Capital Project Management

Capital Project Management is a department within Facilities Management that is responsible for both the construction of new facilities as well as the renovation and improvement projects that occur each year. The department is headed by Joseph Mannino, Associate Vice President for Capital Project Management.

Capital Project Management Groups

• Project Management: The Project Management staff oversees all aspects of major construction projects, including development of plans in consultation with academic and administrative clients, scheduling, construction management, and verification of the quality of all work from design through construction completion and user move-in. Project management interacts with Operations, Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety, Risk Management, General Counsel and other university departments, as needed. Project management staff supports and reports on University initiatives.
• Capital Improvement: The members of the Capital Improvement group are responsible for executing renovation and enhancement projects with budgets less than $1 million from inception through completion (which includes design development, the bid and award process, and construction).
• Historic Preservation: The Exteriors and Historic Preservation (EHP) team of project managers (architects, conservators, and engineers) maintains a portfolio of more than 250 buildings; restoring and cleaning historic facades. EHP pays critical attention to a building's details-color, texture, coursing, etc., referencing historic images of each structure. Exteriors and Historic Preservation has an ongoing list of projects which will be used to revitalize the campus and Columbia's neighboring communities.