Data Set Description
DCP’s Capital Projects Database (CPDB) provides data users with information on current and future capital projects taking place in NYC that are reported in the Capital Commitment Plan. A “capital project” involves the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or installation of a physical public improvement with a value of $50,000 or more and a “useful life” of at least five years (three years for Information Technology projects). This encompasses spending on physical public works projects, such as roads, sewers, and bridges, as well as investments in core information and technology infrastructure, and critical equipment, like fire trucks. It does not include spending on programs, such as after school funding or community engagement projects.
The Capital Commitment Plan is published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) three times a year as part of the publication of the Preliminary, Executive, and Adopted Capital Budgets. Information reported in the Capital Commitment Plan is the foundation that CPDB is then built from; therefore, only the capital projects that appear in the Capital Commitment Plan are reflected in CPDB.