Asset Management
Tomorrow's Challenges Managed Today!
How are you handling your challenges? Whether you’re an administrator, director of public works, finance or utility director, or elected official, you are bombarded with challenges on a daily basis. “My residents are demanding quality services, but I have fewer dollars to meet these demands. My staff has a wealth of knowledge about the community, but how will I retain this information once they retire? Our infrastructure is reaching the end of its life cycle, and I don’t know what to replace first. I want to plan for the future, but I can hardly manage day-to-day challenges.” You are surrounded by information, but there’s no easy way to make that information work to your advantage right now, much less five years from now.
Ruekert/Mielke understands your challenges because we live them along with you every day. We see the effects of shrinking budgets, staff retirements that leave huge voids of information, worn-out infrastructure, and how elected officials and staff are pressured – and required - to accomplish more with less. You know what you need to plan for the future. But how do you accomplish this goal? Asset Management is your answer.
The investment in better management and decision-making tools through the use of Asset Management software has become an increasingly effective way for municipalities to manage capital improvement projects and costs. While the development and deployment of enhanced GIS applications and tools have provided numerous benefits for municipal staff over the last 20 years, Asset Management software - through the assignment of condition ratings, risk factors, and valuation costs - not only increases the value of GIS data, but it also simplifies and improves the decision making process for annual and future infrastructure expenditures. By extending the life of existing infrastructure through better maintenance practices, municipalities are able to focus their attention and available funding on projects that have a higher risk of failure.
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