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Department of Administration urges bonding for facility preservation, CAPRA and capital complex security

5101414 · February 27, 2025
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Summary

Commissioner Tamar Grunvall of the Department of Administration briefed the committee on the state's deferred maintenance backlog, the governor's requests to fund CAPRA emergency repairs, capital asset preservation and security upgrades on the Capitol complex, and a proposal to create an account for renewable energy and EV fleet investments.

Tamar Grunvall, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration, told the Capital Investment Committee Feb. 27 that the state owns more than 4,800 buildings totaling about 34 million square feet with a replacement value of more than $11.2 billion and an estimated deferred‑maintenance backlog of about $2.2 billion.

"I want to highlight the importance of asset preservation and taking care of what we have," Grunvall said, summarizing the agency’s rationale for prioritizing capital asset preservation and replacement account (CAPRA) funding in any bonding package.

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