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<br />ENGINEERING <br />PUBLIC WORKS <br /> <br /> <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION <br />Engineering provides technical engineering services to the Department of Public Works and other departments <br />including research, field surveys, design, drafting. preparation of plans and specifications, construction inspection, <br />contract administration and review of subdivision plats and plans. Engineering maintains the pavement inspection <br />program and maintenance management database providing recommendations to the Director of Public Works for the <br />Transportation Sales Tax (TST) and Southeast Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district construction programs. The <br />division maintains and updates the base maps of the City and with the GIS Consortium. administers and maintains <br />the City.s Geographic Information System (GIS) database. Design of projects containing unusual or special <br />requirements are contracted out to consulting engineering firms with this division providing technical review. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVESIGOALS <br />. Provide effective and accurate project management and contract administration; continue project <br />management procedures that make project status more visible to management, Council and the <br />public. <br />. Continue implementation of GIS program ($17,880). <br />. Optimize the division of work between the Street Division. Utility Maintenance Division and contractors to <br />maximize infrastructure improvements with funds available. <br />. Complete necessary design to support 2007 construction program prior to March 30, 2007. <br />. Update five-year plans and identify the most critical water and sewer infrastructure projects based on <br />analysis of existing system, service requests and direct input from the public works staff. <br /> <br />HIGHLlGHTSISIGNIFICANT CHANGES <br />The division will support continual evaluation of the sanitary sewer system. the water system and the streets. The <br />integration of GPS and GIS technology including mapping of existing infrastructure will be continued along with <br />improvement of field data acquisition. <br /> <br /> <br />PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTlSERVICE INDICATORS <br /> <br /> <br />Estimated construction cost of design in-house <br /> <br />% of GIS database completed for City infrastructure <br /> <br /> <br />$1,400K $1,413K $1,452K <br /> $3,100K <br />100 45 50 <br />0 0 1 <br />1 1 1 <br />3 3 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Estimated construction cost of design by consultants <br /> <br /> <br />City Engineer <br /> <br /> <br />Senior Engineering Technician <br /> <br /> <br />Total <br />