
Commission Authorizations
(January 2018 through December 2020 – Representing Typical Work)
Delegation Categories
• Authorization of Design (71 Items)
• Authorization of Construction (83 items)
• Authorization of Scope Changes to Project (12 items)
• Authorization of Project Budget/Cost Increase (48 items)
• Authorization of Increase in Construction Costs (Const. Change Orders) (9 items)
• Authorization of Service Agreement (Consulting Contracts) for Public Works and Non Public
Works Projects (54 items)
• Authorization of Service Agreements NOT related to projects (Consulting Services for Non-
Projects) (37 items)
• Authorization of Service Amendments (Pertaining to Consulting Services) (13 items)
• Authorization of Purchases for Projects and Non-Projects (85 items)
• Authorization of Purchasing Amendments for Projects and Non Projects (16 items)
• Authorization of Real Estate and Leasing Transactions (32 items)
• Authorization of Concession Agreements (7 items)
• Authorization of Interlocal Agreements (21 items)
• Authorization of Port Crews (49 items)
• Policy Development (154 items)
• Information Related to Approval or Amendment of Employee and Labor Agreements (22 items)
• Information Related to Construction Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) (12 items)
• Construction Project Briefings (22 items)
• Information Related to Inclusion Plans and WMBE (3 items)
• Other and Briefings (202 items) – Accounting for actions such adoption of State Legislative
Agendas; Approval of Meeting Minutes; Approval of Monthly Claims and Obligations; Rate
Settings; Settlements, Grant Acceptance; Other Inter-agency agreements; presentations from
outside groups; Bond Resolutions; Appointment of Commissioner Officers; Waivers, Budget,
etc.)
* There are approximately 332 monetary items contained in the sampling of data reviewed above.
• Of these 332 monetary items – 83 Items were </=$1M; 94 Items were >$1M and </= $2.5M; 72
Items were >$2.5M and </=$5M; 24 Items were >$5M and </=$7.5M; 12 items were >$7.5M
and </$10M; and 47 Items were >$10M. Those 47 items represented majority of the spend at
$3,700,000.
Agenda Item No.: 10a_attach_1
Meeting Date: January 24, 2023