City of Vancouver, Washington

Population (Year): 192169  (2021)

The City of Vancouver faces several infrastructure challenges that impact the daily lives of its residents. One of the main issues is the need to maintain and upgrade aging roads, bridges, and transportation systems to ensure safe and efficient travel. Additionally, the city’s water and sewer systems require significant investment to ensure reliable and efficient service. The city also faces challenges related to affordable housing and homelessness, which require investment in social services and infrastructure. Finally, the city must address the impacts of climate change, including sea-level rise and extreme weather events, on critical infrastructure, including roads, buildings, and communication networks. Overall, addressing these infrastructure challenges requires significant investment in the city’s transportation, water, housing, and emergency management systems to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience.

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City of Vancouver

Sample Highlights from the Capital Improvement Plan

Project ID

Project Title

Project Start Year

Project Description

Project Spend Total

Page Ref

Project Satus

562420

City Hall Interior Lighting Upgrade

2024

“Lighting Control System is obsolete and in some situations unfunctional. Each floor has approximately 150 – 200 controls that need to be replaced. Lighting
fixtures need to be updated and replaced with fixtures that have smart connections to communicate with lighting control system and are energy efficient
(LED). Energy effiicient (LED) lighting advances the City’s progress to meeting Climate Action Plan goals.”

1000000

360

Not Started

562434

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

2023

This decision package will provide funding for the Installation of Electric Vehicle charging stations around the city. This will be beneficial as our fleets are being converted to electric vehicles.

1000000

361

Not Started

562498

Firstenburg HVAC Air Handling Unit #5

2024

The Firstenburg HVAC system is at the end of their service lifes, this decision packages is to fund the upgrades and add to those that do not have them for energy savings.

100000

366

Not Started

562997

Image Infiltration Expansion

2024

“This decision package provides funding for the Image infiltration expansion. The Image neighborhood has many aging drywells that were designed to
infiltrate storm water runoff from the area streets into the ground. Over the years these systems have been clogged with debris, significantly decreasing
their performance. This project will provide system improvements to collect the debris for easier and less frequent maintenance, as well as decreasing
localized flooding in the neighborhood.”

75000

384

Not Started

563068

Waste Incentive Network (EPA Grant)

2023

This decision package provides incentives to reduce waste into the storm water system. A grant from the Environmental Protection Agency provides reimbursement for project costs.

345000

386

Ongoing

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How to Read a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Business Development?

When a city, municipality or state issues a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP),  it can be overwhelming and daunting, but there are a few key things you need to investigate. Let’s start with the definition of CIP – A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) contains all the individual capital projects, equipment purchases, and major studies for a local government; in conjunction with construction and completion schedules, and in consort with financing plans. The plan provides a working blueprint for sustaining and improving the community’s infrastructures. It coordinates strategic planning, financial capacity, and physical development. A CIP stands at the epicenter of a government’s Planning, Public Works, and Finance departments. When a CIP is issued, it typically includes the following information:

  1. A listing of the capital projects or equipment to be purchased
  2. The projects ranked in order of preference
  3. The plan for financing the projects
  4. A timetable for the construction or completion of the project
  5. Justification for the project
  6. Explanation of expenses for the project
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Now, for business development, while the capital plan is interesting, the capital program is for capital expenditures that extends five to ten years beyond the capital budget.  Knowing the difference is important so you can influence upcoming program versus just responding to an RFP. If reading the CIP makes your head explode, or you want to save time, Request a Demo of Citylitics CIP dashboard with over 20,000 CIPs from USA and Canada. Citylitics has 20,000 plus available CIPs, how can we help you? What states, cities or counties are you looking to improvement your business development, we can assist you in influencing an upcoming RFP versus simply responding to an RFP. Citylitics Capital Projects Dataset is a comprehensive resource for businesses and organizations looking to track and analyze planned infrastructure spend in their area. The dataset offers a range of features and benefits, including:

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