Hello Sarah,
As the Administrative Anayst for the Virginia Beach Public Works department, I have been working on improving our performance measurements process. I am particularly interested in benchmarks for CIP management. I do not have anything to share with you, but if you would be willing to share what you receive in response to your query, i would be very much appreciative. Thanks in asvance! - Dave McClees Dmcclees@vbgov.com

Once so far in my career I have served as Director of Capital Projects for a county government with an annual funded CIP of $100 million. My experience taught me that the design stage is paramount and too often not given the priority standing it should. One key under estimated ingredient to insist upon from the outset is to get a very clear, understandable picture of the reason and need for each project, and to make sure the scope meets the need. Often time, so-called change orders during the process are not from unanticpated factors but, rather, because assurances are not made that the scope addresses the need. The other lesson I learned to timeline and benchmark projects is to not be shy about checking out the experiences of other governments, especially in the region with similar or identical projects. I hope this is of help.

Sarah,
I work for the City of Phoenix, Aviation Department. We participated in a study conducted by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) on the subject of Capital Improvement Programs. Here is the link to the study http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_rpt_049.pdf

In my current assignment I am developing performance measurements for our Design and Construction Division in trusted with implementing the majority of the CIP projects. I am hoping to have measurements in place by the first of the year so we can begin analyzing the data, establish baselines, and identify best practices.

I too would be interested in any other data you collect in this area.
I look forward to hearing from you ~Rose rose.derocher@phoenix.gov.

Hello All,
At the Budget and Research Division at the City of Fort Worth, TX we are doing a research on performance measures/best practices for capital projects as well. We are just starting this year so if you guys have data that could help us we would much appreciate it if you could please share the information with us. Also, we will be happy to share the results of our research with you all. Thank you colleagues!
eliana.guevara@fortworthtexas.gov

Elaina – hope the following is helpful:

San Jose, CA - 2011-2012 ADOPTED CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1405

Franklin, TN – Citywide Performance Measurers – go to Engineering
http://www.franklintn.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=1320

ICMA - Design, Construction, and Project Management Performance Measures
http://icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/questions/question/22234

King County, WA – Capital Investment Performance Measurers
http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/measures/performance/fe-capital-investment.aspx

College Station, TX – PPT City Council Strategic Plan – Performance Measurers
http://www.slideshare.net/ColinKillian/city-of-college-station-revised-performance-measures

Pam

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