PIMA County, Arizona:
Pima County's capital improvement program has increased each year to keep up with the fast pace growth of the
southwest. The capital improvement program is primarily funded by bond programs that are taken to the voters for
approval approximately every five to seven years. To ensure accountability and foster public trust, the County Board
of Supervisors has put in place one of the most rigorous bonding disclosure and reporting ordinances in the country.
The Bonding Disclosure and Reporting Ordinance requires Board of Supervisor's approval for changes for each project in
scope, bond authorization and other funding, and implementation schedule.
Pima County has been using an in-house built CIP Program Management Application as an interim solution until a
suitable commercial-off-the shelf application was available for project management, tracking budgets, cost estimates,
schedules and funding, in one single application. Managing the allocation of project funding sources, especially bond
authorization, is absolutely essential to adhere to the requirements of the Bonding Disclosure and Reporting
Ordinance.
After evaluating several potential applications, Pima County determined that CIPPlanner's CIPAce, was the only
application that met the needs for the County. The County staff responsible for managing the three ongoing bond programs
and over 300 active capital projects is extremely excited about the application and is eagerly working with CIPPlanner
to implement CIPAce County-wide in eleven separate departments. Although County staff is in the midst of
implementation, we are already seeing the great potential of CIPAce and how it will benefit individual project
management and the overall management of Pima County's bond programs.
Don Spiece
Manager, Pima County Arizona Capital Improvement Program
Richmond, California:
"Richmond deployed CIPAce™ in response to its need to establish a Capital Program Management (CPM) capability
to address the planning and financial management needs of the city. Implementing CIPAce™ significantly
contributed to meeting our objectives and raising our level of fiscal management and planning which ultimately led to
the recognition of our efforts by the CSMFO."
James Goins
Director of Finance, City of Richmond California
Henderson, Nevada
The City of Henderson, Nevada created a cross-departmental team to review and select a software solution to assist in
its Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget planning and project management. The team selected CIP Planner's
CIPAce™ software product to support its CIP budget planning and project management processes. In 2007, the City
deployed CIPAce's project budget planning functionality. The software was used to create the 2008 CIP Book and will be
used to create future year CIP Books. The centralized application and database, and its functionality of defining,
costing, prioritizing, selecting and reporting projects have assisted the City in improving its CIP budget planning
process. In 2008, the City will deploy CIPAce’s project management functionality to manage CIP projects. The
application's functionality of managing project budgets, purchase orders, invoices, contracts, issues and schedules
will assist the City in improving its project management process. CIP Planner staff worked closely with City staff to
define system configuration, system enhancement and training needs and has successfully delivered products and
services to meet the City's expectations.
Laura Shearin – City of Henderson, Nevada CIP Coordinator