39. • Transportation & Natural ResourcesTravis County (Travis County)

Receive a briefing regarding the TNR Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Update. (Commissioners Travillion & Shea)

Presented in: Travis County Commissioners Court Voting Session on 2026-07-14

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Summary In the November 7, 2017, bond election, voters approved amounts for roadway and parks projects listed under propositions A & B totaling $184,940,000. In addition, the Commissioners’ Court approved critical safety projects with an estimated cost of $94,900,000 that will be funded with certificates of obligation (CO) over a five-year period, collectively referred to as the 2017 Bond Program. In the November 6, 2023, bond election, voters approved amounts for roadway and parks projects listed under propositions A & B totaling $509,500,000, referred to as the 2023 Bond Program. In addition to the 2017 and 2023 bond programs, the CIP team manages multiple projects related to parks, traffic safety, and substandard roads. Between the Bond and the various CIP Programs, there are a total of sixty (60) active projects. Ten (10) projects are in construction and construction procurement stages, twenty-nine (29) projects are in design or design procurement stages, and nineteen (19) projects are in right-of-way acquisition stage. Background In previous bond seasons, in-house staff were able to manage about $15M worth of projects on an annual basis. With the 2017 bond costs and a much more aggressive timeline, the County needed to manage an additional $60M in projects each year on top of the existing previous bond program projects already in progress. That represents a four-time annual volume increase for the program. Due to the large number of projects, the County CIP group needed to implement an aggressive approach for managing the increased workload. To efficiently manage the increased workload, Travis County CIP initiated the selection of a General Engineering Consultant (GEC) as well as a Program Manager Consultant (PMC) to help facilitate the completion of the 2017 Bond Program and safety projects. Soon after, the County approved Travis Transportation Partners (TTP) as the County’s GEC and Front Line Advisory Group (FLAG) as the County’s PMC. The GEC’s responsibility is to supplement the in-house CIP staff by taking on the role of project manager with oversight from CIP for several projects. We currently have the GEC helping us manage seventeen (17) projects, with three (3) still active, including one (1) in the Construction phase and two (2) in the ROW Acquisition phase, as well as providing Utility Coordination efforts for the entire program and right-of-way acquisition support on a couple of projects. The PMC is tasked with the lead role of monitoring, tracking, improving, and reporting on all project schedules and budgets in the 2017-2023 Bond Program. The PMC initiated the installation of our document control software called ProCore. This software has proven critical for the program’s success, as it allows for a central repository of project documents, schedules, and budgets, as well as allows for tracking assignments, sched