing this policy, UAB is recognizing its responsibility to the communities that it serves and the society in which it conducts its business. The policy statement can be found here - https://www.uab.edu/facilities/sbi/policy-statement
Transportation and Fuels
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
New or Used Vehicle purchase policy at UAB
The Department of Energy specifies that the university must acquire alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) for automobiles with GVWR of 8,500 or less. To-date, Hybrids and Low Speed vehicles do not qualify as alternative fuel vehicles under this regulation. Golf carts and other utility vehicles also fall under the alternative fuel vehicle purchase requirements. The link to this policy can be found here - https://www.uab.edu/transportation/state-vehicles/alternative-fuel-vehicles
Our recent transportation RFP for bus services included the following:
https://www.uab.edu/transportation/state-vehicles/alternative-fuel-vehicles
2.6 Fleet Requirements. UAB calculates based on current routes and service requirements, the UAB Campus Transportation Service shall require a total of eighteen (18) vehicles – fourteen (14) peak service vehicles, two (2) spares, and two (2) additional vehicles to be used for special events and to augment service as needed. The eighteen (18) vehicles include fourteen (14) heavy-duty buses and four (4) mid-duty cut-away buses. Heavy-duty bus specifications can be found in Appendix E. Medium-duty bus specifications can be found in Appendix F. In addition to diesel, UAB has purchased alternative fuels (CNG / propane) for the medium-duty buses.
Wood and Paper
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
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Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
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Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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