CIPPlanner’s solutions are built on the CIPAce™ Platform, a configurable and scalable foundation for managing capital infrastructure programs across public sector and enterprise environments. The platform supports multiple deployment models, including enterprise-hosted and software-as-a-service (SaaS), and provides a common framework for delivering integrated lifecycle management solutions.
Powered by industry best practices and domain expertise, CIPPlanner solutions support the full infrastructure lifecycle, from capital planning and procurement through project execution, closeout, and ongoing maintenance. Each solution is designed to be adaptable to an organization’s unique business processes through configurable tools and templates, enabling consistent, real-world application across diverse operational environments.
CIPPlanner solutions are used by cities, counties, utilities, transportation agencies, and enterprise organizations, including Fortune 500 and multinational corporations, to manage complex capital investments with transparency, control, and long-term sustainability.
The CIPAce™ Capital Planning and Budgeting solution provides organizations with tools to develop, analyze, and manage capital investment plans that align with strategic objectives. Built on proven capital infrastructure management practices, the solution supports structured financial modeling, capital budgeting analysis, and ongoing cash flow forecasting throughout the lifecycle of capital programs.
The solution enables organizations to perform both upfront project-level financial analysis and long-term portfolio planning within a flexible, user-defined planning horizon. Integrated spending curve functionality allows capital costs to be distributed across multiple fiscal years using predefined or configurable spending curves, supporting accurate multi-year planning.
CIPAce™ also supports multi-scenario analysis, enabling organizations to evaluate alternative investment strategies at both the portfolio and individual project levels. Comprehensive budget management tools guide budget records through each stage of the lifecycle, including initiation, authorization, adjustments, transfers, and retirement, ensuring consistency, traceability, and financial control.
CIPAce™ Capital Program and Project Management is an enterprise solution designed to manage capital programs and projects across their full lifecycle, from strategic planning through delivery and post-construction activities. The solution supports both individual project management and program-level oversight, enabling organizations to maintain consistency, visibility, and control across complex capital portfolios.
The platform supports key capital management functions including planning, prioritization, budgeting, funding allocation, and procurement, as well as detailed management of design, construction, closeout, and post-construction activities such as warranty tracking and asset management. By consolidating project and program data into a centralized system, CIPAce™ helps organizations reduce data silos and improve coordination across all phases of the capital lifecycle.
CIPAce™ brings together internal teams and external stakeholders within a unified enterprise framework. The solution facilitates communication and collaboration across disciplines and functional units, supporting activities such as bidding and RFP processes, design and construction submittals, RFIs, change requests and change orders, meeting management, issue tracking, and document management.
Built on industry best practices, the solution includes preconfigured business templates and flexible configuration tools that support process standardization while allowing organizations to adapt to evolving requirements. Role-based dashboards and a powerful Report Engine enable users to generate customized reports and visualizations, supporting informed decision-making and proactive program management.
CIPAce™ Contract Management is an enterprise solution designed to support the full contract lifecycle across capital programs and projects. The solution enables organizations to manage contracts from initiation and execution through monitoring, compliance, and closeout, ensuring visibility and control throughout each phase.
The platform supports management of a wide range of contract types and includes tools to track compliance and reporting requirements for small, disadvantaged, veteran-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses. By monitoring goals and expenditures across prime contractors and subcontractors, organizations can meet regulatory and policy-driven reporting obligations.
CIPAce™ Contract Management provides structured management of critical contract data, including bid and award information, contract line items, schedules of values, funding allocations, purchase orders, invoices, schedules, timesheets, change orders, issues, and supporting documentation. These capabilities help organizations maintain accurate records and reduce administrative complexity.
Built-in contract templates and configurable workflow tools allow organizations to standardize contract processes while accommodating agency- or organization-specific requirements. Flexible configuration ensures that contract workflows can adapt to changing business needs without custom source code development.
CIPAce™ Enterprise Asset Management is an enterprise solution designed to help organizations systematically manage infrastructure assets and optimize maintenance and replacement strategies across the full asset lifecycle. Built on established asset management principles and best practices, the solution supports centralized tracking of infrastructure, facilities, and equipment assets.
The platform enables organizations to capture asset attributes, component relationships, and historical maintenance data within a single system of record. As asset condition and value change over time, organizations can leverage lifecycle data to support maintenance planning, replacement forecasting, and long-term capital decision-making.
CIPAce™ provides cloud-based, mobile-enabled tools that allow asset managers and field staff to access and update asset information in real time, supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term infrastructure planning.
