Allison Lee Scott

Allison Lee Scott serves as a procurement lead within the University of Michigan’s facilities and infrastructure division, overseeing the acquisition of capital construction and engineering services critical to maintaining and modernizing the university’s academic, research, and healthcare facilities. In this capacity, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement activities for large-scale building projects, including design-build contracts, construction management, and specialized engineering services. Her role is central to advancing the university’s strategic mission of ensuring resilient, safe, and technologically advanced campus environments that support education and scientific innovation. She typically handles complex, multi-year acquisitions requiring compliance with state procurement statutes and federal construction standards. Scott’s contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with qualified general contractors, engineering firms, and specialty trade vendors, particularly those with demonstrated expertise in institutional and commercial construction environments. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven experience in higher education infrastructure, including those specializing in laboratory fit-outs, HVAC systems, and civil site work. Her relationships are built on performance history, safety compliance, and technical capability rather than exclusive partnerships, fostering a competitive and transparent vendor ecosystem. Scott’s procurement patterns show no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under open competition. This reflects the university’s mandate to prioritize technical merit and value over socioeconomic criteria, though small businesses remain eligible and actively compete. Her approach aligns with institutional policies that emphasize equitable access and merit-based selection without targeted set-aside programs. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 541330 (Engineering Services), 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). These categories reflect her domain expertise in campus infrastructure modernization, including building envelope systems, utility upgrades, and site development for research facilities. She brings deep technical understanding of building codes, ADA compliance, and laboratory-specific construction requirements to every acquisition.