Engineering Design Division
C apital Improvement Program
Overview
Presented By:
Chris Crawford, City Engineer
Engineering & Building Department
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C IP D IV ISION OV ERV IEW – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION Projects consist of streets, underground utilities, traffic signals, parks, buildings and facility projects
Plans, prepares, and
manages budgets for
future projects
Pursues grants and
manages a multitude of
grant funding sources
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PLANNING
Plans and
prepares budgets
for future projects
DESIGN
Design staff perform civil
design and manage
consultant design projects
Prepare Request for Bids
and manage the project
through Council award
Plans and prepares
budgets for future
projects
Pursues grants and
manages a
multitude of grant
funding sources
CONSTRUCTION
Construction managemen
performed by staff or CM
consultant
Projects are inspected by
City inspection staff
working with CM staff
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• CIP list currently has approximately $450 million of funding and approximately 200 CIP projects
• Many of these projects are in the planning/design stages and will result in hundreds of millions of additional dollars spent on future projects 3 $23.4 M
$16.1 M
$14.2 M
$30.2 M $30.9 M
$28.2 M
$0 M
$10 M
$20 M
$30 M
$40 M
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
6-Year Spending History
Fiscal Year
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CIP DIVISION - STAFFING
1 City Engineer
3 Sr. Civil Engineers
1 Civil Engineer & 1 Sr. Project Manager
6 Assistant/Associate Engineers
6 Support staff members - drafting, surveying, technicians 1 Professional Land Surveyor – Vacant for 2.5 years
Total of 18 staff members. This division is nearly fully staffed for current positions. However, this division is understaffed for current workloads. 4 ENGINEERING & BUILDING
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CIP DIVISION – ON CALL CONSULTANT CONTRACTS
5 Civil Engineering Design (Federalized)
4 Construction Management (Federalized)
4 Traffic Signal Consultants
5 Geotechnical Materials Testing (Federalized)
1 Professional Land Surveying
Locally funded contracts are generally rotational and
balanced as much as possible
State and Federal funding contracts require a mini-RFP process where proposals must be selected from all consultants and rated Each contract has set yearly spending limits. If larger projects are needed past the set spending limit they are brought before council for approval 5 ENGINEERING & BUILDING
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CIP DIVISION – MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2025
Civic Center Phase 2 - Completion July 2027
Rawhide Clubhouse, Batting Cage, Outfield Fence - All projects to be completed by March 2026
Shirk Widening Hwy 198 to Riggin - Completion March 2026 Caldwell Widening Santa Fe to Lovers Lane - Completion May 2026 Riggin Widening Kelsey to Shirk - Completion March 2026 6 Note: All costs shown are construction only costs and all dates are approximate. $73M
$6M
$16.5M
$14.7M
$8.1M
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CIP DIVISION – MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2025
Tulare Ave. Rehab Cotta to Demaree - Completion November 2025 Riggin Mooney to Conyer - Completion November 2025
Mill Creek Culvert at Giddings - Completion December 2025 (Design to Construction this project will be completed in 1 year) Stonebrook Culvert at Packwood Creek – Completion Month 2026 7 Note: All costs shown are construction only costs and all dates are approximate. $5.2M
$6.3M
$1.4M
$1.2M
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CIP DIVISION – UPDATE ON OTHER LARGE PROJECTS
Caltrans Hwy 198 at Lovers Lane Interchange Project
Expected to take 18 months, has had significant delays Completion date will need to be updated
Caltrans Hwy 99 at Caldwell Avenue Interchange project
Expected to take 3 years once started
Start date currently approximately May 2026
Caltrans SR 63 street rehab from 198 to North Visalia
Mineral King, Court and Locust Streets
Construction estimated for 2028/29
8 Note: All dates are approximate.
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CIP DIVISION – MAJOR CIP PROJECTS IN DESIGN
• Fire Station 51
• Inclusive Park
• Tulare Avenue Street Rehab Demaree
to Roeben
• Riggin Ave Widening Roeben to Akers
9 • Northwest Quadrant RR Crossing
• Acequia & Center St Rehab Willis to Santa
Fe
• Cross Valley Corridor Project – Transit
Prioritization
• Shirk Projects
• Shirk & Mill Creek - 198 to Hillsdale
• Interchange Operational Improvements
• Widening from Hwy 198 south to Walnut
• Walnut and Shirk Traffic Signal
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CIP DIVISION – MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sewer MP Adoption – December 2025
• Sewer Impact Fee Adoption – Summer 2026
Storm Drain MP Adoption – 2026
• Storm Drain Impact Fee Adoption – 2026/27
Active Transportation Plan Update – Starting now
Local Road Safety Plan – Starting now
10 Note: All dates are approximate
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CIP DIVISION – GRANT MONEY AWARD
• Active Transportation Program
• 2024 – $51.3 Million awarded for 3 out 4 projects submitted • $34.6M Goshen Trail Reconstruction Project, joint project with the County of Tulare • $11.3M Santa Fe Bike Lanes Project from Tulare Ave roundabout to Houston Ave roundabout • $5.4M Houston Elementary Safe Routes to School Project • Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Program (CMAQ)
• 2024 - $5.9 Million awarded for Signal Interconnect Projects • Seven (7) locations - Fiber optic cable will be installed along major corridors for the coordination of signalized intersections, minimizing traffic delays and reducing vehicle emissions. • Community Grants
• 2024 - $960,000 awarded for the Eastside Regional Park Groundwater Basin F , Phase 1 Project • Federal Earmark Repurposing – Unused funds from prior projects in Tulare County • 2025 - $1.3 Million secured for the Riggin Widening from Roeben St to Akers St Project to help address a funding shortfall for construction
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CIP DIVISION – ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2025
• Backfilled all open positions except City Surveyor
• On-call consultant contracts in place to help expedite projects • All new contracts federalized for reimbursement ability. • $135 million worth of construction projects started
• 60+ projects moving forward in design or construction • Approximately $59.5 million in grant funds awarded
• Approximately 10 Notice of Completions filed
• Request for Bids template standardized for the department • Construction Management record keeping updated and standardized 12 visalia.gov
Strong administration with
clear direction
Engineering Division
desires to improve,
leadership capable of
teaching
Solid mix of new and
existing staff members with
technical design skills
Good relationships with
many agencies, utility
companies, TCAG etc.
Staying current with
advancements in tech
More Information Systems
staff needed to implement
new programs
Employee succession
planning
Licensed Civil Engineers
are hard to find, may need
to explore additional
strategies.
Maintain an atmosphere
with good employee moral
to draw in additional
experienced staff members
Use staff experience and
technical expertise to
perform more in-house
design and construction
management.
Increasing efficiency
allowing more time to
pursue additional grant
opportunities
Management backfills –
Backfilling from outside of
the organization is a huge
risk.
Unfunded State and
Federal mandates
Volatile political
environment affecting grant
funding
Losing experiences staffing
to other agencies and
retirements Loss of
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