305: SCAP State Assistance Funding Categories 

Contact Information

School Facilities & Organization Regional Coordinators

Veronica Perez

Eastern Regional Coordinator
360-725-6111

Heidi Burkart

Northwest Regional Coordinator
360-725-4965

Phil Partington

Southwest Regional Coordinator
360-725-4971

SCAP funds are distributed as reimbursement for several categories of work. The following categories are eligible for state assistance:  

  • Districtwide Study and Survey activities (see “Advanced Planning—Study and Survey”) 
  • Developing educational specifications 
  • Architectural and engineering design service fees 
  • Construction of school facilities 
  • Value engineering 
  • Energy conservation reports 
  • Certain special inspections and testing 
  • Furniture and equipment 
  • Constructability Reviews 
  • Building commissioning 
  • Construction management 
  • Art (funds provided for art in public places. Contact XXX for more information) 

See WAC 392-343-120 for a list of costs that are not eligible for state funding assistance. 

SCAP Eligible Cost Categories and Requirements

SCAP Eligible Cost Categories: WAC Applies to:
Eligible Construction Cost 392-343-020(2)(a) Any state-funded project
Educational Specifications 392-343-065 Any state-funded project greater than 15,000 sf
Basic Architectural/Engineering Fees 392-343-070 Any state-funded project or any school structure except barn or agriculture building (RCW 18.08.410)
Energy Conservation Report Preparation and Review Fees 392-343-075 Any state-funded project over 25,000 sf
Value Engineering Study and Constructability Reviews 392-343-080

Any state funded project that is:

  • over 50,000 sf is required
  • 15,000 to 49,999 sf is optional
  • less than 15,000 is not required
Building Commissioning 392-343-080
  • Any state-funded project greater than 5,001 sf
  • Any state-funded new school or major addition where actual bid cost per sf is less than the Construction Cost Allocation (an addition must be at least 50 percent of the existing building area)
Construction Cost-Saving Incentive 392-343-085
  • Any state-funded project greater than 5,001 sf
  • Any state-funded new school or major addition where actual bid cost per sf is less than the Construction Cost Allocation (an addition must be at least 50 percent of the existing building area)

SCAP State Assistance Calculation by Eligible Cost Category

Note: State funding assistance for eligible costs is calculated by multiplying the eligible cost amount (below) by the district's Funding Assistance Percentage (FAP). The FAP should be applied to all costs in this table.
SCAP Eligible Cost Categories: New/Additions Modernization "New-in-Lieu" (Replacement Option)
Eligible Construction Cost Construction Cost Allocation (CCA) x Approved Area Actual Bid Cost Per SF (Not to Exceed 100 percent of the Construction Cost Allocation) x Approved Area Same as "Modernization"
Educational Specifications

Greater of 1/4 of 1 percenter (0.0025) of Construction Cost Allocation x Approved Area, or $10,000

 Same as "New/Additions" Same as "New/Additions"
Basic Architectural/Engineering Fees Fee Percentage from WAC 392-343-070 x Construction Cost Allocation x Approved Area 1.5 x Fee Percentage from WAC 392-343-070 x Approved Area x the lower of: (a) Construction Cost Allocation, or (b) Actual Bid Cost per square foot Same as "New/Additions"
Energy Conservation Report Preparation and Review Fees

Preparation Fee = Up to $10,000

Review Fee = Up to $2,000

 Same as "New/Additions" Same as "New/Additions"
Value Engineering Study and Constructability Reviews Greater of: (a) 2/5 of 1 percent (0.0040) of Construction Cost Allocation x Approved Area--or--(b) $20,000 Same as "New/Additions"

Same as "New/Additions"
Building Commissioning

5,001 to 9,999 sf = $7,500

10,000 to 14,999 sf = $10,000

15,000 sf and above = the greater of:

  • 2/5 of 1 percent (0.0040) of Construction Cost Allocation, or
  • $20,000
 Same as "New/Additions" Same as "New/Additions"
Construction Cost-Saving Incentive Local Share = 60 percent of Amount Actual Bid Cost Per sf below the Construction Cost Allocation Does Not Apply Does Not Apply