7/30/2013 1 Benefits of a Geographic Approach to Infrastructure American Public Works Association International Public Works Congress & Exposition Chicago, Illinois August 26, 2013 Patricia C. Passariello, P.E. Technical Leader Weston & Sampson Peabody, Massachusetts Geographic Approach to Infrastructure Today’s Discussion • Quick asset management review • What is a geographic approach? • Key components of a geographic approach • Benefits of a geographic approach • Tips for making a geographic approach work Asset Management Some Common Municipal Assets:
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Benefits of a Geographic
Approach to Infrastructure
American Public Works AssociationInternational Public Works Congress & Exposition
Chicago, Illinois
August 26, 2013
Patricia C. Passariello, P.E.Technical Leader
Weston & Sampson
Peabody, Massachusetts
Geographic Approach to Infrastructure
Today’s Discussion
• Quick asset management review
• What is a geographic approach?
• Key components of a geographic approach
• Benefits of a geographic approach
• Tips for making a geographic approach work
Asset ManagementSome Common Municipal Assets:
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Why Asset Management?
Prevention: Protection:
Why Asset Management?To Move from Reactive to Preventive:
PreventiveReactive
Why Asset Management?To Minimize Emergencies:
• More expensive (costs usually >$1000 per event)
• Often requires 24-hour outside contractors
• Inconvenient to your staff, users, and the public
• Can increase number/severity of insurance claims
• Frequent claims result in increased insurance
premiums/deductibles
AM minimizes emergencies!
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Why Asset Management?
Liability Facts & Figures:
• Municipal General Liability claims:
(example from one insurer)
₋ Sewer backups: up to 10% of annual claims
₋ Water main breaks: over 3% of annual claims
₋ Stormwater/flooding: aprx. 2 % of annual claims
Why Asset Management?
Legal Considerations:
• Legal authority (bylaw/ordinance)
- Connection & use
- Entry, inspection, & enforcement
• Liability
- Injury / illness
- Damage
- Cleanup
- Use & enjoyment of property (private nuisance)
- Duty of reasonable care
• Avoiding litigation
• Failure to act
Why Asset Management?
Bottom Line:
Avoidance Can Cost More!
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Asset Management
Asset Management is (among other things):
• Effectively operating, maintaining, and upgrading
• Providing expected level of service
• Collecting data to make educated decisions
• Combining engineering principles with sound
business practice and economic rationale
• A systematic process to sustain on a perpetual basis
Asset Management is a process, not a project
Asset vs. Infrastructure Management
Today’s Infrastructure Management Focus:
• Surface:– Streets
– Sidewalks
– Intersections/signaling
– Lighting
– Municipal electric (overhead)
• Subsurface:– Water
– Sewer
– Drain
– Municipal electric/gas (buried)
• Buildings & Grounds
– Municipal offices
– Fire & police facilities
– Public works facilities
– Libraries, senior/youth
centers, etc.
– Parks & recreational
facilities
• Equipment & Supplies
Traditional Approach:
• “Utility-based”
• Focuses on one type of
infrastructure
• Little (or no) regard for
adjacent infrastructure
• May retain multiple
engineers (by utility) to
design, bid & construct
Infrastructure Management
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Some Drawbacks of the Traditional Approach:
• Lacks coordination across:– Departments
– Infrastructure
– Capital budgets
– Engineering
• Not as cost-effective– Pay multiple times for design/bid/construction services
– Less economy of scale / higher unit prices
• May get less experienced / capable / equipped contractors
• Often return to (and dig up) same location multiple times
• More disruption / complaints over the long term
Infrastructure Management
Geographic Approach:
• Needs of all infrastructure
in area addressed together
• Coordinated design/bid/
construction
• Surface restoration done
only once
• Fewer complaints
• More opportunities for
cost efficiencies
Infrastructure Management
Basic Program Elements:
• Plan – develop goals & objectives for the program