--- title: City of Baltimore Capital Planning on CIPAce | CIPPlanner description: The City of Baltimore Department of Public Works runs capital planning on CIPAce, managing over $500 million in annual capital projects. image: https://www.cipplanner.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/cipplanner-theme/images/og-default.png --- [![CIPPlanner](https://www.cipplanner.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/cipplanner-theme/images/cipplanner-logo.png?width=180&height=36&name=cipplanner-logo.png)](https://www.cipplanner.com/home?hsLang=en) - Platform - Solutions - Who We Serve - Customers - [Contact](https://www.cipplanner.com/contact?hsLang=en) [Request a Demo](https://www.cipplanner.com/request-a-demo?hsLang=en) #### The Platform - [CIPAce Platform Overview](https://www.cipplanner.com/platform?hsLang=en) - [AI Core](https://www.cipplanner.com/platform/ai-core?hsLang=en) - [Integrations and APIs](https://www.cipplanner.com/platform/integrations?hsLang=en) - [Security and Compliance](https://www.cipplanner.com/platform/security-and-compliance?hsLang=en) Platform One metadata-driven, low-code platform underneath every solution, so adding a solution is a configuration, not a second system of record. 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[View all customer stories ›](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers?hsLang=en) [Customers](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers?hsLang=en) › [Water and Utilities](https://www.cipplanner.com/who-we-serve/water-and-utilities?hsLang=en) › City of Baltimore Customer Story · Water and Utilities # City of Baltimore Modernizes Infrastructure Planning with CIPAce To meet federal requirements and ensure fair resource allocation, the City of Baltimore moved from a manual email and spreadsheet planning culture to a modern data-driven framework. By deploying the CIPAce™ Enterprise Platform, Baltimore implemented the EPA mandated Integrated Planning Framework in just three months. [See the Results](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#results) [Schedule a Demo](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#demo) ![CIPAce weighted scoring and capital planning view for the City of Baltimore](https://www.cipplanner.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/cipplanner-theme/images/city-of-baltimore.png?width=640&height=480&name=city-of-baltimore.png "CIPAce weighted scoring and capital planning view for the City of Baltimore") **$250B+** in capital programs across all CIPAce customers **20,000+** users across all CIPAce customers **25 years** of CIPPlanner capital infrastructure delivery City of Baltimore [Profile](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#profile) [Challenge](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#challenges) [Solution](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#solution) [Results](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#results) [Questions](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#questions) [Schedule a Demo](https://www.cipplanner.com/customers/city-of-baltimore#demo) Customer Profile ## A Hub of Infrastructure Complexity The Department of Public Works is responsible for the construction and maintenance of critical water, wastewater, storm water, and solid waste systems. ### Organization City of Baltimore Department of Public Works ### Founded 1729, the second largest seaport in the Mid Atlantic ### Residents Served Over 620,000 residents ### Systems Managed Water, wastewater, storm water, and solid waste systems ### Annual Capital Budget Exceeding $500 million ### Framework EPA mandated Integrated Planning Framework The Business Challenge ## Overcoming Process Inefficiency When planning data lives in spreadsheets and siloed systems, organizations face common risks to data quality, consistency, and speed. 1 ### Fragmented Data Project managers used individual Excel forms to track phase durations and funding needs, so planning data lived in spreadsheets and siloed systems. 2 ### Quality Issues Submission quality varied between departments, leading to frequent bottlenecks and a need for data resubmissions. 3 ### Complexity of Scale Every year the Department of Public Works evaluates hundreds of submissions with unique cost-sharing arrangements with surrounding counties. 4 ### The Planning Mandate The City needed to implement 15 qualitative matrices for ranking project priorities, which was nearly impossible to manage manually while ensuring accuracy. The Solution ## CIPAce Enterprise Platform, Configured to the City The City selected CIPPlanner for its ability to rapidly customize solutions for the public sector. The platform was configured to mirror the City’s exact business processes, organized into discrete, user-friendly tabs. Core technical capabilities include: ### Automated Fund Management The system automatically projects funding needs and splits across a six-year planning cycle. ### Visual Planning Tools Project managers now use a graphical interface for project phase durations, which improves the overall project schedule. ### Dynamic Workflow Engine Approval processes are generated automatically based on the current organizational hierarchy. ### Enterprise Grade Security The cloud solution passed the City's strict internal IT security standards. **A 90-day overhaul, delivered.