In alignment with the goals and objectives of the Tulare County Strategic Business Plan, the County has commissioned Vanir CM to perform the following task: A. Conduct Preliminary Survey on the condition of all County owned facilities. B. Conduct Preliminary Site Evaluations on two of the County's owned sites in the City of Visalia C. Based on the selected site, develop three alternative site Utilization Master Plans for a proposed New County Civic Center. D. Develop a set of broad recommendations (The Next Steps) which will assist the County and its Board of Supervisors to make decisions in implementing the desired out come of its stated goals and objectives as outlined in its 2006-2011 Strategic Business Plan. To the benefit of everyone, below are the links to the brief overview of the steps involved in the implementation of a successful dynamic Capital Improvement Plan/Process (CIP).
	Civic Center Master Plan
	Table of Contents
	Executive Summary	This section is the executive summary of the report, and contains an introduction, findings, recommendations and an overview of the proposed Capital Planning Process.
	Scope and Assumptions	This section outlines the consultants scope of work, and the assumptions and sources of information used in the compilation of the report.
	Preliminary Facility Condition Evaluation	This section provides a "big picture" look at the overall condition of most of the County owned facilities, and is presented by Supervisorial District.
	Staffing Projections	This section presents the various population and staffing projections that were used as the basis for establishing space requirements for the County at large, and specifically for the proposed facility.
	Civic/Government Center - Site Selection	This section explains how the site selection process was completed including the criteria that was utilized and the final rankings of the two sites evaluated.
	Proposed Civic Center - Preliminary Master Planning Scenarios	This section presents three possible utilization scenarios for the proposed facility including parking requirements, phasing options and preliminary cost estimates for each scenario.
	Proposed Civic Center - Cost Models	This section presents three distinct cost models for the proposed facility based on low, medium and high quality of construction, and includes descriptions of the different types of construction available. Green building aspects are discussed here also.
	Proposed Civic Center - Master Schedule	This section presents an aggressive project timeline for the proposed facility, and is dependant on financing strategies currently under review.
	Glossary of Terms	This section explains terminology commonly used for projects of this nature.