Capital improvement projects; personnel training; management

(a) The comptroller shall conduct annual training for the engineering personnel of all executive departments and state agencies that manage their own capital improvement projects to ensure compliance with state adopted standards and procedures of best practices in the management and construction of capital improvement projects. Each department and agency shall provide orientation training for new employees subject to this subsection and who are hired during the interim between annual trainings. (b) All executive departments and state agencies that manage their own capital improvement projects shall: (1) Use timelines that include a comprehensive list of all activities required on a project, and not simply rely on contractor timelines, which may not reflect all project phases. At a minimum, the list shall include all phases in a project's life cycle, namely, the initiation, planning, design, bid, construction, and post construction phases; (2) Follow state procurement office guidance for tracking payments and deliverables by using a contract administration worksheet that includes milestones or deliverables, which are marked off as items are completed; and (3) To help ensure end-user satisfaction with their capital improvement projects, identify and involve stakeholders throughout a project's execution and closing, including providing information about project costs, schedules, and performance.