The Organization of the Capital Projects Division
The Design division undertakes the design of new spaces or the redesign of existing spaces. Determining the scope of work, preparing cost estimates, gathering base survey information, writing technical specifications, and drafting and reviewing plans fall under the head of the Design division.
- Landscape Architecture
- Design of Structures
- Engineering
- Design Consultant Project Management
- Specifications and Estimating
- Survey
- Environmental Control Unit
Design of parks, playgrounds, and other outdoor facilities.
In parks, including comfort stations, recreation centers and indoor swimming facilities.
Design of the technical specifics of all Capital projects, including mechanical, electrical, environmental and structural engineering solutions.
Management of private sector design of new parks and amenities.
Research and product development, maintenance of the standard details for all parks, and assistance to designers in the writing of specifications for every Capital project.
Mapping and surveying park land for the design and redesign of New York City Parks.
Safety maintenance in Parks structures through rigorous asbestos and lead abatement and investigation of subsurface geological conditions to aid design and construction of Parks Capital projects.
- Borough Construction
- Construction Consultant Project Management
- Completions Contracts
- Landscape Construction
- Permits
Construction
The Construction Division supervises all construction projects for the agency.
In-house construction management of projects.
Management of the construction of parks by private sector construction management firms citywide.
Completion of ongoing Capital contract work in the event that the original contractor has been defaulted or terminated.
Hand-selection of all specified plant materials at nurseries, implementation of planting designs, creation of methodologies protect existing trees during construction, oversight of all transplanting and pruning of trees, and resolution of any horticultural issues that arise during construction.
Coordination of all construction work on Parks property with other City agencies, contractors, community boards and Parks' M&O.
- Contract Administration
- Budget
- The Accounting Division
- Consultant Procurement
- Document Services
- Data Systems
- Legal
Management Services
Management Services handles the business services associated with designing and constructing Parks' Capital projects.
Bidding of contracts, including scheduling of bids, advertisement of projects, review of bids and bidders, and award of contracts
Placement of sufficient funding to bid, award, and register projects; request for all budgetary approvals from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Payment to all vendors and Capital contractors for construction, design, and supervision work.
Contraction for engineering, design, and supervision services through a formal RFP process conducted every two years.
Duplication and storage of bid documents, plans, and specifications.
Management of Capital Projects' in-house databases
Review of all contracts review of all contracts to be bid; negotiation and draft of all pass-through contracts; liaison to the City's Corporation Counsel; and consultation on all Capital legal matters such as contractor defaults, bidder appeals and contractor claims.
Requirements Contracts
The Requirements Contracts Unit undertakes the playground and fencing requirements contracts. Introduced in 1995, requirements contracts allow Parks to replace standard park features and improve the overall condition of a site without undertaking a complete reconstruction. Multiple sites are completed under a single contract, substantially reducing the turnaround time for improvements. Parks also undertakes pool and roof requirements contracts through the Technical Services unit and building requirements contracts through the Construction division.
Technical Services
The Technical Services division's Capital responsibilities include the pool requirements program for Parks' 63 swimming pools, the roof requirements program, and oversight of all work performed at both Yankee and Shea Stadiums. In addition, Technical Services supervises the construction of pool projects designed by the Design Division. Technical Services, which also has various non-Capital responsibilities, is located at our Five Boro facility on Randall's Island. Situating these particular Capital programs at Five Boro facilitates coordination between Capital work and non-Capital technical services, like plumbing and electrical support.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the Capital Projects Division, or by phone at (718)760-6601.