(a) The Division of Capital Improvements is established within the Department of Public Works.
(b) The Division of Capital Improvements shall administer and coordinate, all capital improvement projects of the various departments and agencies of the Government of the Virgin Islands and perform the following duties:
(1) Develop and implement standards for the design, placement and construction and location of capital improvements;
(2) Participate in the planning of, and supervise the construction of all government capital projects;
(3) Provide inter-agency coordination of all government capital improvement projects;
(4) Develop a weighted list of factors that may be used to evaluate the need for capital improvement projects. The list must include all of the following:
(A) Preservation, adequacy and use of existing facilities.
(B) Health and safety considerations.
(C) Operational efficiencies.
(D) Projected demand for governmental services.
(5) Apply for, receive and manage grants and other federal aid for capital improvement projects;
(6) Develop a capital improvement plan that addresses the long-term capital improvement needs of all Government departments;
(7) Provide engineering, architectural and other technical services;
(8) Cooperate with any other agencies, organizations or persons, public or private, in undertaking capital improvement projects;
(9) Negotiate, prepare and review contracts for construction services, professional services, inter-agency memoranda of understanding and other legal instruments through the Division's legal counsel, to ensure legal sufficiency and code compliance;
(10) Provide fiscal review of balance sheets and reconcile capital improvement budgets through payment certification, audits and other appropriate measures;
(11) Perform such functions as may be required by federal law in order to participate in federally-aided capital improvement projects;