Over the next 10 years, the City will spend more than $950 million to plan, design and build over 300 capital projects.
The way we manage Guelph’s capital projects is evolving. We’re creating systems that improve planning and oversight. This involves more rigorous project and risk management practices to ensure large-scale construction projects are well-managed.
Greater governance, oversight, communications and reporting of Guelph’s capital projects are a reflection of our commitment to be more accountable and transparent.
The City’s Project Management Office (PMO) is leading this work based on recommendations from Deloitte’s Capital Projects Risk Assessment and strategic advice from the City’s internal Complex Capital Projects Committee.
What’s a capital project?
A capital project refers to the purchase, replacement, upgrade, expansion or creation of an asset that requires a substantial capital investment.
The City categorizes its capital projects into the following three tiers:
Tier 1
- Approximately $10 million
- Large complex scope
- New initiatives
- High profile
- Major stakeholder impact
- Prolonged service disruption
- Major contracts
- Highly controversial
- Other (specified by the Executive Team)
3-5 projects
Tier 2
- Approximately $1-$10 million
- Medium complexity
- Medium profile
- Some stakeholder impact and service disruption
- Minor contracts
- Somewhat controversial
- Other (specified by the Executive Team)
Approximately 20 projects
Tier 3
- Less than $1 million
- Routine/operational scope
- Low profile
- Minimal stakeholder impact and service disruption
- Internal focus
- Not controversial
Approximately 150 projects
Important considerations about the tiers
- The dollar figure alone does not determine the tier level
- The tiered categorization allows the City to scale the level of project management rigour to the level of project risk.
- The City is focusing on project management standards for its Tier 1 projects first.
Tier 1 projects underway
Project pages
- Baker District Redevelopment
- Guelph Police Service headquarters renovations
- Operations campus
- Our Food Future
- South End Community Centre
- Transportation Master Plan
- Wilson Street reconstruction and parkade
Latest updates
Quarterly updates on Tier 1 projects
2022
- Q3 project dashboard, October 2022
- Q2 project dashboard, July 2022
- Q1 projects dashboard, March 2022
2021
- Q4 projects dashboard, December 2021
- Q3 projects dashboard, September 2021
- Q2 projects dashboard, July 2021
- Q1 projects dashboard, April 2021
2020
- Q4 projects dashboard, December 2020
- Q3 projects dashboard, October 2020
- Q2 projects dashboard, July 2020
- Q1 projects dashboard, May 2020
2019
- Q4 Project Portfolio Dashboard, April 2020
- Q3 Project Portfolio Dashboard, November 2019
- Q2 Project Portfolio Dashboard, September 2019
- Q1 Project Portfolio Dashboard, May 2019
2018
- Q4 Project Portfolio Dashboard, March 2019
- Q3 Project Portfolio Dashboard, November 2018
- Q2 Project Portfolio Dashboard, June 2018
- Q1 Project Portfolio Dashboard, March 2018
2017
- Q4 Project Portfolio Dashboard, December 2017
- Q3 Project Portfolio Dashboard, October 2017
- Q2 Project Portfolio Dashboard, July 2017
- Q1 Project Portfolio Dashboard, April 2017
2016
- Q4 Project Portfolio Dashboard, December 2016
- Q3 Project Portfolio Dashboard, September 2016
- Q2 Project Portfolio Dashboard, June 2016