What is a Project Initiation Request (PIR)?
The road maintenance staff receives over 1700 requests for road repair per year. All requests are promptly investigated. In most cases, maintenance crews are able to repair the problem as part of the general maintenance plan. When, however, the scope of work is beyond that of routine maintenance and other departments, sections or agencies must be utilized, the Project Request Form must be completed to initiate the work. The Project Request Form is entered into the department database that tracks all multi-departmental/sectional requests. After the staff investigates the request, the project is entered on the backlog database for one fiscal year. If a request is not funded during the year it was submitted, it must be reapplied for in the next year for funding consideration. This process is used due to the significant volume of requests received annually. Since available funding is capable of correcting a small number of these requests, the Transportation Division asks that requests be r
