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2025 Auditor General report

On Jan. 21, 2025, the Office of the Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador released the performance audit of 91ÑÇÉ«™s Facilities Management.¯â¶Ä¯ 

This review covers the period of Jan. 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024. The OAG had four objectives in its current review:¯â¶Ä¯ 

  • whether university policies and procedures for the management of its capital portfolio are clear and complete;¯â¶Ä¯ 
  • whether the university appropriately manages its capital portfolio additions, renovations, replacements, removals and maintenance as well as its current and expected space needs;¯â¶Ä¯¯ 
  • whether 91ÑÇÉ« appropriately manages its deferred maintenance and the funding attributed to it; and¯â¶Ä¯ 
  • whether the university has appropriate and effective oversight of the management of its capital portfolio.¯â¶Ä¯ 

91ÑÇÉ« provided the OAG with all information requested and cooperated throughout the process.¯¯â¶Ä¯ 

The themes we™ve heard in the report relate to:¯ 

  • Policies and procedures,¯ 
  • Space management including use of classroom spaces and leased spaces¯ 
  • Campus footprint and its relation to student enrolment¯ 
  • Deferred maintenance and Campus Renewal Fee administration and oversight¯ 

91ÑÇÉ« accepts all nine recommendations in the report.¯ 

A list of actions that 91ÑÇÉ« has taken since the audit period is available here.