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San Antonio reorganizes capital delivery, targets better communication and shorter projects timelines
Summary
City staff proposed separating capital delivery from public works, set priorities to improve communications and cost estimating, and presented a $303 million proposed public-works budget with targets for streets, sidewalks and drainage.
City staff outlined plans on Aug. 27 to reorganize how San Antonio delivers capital projects, emphasizing a new capital delivery function separate from public-works maintenance and listing priorities to improve communication, budget estimates and project delivery timelines.
Why it matters: Councilmembers said slow delivery and poor communication on capital projects have frustrated residents and small businesses. Staff proposed clearer roles, standardized cost-estimating tools and more frequent, smaller bond packages to reduce late-stage claims and cost escalation.
Mike Shannon, introduced as director of capital delivery, told the council the reorganization is intended to focus staff on delivering projects on time and within budget and to improve outreach to affected residents and businesses. Public-works staff said the department includes about 698 positions and proposed a…
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