The Capital Projects Office serves as UT Health San Antonio’s representative on Major Projects. The University of Texas System Board of Regents has delegated management of major construction to the institution. The institutional president, with advice of the UT System, Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs, is authorized to appoint architects and engineers, and execute contracts for professional services. The institutional president is also authorized to execute construction and related contracts for Major Projects that have been approved for the Definition Phase by the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and the Chancellor or authorized by the UT System, Board of Regents in the Capital Improvement Program. Major Projects for new construction and repair and rehabilitation projects are defined in the UT System Regents’ Rules and Regulations as those with a total project cost of $10,000,000 or more.
