Infrastructure

Capital Improvement has an unparalleled arrangement of capital project components, project management and funding sources.  With innovations, transparency and a high level of respect for the citizens and staff of the City of Myrtle Beach. The division strives to develop & implement exceptional cost efficient engineering & construction of projects for the City. This Department leads a high level of C.I.P planning and coordination programs across the organization through Civil and Architectural Design, Plan Review & Construction Oversight with extensive Contract and Grant Administrative oversight and management.

The Capital Planning Office develops and implements an unparalleled arrangement of Capital Improvement Projects and manages them to their completion.  Overseeing all Capital Improvement components project managers and funding sources with innovations, transparency and a high level of respect for the citizens and staff of the City of Myrtle Beach.

Mission Statement & Justification

Mission Statement: We serve both internal and external City clients to design, bid and build capital projects on time and within budget.

Justification: On average, there are seventy-nine (79) projects programmed within the CIP and approved for funding within an active budget year.  The number of projects are often within some phase of design, bidding, and/or construction at any given time.  In any given budget year, there are a number of CIP project requests made by Departments that are reviewed, approved, and programmed into the CIP.

CIP: Infrastructure Division Manager: (Projects Manager):

As head of the CIP: Infrastructure Division the Projects Manager is to plan organize, coordinate, and direct the day-to-day operations.  CIP provides professional engineering, project management and contract administration services.

Project Field Coordinator:

• Coordinates capital improvement, infrastructure and other projects for the City while ensuring project goals and objectives attained with respect to specifications, schedules, and budget constraints.

Contracts and Grant Administrator:

Oversees Contract and Grant documentation and specification development for the CIP: Infrastructure. Manages local, State or Federal funding sources or grants.

CIP: Infrastructure Project Phases:
Design Phase:

• Stake holder meeting with Architecture & Engineer, Zoning and Code Enforcement.
• Agreement on Scope of Work
• -Needs vs. Wants
• –Time Frame
• –Updated Estimate Cost to Construct

Construction Phase:

• Stakeholder meeting with Engineers and/or Architects, Department Head, Project Manager, Financial Management Rep, Specific Funding Source Representative
• Establish Design Plans
• Probable Cost to Construct
• Develop Spec Book
  • Consider unique requirements for grant/loan funding sources
• Bid & Award Project through City of Myrtle Beach Purchasing Dept.
• Project Oversight by Project Coordinator / Designing Engineer/Architects.
• Construction (shovels in the ground)
  • Establish with contractor all Reg. Forms/Process
• notate specialty forms for Grant/Loan Funding
  • Pay Applications
  • Retainage

Project Close Out:

• Record Retention/As-built/Financial Reimbursement