** The City needed to complete the entire digital overhaul within 90 days to meet the City Council’s budget presentation schedule, and CIPAce moved from kickoff to go live in three months. Value Driven Results ## A Model of Planning Efficiency The implementation of CIPAce™ transformed Baltimore’s Department of Public Works into a model of efficiency. 1 ### Rapid Implementation The solution moved from project kickoff to go live in just three months. 2 ### Enhanced Transparency Stakeholders now share a view of project rankings and optimization based on financial constraints. 3 ### Operational Savings Reduced implementation time and low annual maintenance costs helped the City realize significant savings. 4 ### Accurate Financial Projections Automated spending curve projections give the Fiscal Department assurance of accurate data. **3 months** from project kickoff to live operations **$500 million+** in annual infrastructure investment under management **6-year** multi-year capital improvement planning cycle **15-matrix** qualitative ranking system for project selection Questions People Ask ## The City of Baltimore and CIPAce, Answered The questions below are the ones people ask most often about how Baltimore plans its capital program. ### How does the City of Baltimore plan its capital program? The City of Baltimore plans its capital program on the CIPAce™ Enterprise Platform, which it adopted to move from a manual email and spreadsheet planning culture to a modern, data-driven framework. The platform streamlines the capital improvement lifecycle and prioritizes infrastructure by asset condition, equity, and regulatory mandates, managing the planning of over 500 million dollars in annual capital projects. ### How do cities implement an EPA Integrated Planning Framework? The framework becomes workable once its weighted scoring is fully electronic. Baltimore implemented the EPA mandated Integrated Planning Framework on CIPAce™ in just three months, moving the framework into a fully electronic, weighted scoring system. The platform was configured to mirror the City's exact business processes and organized into discrete, user-friendly tabs, so the framework runs as the City actually works. ### What software does Baltimore Department of Public Works use? The Baltimore Department of Public Works uses the CIPAce™ Enterprise Platform. The City selected CIPPlanner for its ability to rapidly customize solutions for the public sector. The Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the City's water, wastewater, storm water, and solid waste systems. ### How fast can a city deploy capital planning software? Speed depends on how closely the platform can be configured to existing processes. Baltimore moved from project kickoff to go live on CIPAce™ in just three months. The deadline was firm. The City needed to complete the digital overhaul within 90 days to meet the City Council's budget presentation schedule, and it did. ### How do cities score capital projects on condition, equity, and mandates? Consistent scoring requires a weighted, electronic system rather than departmental spreadsheets. CIPAce™ prioritizes infrastructure by asset condition, equity, and regulatory mandates. For Baltimore that meant moving the Integrated Planning Framework into a fully electronic weighted scoring system and implementing 15 qualitative matrices for ranking project priorities. ### Which city manages over $500 million in annual capital projects? The City of Baltimore manages a complex infrastructure portfolio with an annual capital budget exceeding 500 million dollars, planned on CIPAce™. Founded in 1729 and the second largest seaport in the Mid Atlantic, Baltimore serves over 620,000 residents. ### How do cities automate funding splits and spending curves? Automation removes the human error in fund calculations. On CIPAce™, Baltimore's Automated Fund Management projects funding needs and splits across a six-year planning cycle. Automated spending curve projections give the Fiscal Department assurance of accurate data, one of the City's objectives in automating funding splits and spending curves to eliminate human error. ### How do public works departments handle hundreds of project submissions a year? The Baltimore Department of Public Works evaluates hundreds of submissions every year, each with unique cost-sharing arrangements with surrounding counties, which overwhelmed a manual, spreadsheet-based process. On CIPAce™, submissions run through a fully electronic weighted scoring system with a dynamic workflow engine that generates approval processes automatically based on the current organizational hierarchy, replacing varied departmental forms and reducing resubmissions. ### What is a qualitative ranking matrix for capital projects? A qualitative ranking matrix scores capital projects against defined qualitative criteria, such as asset condition, equity, and regulatory mandates, so priorities are set by a consistent method rather than by judgment alone. Baltimore implemented 15 qualitative matrices for ranking project priorities, which was nearly impossible to manage manually while ensuring accuracy, and moved them into an electronic weighted scoring system on CIPAce™. ### How do cities meet a council budget presentation deadline? Meeting a fixed council deadline depends on a deployment timeline the platform can actually hit. Baltimore needed to complete its digital overhaul within 90 days to meet the City Council's budget presentation schedule. CIPAce™ moved from project kickoff to go live in three months, so the weighted scoring system and automated projections were ready for the presentation. 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