Santa Fe County Public Works is one of the largest departments in Santa Fe County with 175 positions inclusive of Roads, Utilities, Open Space & Trails, Building Services, Fleet, Solid Waste, Traffic, and Real Property. We serve both internal and external constituents daily with over 75% of our workforce being in the field. Typically, Public Works consists of operations and maintenance. We oversee and maintain 120 County buildings while also being the construction base for local government in regards to capital and priority projects. 

The Capital Projects Program is into the two following main functions:

Capital Project Management

  • Long range capital project planning, capital funding and grants management, capital projects implementation and lease management.

Capital Project Delivery

  • Implementing the design and construction of County infrastructure including roads, buildings, and water and wastewater facilities.

Sources of Capital Funds

County Sources

  • General Obligation Bonds (property tax-funded)
  • ¼ cent Capital Outlay Gross Receipts Tax
  • Assessment Districts

State and Federal Sources

  •  Annual Capital Outlay Bill
  • NM Water Trust Board
  • NM Environment Department
  • NM Department of Transportation
  • Federal Community Development Block Grants(CDBG)

Identifying Capital Needs- The Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan (ICIP)

The ICIP is developed through the following avenues of public input:

  • Town hall and community meetings, citizen committees such as the Road Advisory Committee and in the future the new Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.
  • Board of County Commissioners bi-monthly meetings and Commissioners’ individual meetings with constituents.
  • Constituent interaction with County staff and suggestions received via this web site.

Prioritizing Projects

  • Public Works maintains a Master List of potential Capital Projects gathered from the public input process discussed above. Currently the Master List contains over 230 projects totaling over $220 million.
  • The County Commission works with County staff each year to prioritize capital requests as part of the County’s ICIP submission to the NM Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).  The County’s submission is due annually by September 30 in order to be considered for capital outlay funding by the NM Legislature and Governor as part of DFA’ s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan(ICIP).

Resolution No. 2013-73 – Establishing the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Consisting Of At Least Five Members To Assist In The Establishment Of Impact Fees For Implementation Of The County’s Capital Improvements Plan As Part Of The Sustainable Land Development Code’s Requirements (PDF)

We need your input! Do you have a capital project need in your area? Complete this form and send it back to us!

Click Here to download and fill out the Capital Project Form  

Interested in checking out Public Works current Capital and Prioity Projects? 

Our Gantt Project Planner is a visual tool used to track and monitor our projects progression over a period of time. The attached Gantt Project Planner is up to current status including all Public Works ongoing projects.

Our Monthly Projects Report is updated at the begining of every month to include a brief summary and status update for each of Public Works projects.