New Zealand has been ranked 5th in the World in the Good Country Index for its positive contribution to humanity. This ranking was widely reported in the New Zealand news media in early July. This is great news for New Zealand and continues to reinforce the highly positive world rankings that New Zealand has been receiving over …
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Grant Holland and I attended the IPWEA NZ Conference in Auckland on 26-28th June. It was a good conference with engaging and thought-provoking keynote speakers and some excellent technical papers. The Hynds Papers were all of a very high standard. I will blog with a link to the papers as soon as they are available online on the …
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At the IDS Conference in Christchurch, I presented a video I had prepared regarding the Deighton Water Model. This video has been posted on the Inframanage.com Blog and the Inframanage.com Youtube Channel. The video provides an excellent introduction to optimised decision-making. If you are interested in this topic, I will encourage …
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As I mentioned on Infamanage.com, I (Ross) joined the Transportation Research Board 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management in Miami, USA. When I wrote this post, I was in Miami and ready to attend the TRB National Conference from 28th April until the 30th. I'm eager to learn about the latest developments in US …
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The last item I want to discuss in this AMP 2014 Update series is the AMP Improvement Programme. Every Asset Management Plan has an improvement plan, and if you haven't made already, now is a good time to review and document progress on your last AMP's improvement plan: Have all the improvement plan items been completed?If there …
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If your asset valuations are due to be updated, then they need to be added to your AMP project plan. Some issues to consider: Much of the preparatory work for asset valuation updates can be undertaken now, concurrently with additions and deletions. Analysis of asset valuations and forecasts of future changes in valuation can …
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Over the past three years since AMPs were last updated there have been a number of on-going changes that affect local government and Asset Management Plans: All of these planning and regulatory activities have the potential impact on your Asset Management Plan levels of service, future demand management, lifecycle management …
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The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has a statutory role in completing audits of Councils Long-Term Plans and also the asset management plans that support these. Given their statutory role, the OAG and your auditors are one of the audiences for your AMP. In the past 12 months, the OAG has published a range of information …
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Section 125 of the Local Government Act 2002 requires local authorities to assess water and other sanitary services. Clause (1) states A territorial authority must, from time to time, assess the provision within its district of— (a) water services; and(b) other sanitary services. For most Councils, the first Water and Sanitary …
As noted in our previous blog post the Better Business Case (BBC) methodology has been adopted by NZTA, and particularly in Land Transport activities, the impacts of the methodology are being considered for inclusion in Asset Management Plan updates. The methodology contains many useful concepts and adapts well to AMPs and local …
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Have you considered ISO 55000:2014 Asset Management in your AMP Update 2014? ISO 55000:2014 Asset Management was published 15th January and is now available from Standards NZ. An Australia/NZ version is currently under consideration and may be available by mid-year. IPWEA has been fully involved in the development of ISO 55000 as …
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The insurance of infrastructure assets was brought into sharp focus by the Christchurch Earthquakes. In June 2013 the Auditor General published a very good paper on the subject Insuring Public Assets. As you consider updating the risk management sections of your Asset Management Plan, including detail of your insurance arrangements, …
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The changes to the Local Government Act require Local Government Mandatory Performance Measures. These were developed by the Department of Internal Affairs, and the sector and public consultation were undertaken. The Performance Measures were finalised and published in November 2013 and will come into force 30 July …
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