Capital Projects Oversight
In 2006 the King County Council established the Capital Projects Oversight Program (CPO) in the County Auditor’s Office with the mission of controlling cost overruns and unforeseen expansion of project scopes, schedules, and budgets on King County’s large capital construction projects. The CPO program provides independent oversight, with a focus on high-risk projects and programs.
Key goals for the program include:
- increase the likelihood of project success
- identify problems in a timely manner
- provide clear, succinct reports
- facilitate Councilmember decision-making
The King County Auditor’s Office’s CPO Program promotes accountability and improved performance of King County’s capital endeavors and provides timely and useful information to policy and decision-makers. We do this in several ways:
- direct project oversight – oversee an individual project during some or all phases of work
- capital program oversight – monitor execution of a portfolio of projects (e.g., the combined sewer overflow program or the transit capital program)
- capital-focused audit work – conduct performance audits of topics that will positively impact the execution of capital work
- programmatic efforts – improve project management policies and procedures related to cost estimation, scheduling, risk management, and other key practices
All costs of the program are funded through the Capital Improvement Project budget.
CPO PROJECT PAGES
- Accountable Business Transformation Program
- Brightwater
- Capital Project Oversight Model (PDF)
- Capital Project Prioritization
- Capital Project Risk Scoring
- Children and Family Justice Center
- Clean Water Plan
- Courthouse Revitalization
- Data Reliability
- Data Center Relocation
- Factoria Recycling & Transfer Center
- Georgetown Combined Sewer Overflow
- Ninth and Jefferson Building Project
- Pavement Preservation
- Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN)
- South Regional Roads Maintenance Facility
- SWD Permanent Support Facilities
- Transit Capital Program
- West Point Treatment Plant
CPO team
Cindy Drake and Zainab Nejati make up the Capital Projects Oversight team. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please call the King County Auditor's Office at 206-477-1033 or contact us by email KCAO@kingcounty.gov.