The Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Office was created within the City Manager’s Office to centralize, close to the Chief Administrator, the important work of managing and implementing the City’s long range capital improvement program.
CIP is responsible for the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of all construction related capital projects (see definition below*) in the City of Miami, and for the financial management of all capital funds. CIP is staffed by architects, engineers, procurement and public relations specialists, and financial managers who administer the capital improvement program working in concert with other City departments, elected officials, the community, other governmental agencies and stakeholders.
During my tenure as the CIP administrator, I worked closely with the then interim City Manager Merritt Stireheim, in resolving the financial shortfall of the City of Miami in the 90's. I provided him with spreadsheets and Power Point presentations indicating the shortfall imposed on the CIP program by Budget and Finance.
*Capital Improvement Project: The programmed expenditure of funds over $5,000 for activities, such as planning, design, and construction, intended to produce physical improvements to a right-of-way, park or open-space, building, or other structure; or for goods and equipment having a useful life of five years or more.
BLOGCapital Improvements Program Administrator
The Clerk of the Works is a key member of any building team. As the clerk I served as the owner's on-site representative on a day to day basis. As the clerk I may be an employee of the owner, or under contract with the owner. Responsibilities may vary from one project to another and from one owner to another. A key point is,
Clerk Of The Works
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3741 DeGarmo Lane
Miami, FL 33133
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