Capital Projects
Public Works
Mission
Why We Exist
In support of the City of Durango’s mission to ensure an effective infrastructure, the mission of the Capital Projects Department is to ensure that the construction of capital improvements to the City’s infrastructure are consistent, professional, fiscally responsible and appropriately documented. We coordinate with the project's sponsoring division (Streets, Multimodal Transportation, Parks and Recreation, Utilities and Engineering) to ensure the best value per dollar is expended on these major projects. We also work with Finance’s Procurement Division to manage these projects through various contract vehicles to provide the best value added to the City of Durango’s asset base.
Key Functions
What We Do
FY2021 Strategic Accomplishments
Not applicable – this is a new department, slated for 2022.
FY2021-2022 Our Strategic Initiatives
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
- Operational budget for 2022 includes translation costs for 10 preconstruction meetings
Enhanced Livability and Sense of Place (ELS)
- Complete park improvements on neighborhood and community parks: Mason Center, Hillcrest View and Pioneer Parks
- Community park improvements at Santa Rita Park
- Develop river trail connectivity including a grade-separated crossing at 32nd Street
Ensure Effective Infrastructure Network (EEIN)
- Design/construct 30th Street connect project
- Implement 2021 streets capital improvements plan to maintain and improve street infrastructure
- Construct 32nd Street extended detention basin
- Improve aging wastewater pipes through rehabilitation