Tuesday Sessions 2011

From Facilities Management to Asset Management: Are We There Yet?

Andrew C. Lemer, Ph.D., The Matrix Group, LLC

"Asset management," as a matter of principles and practices applied to making decisions about physical infrastructure in the public sector, is a recent phenomenon and still evolving in response to regulatory and financial changes, public expectations, and experience. Dr. Lemer will consider how this evolution is progressing, particularly within the United States, and what new technology, global climate change, the quest for sustainability, and other such forces may mean for the future.

Andrew C. Lemer, Ph. D., has spent over three decades as an international consultant, university faculty member, and researcher developing and applying infrastructure asset management principles and practices. An engineer-economist and planner, Andy has devised asset-management decision-support systems, conducted feasibility studies and market analyses; and led multi-disciplinary teams for development of large scale urban and regional development and transport investment programs throughout North America and in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Latin America, often working with senior corporate and government officials.

Implementing a Successful Asset Management Program in the City of Prince George: What We Have Learned Over the Past Seven Years

Frank Blues, City of Prince George and Chris Lombard, AECOM

One of the key lessons learned by the City of Prince George while implementing its asset management program since 2004 was the need to have a dedicated position for Asset Management. Prior to creation of the position of Asset Manager, asset management development was divisionally focused within the City. Despite the recognition that it should be integrated, it simply did not happen as there was no single entity within the organization mandated to make it integrated. Once an Asset Manager was appointed, the City had a dedicated resource responsible for working across different City divisions and leading asset management best practices.

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District of Lake Country – A Random Act of Asset Management

Sid Smith, District of Lake Country and Michael Trickey, Urban Systems Ltd.

This case study will describe one community's successful experience implementing asset management that achieved functional and transitional results for improving the municipality's approach toward asset management. The presentation outlines the opportunity taken, the approach used and results achieved in developing an asset management plan integrating capital and infrastructure renewal needs over a 20-year horizon. The project functional requirement was completed in just seven weeks. The transitional component has successfully begun the adoption of ongoing asset management business practices within the District. The presentation is the same one used to communicate the project to Mayor and Council at a strategic planning meeting.

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The City of Calgary Quality Rating System - How Many Stars Would Your Assets Get?

Narinder Bubbar, City of Calgary and Gareth Lifton and Paul Smeaton, CH2MHILL

This presentation proposes an approach for defining Levels of Service for assets that do not provide a direct measurable service, such as buildings, parks, etc. Similar to the star rating system used by hotels, the City of Calgary has developed a Quality Rating System which is based on a range of asset attributes that, when weighted and combined, contribute to an overall Quality or 'Star' rating for each asset. By adopting this approach, the actual service provided to the public can be defined in easily understood terms and ultimately budget requests can be more easily associated with these specific service levels.

Level of Service and Performance Measure

Kevin Bainbridge, City of Hamilton

Canadian infrastructure management industry momentum is building with many cities and municipalities launching Asset Management initiatives. Several very strong examples of these initiatives can be found right across the country covering topics such as life cycle analysis, risk assessment, optimized decision making and long term State of the Infrastructure planning. Very little work however has been done with respect to levels of service and performance measures. Given that the provision of municipal service is the core objective for which we manage infrastructure, it only makes sense that we begin to understand the linkage between infrastructure management, service delivery, community expectations and corporate strategic plans.

Leveraging PSAB/DWQMS for AM Framework

Yogesh Shah, City of Cambridge

Most municipalities have challenges to compile meaningful inventory in order to implement an Asset Management framework. The City of Cambridge has effectively leveraged PSAB requirement to compile meaningful inventory on a timely basis. The Asset Management Division has leveraged PSAB 3150 and Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) to implement checks and balances required to compile meaningful inventory across multiple departments working in independent silos. This presentation will discuss an asset acceptance business process starting from subdivision development agreement to acceptation of asset for PSAB compliant financial system.

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Strategic Infrastructure Replacement Planning - The Second Mile

Phil Bates, District of West Vancouver and David Main, AECOM

The echo of the post-war population and building boom is not a familiar concept to most residents of West Vancouver. While engineering staff have had anecdotal evidence that we may be entering the echo, it took the development of comprehensive Asset Management Plans to document the technical evidence and scope the size of the impending challenge. We refer to this as the First Mile. The Second Mile involved communicating the technical evidence as it butted up against competing interests, gauging the public's reaction, and grappling potential future user rate and funding outcomes.

Building the Network

Wally Wells, Asset Management BC and Glen Brown, BC Ministry of Community and Rural Development

Asset Management BC is a 'Community of Practice' focused on our BC municipalities and First Nations communities but clearly available to all. The presentation will focus on knowledge transfer, tools, training and issues development along with steps taken to build the national and international network for access at local level.

Lessons Learned from Applying Asset Management Concepts in Living Systems – The Softer Side of Asset Management

Troy Sykes

Establishing an optimal symbiotic relationship between customer level of service and associated performance measures (i.e. asset level of service) builds the framework for sustaining your living and non-living assets.

Building on PSAB 3150: Best Practices for Assessing Your Tangible Capital Assets

Andy Wardell, District of North Vancouver

From a system thinking perspective, asset management can be viewed as an organization wide behaviour. When viewed through a systems thinking lens, the door opens for potentially significant business process improvement and powerful multi-disciplinary dialogue that can transcend departments, divisions and even organizations. Learn about multi-disciplinary asset management teamwork, leveraging PSAB 3150 to create a robust corporate wide condition assessment system for every major asset group. This presentation brings together PSAB 3150 and condition assessment helping focus on assets at risk and quantifying the infrastructure funding gap.

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On Tuesday evening, Ground Floor Title Sponsor, CH2M Hill presents delegates with an exhilarating journey from past to present day Vancouver through stunning scenic visuals and a captivating stage show performance of West coast Contortion & Acrobatics.

This exciting journey blends together informative narration, pictorial visuals, amazing forms of acrobatics, the beauty of dance, and powerful musical pieces. Vancouver's natural beauty, heritage and history, and many magnificent sights and attractions will be showcased.