A CIP lists planned projects alongside their estimated cost, timing, and funding source (bonds, grants, state revolving fund loans, or general fund dollars). It is typically adopted through a public budget process, often with a council or board vote and public hearings. The level of detail varies across projects in the same CIP. A project three years out might be a single line item with a placeholder budget and no scope yet defined. One scheduled for the current fiscal year is often fully designed and close to going out to bid. A CIP is a planning and budgeting document, not a procurement document. It is usually public well before a project shows up on a bid board or procurement portal, often years earlier. A CIP is frequently the earliest public signal that a project exists, while it is still a budget line and a rough scope description rather than a live opportunity. Nonlinear can monitor CIPs alongside bid boards and procurement portals, so a contractor, manufacturer, or rep sees a project's future pipeline, not just what is open for bid this month.
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