Centralized asset catalog for infrastructure, facilities, and equipment
Asset documentation management, including images, manuals, and sensor data
Work order management for field work, including status tracking and progress updates
Tracking of materials consumption, equipment usage, labor costs, and safety records
Preventive maintenance scheduling based on asset age, usage, and condition data
Resource classification and assignment to support task planning and execution
Supplier, materials, equipment, and inventory management across storage locations
Reporting, analysis, and audit capabilities for asset and maintenance data
Mobile access to asset and maintenance information for field-based users
Flexible configuration of fields, forms, workflows, dashboards, reports, and access controls
Improved visibility into asset condition, utilization, and maintenance activities
Real-time insight into work order status and maintenance progress
Automated workflows that reduce manual processes and improve accuracy
Standardized maintenance and replacement processes across teams and departments
Improved coordination and collaboration across asset management activities
Preservation of asset knowledge, documentation, and maintenance history
Support for proactive maintenance planning and planned asset replacement
Adaptability to evolving operational and regulatory requirements
CIPAce™ Geospatial Project Coordination is a solution designed to support the scheduling and coordination of interdependent capital projects using geospatial data. By integrating geographic information with project schedules and constraints, the solution helps organizations proactively identify conflicts and coordination opportunities within shared geographic areas.
The solution leverages integrated GIS capabilities to track project locations, schedules, and spatial restrictions, enabling organizations to visualize overlapping projects and dependencies. Built-in tools support conflict resolution and schedule optimization to reduce disruptions to nearby businesses, residents, and the public during project execution.
CIPAce™ Enterprise Bid Management is an enterprise solution designed to manage the full bid lifecycle, from bid package preparation and advertisement through submission, evaluation, and award. The solution enables internal stakeholders to collaborate throughout bid development using automated workflows that support consistency, transparency, and compliance.
Once approved, bid opportunities can be advertised publicly or advanced directly to negotiation with selected bidders. The platform supports both public and internal procurement processes, ensuring alignment with organizational procurement policies and regulatory requirements.
CIPAce™ Enterprise Bid Management includes an optional Public Bid Portal that is accessible to vendors and designed to simplify participation. The portal supports vendor registration, bid opportunity search, subscription-based notifications, requests for clarification, Q&A management, addendum publication, and secure electronic bid submission.
The solution also provides structured evaluation tools, including bid ranking capabilities that support both single-phase and multi-phase evaluation processes. These features enable organizations to manage complex procurement activities efficiently while improving coordination among departments, evaluators, and external participants.
CIPAce™ Procure to Pay Life Cycle Management is an integrated enterprise solution designed to manage and automate procurement activities across the full procure-to-pay lifecycle. Built on the CIPAce™ cloud-based platform, the solution provides a flexible and extensible architecture that supports consistent, compliant procurement processes across organizations.
The solution enables organizations to manage all key procurement activities, including intake requests, purchase order management, solicitation and public bidding, vendor selection and award, contract execution, contract administration, change management, invoice processing, and closeout. Integrated project financial management capabilities support detailed tracking of cost estimates, approved budgets, encumbrances, and actual expenditures across projects, funds, vendors, and organizational structures.
CIPAce™ Procure to Pay Life Cycle Management includes configurable industry-standard forms, workflows, and templates, as well as flexible configuration tools that allow organizations to tailor procurement processes to their specific operational, regulatory, and reporting requirements.
CIPAce™ Public Bid Portal is a solution designed to support the advertising and management of public procurement opportunities in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. The portal provides a centralized, accessible platform for publishing solicitations, managing bid communications, and supporting vendor participation throughout the procurement process.
Designed specifically for public sector procurement environments, the solution addresses common challenges such as fragmented information, limited visibility, and high administrative burden. By centralizing bid-related information and communications, the Public Bid Portal helps procurement teams improve coordination, transparency, and efficiency as procurement volume and complexity increase.
The portal supports the electronic publication of solicitation packages and provides a comprehensive set of vendor-facing tools to facilitate bid opportunity discovery, engagement, and submission. These capabilities ensure consistent access to information while supporting compliant and auditable procurement practices.
CIPPlanner is a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise solutions for capital infrastructure program management. Since 2000, our CIPAce™ platform has helped government agencies and private organizations streamline project delivery, optimize investments, and enhance efficiency. Trusted by local and state governments, Fortune 500 companies, and global enterprises, we deliver innovative, scalable solutions for the entire project lifecycle.
