1. Asset Management
MEA Conference – November 24th, 2017

2. The Evolution of AM Started as an engineering function
PSAB changed the focus to a financial exercise
Really should be a corporate initiative
Tools are not the solution
Implementation of the plan is the solution

3. OGRA Asset Management Initiatives
Asset Management Project
Data Standard
Asset Management Plan Standards
Advocacy
Short term funding
Longer term funding
Education Partnerships
Municipal DataWorks

4. Asset Management Project
Partnering with Marmak
Signed MOU’s with 15 municipalities
OGRA
Provide technical expertise
Load data
Assist with developing AMP
Attempt to secure funding
Municipality
Provide access to data
Promote project with surrounding municipalities
Agree to allow OGRA to share results with Province
Partnering with
MFOA
ORFA

5. Municipal DataWorks MDW Available at no cost Common data standard
Aggregate data for advocacy
Enhancements planned for 2018
Integration with 3rd party applications
ComTrack
MR. Compliance
Simplicity
OSIMple (new)

6. AM Project - Temiskaming Shores

7. Data Standard
Advocate for Provincial/National Data Standard (i.e. MIDS)
Part of OGRA’s advocacy day efforts for past couple of years
Met with Minister Sohi, Federal Minister of Infrastructure
Working with DND and Building Smart Canada

8. Asset Management Plan Standards
Part of Advocacy Day Initiative in 2014
Province agreed to develop new regulations
OGRA part of stakeholder group providing input
New standards are expected shortly

9. Advocacy Mandatory AMP’s Data Standard AMP Standards Funding
Short term funding to assist MOU partners
Long term funding - $20 million over 10 years
Available to smaller municipalities
Build AM capacity

10. Education Initiatives
Ryerson University to partner with OGRA
Asset Management Project
Asset Management Academy
Advocacy Initiatives
Academy for Asset Management
TAC Award for excellence
University level course – AAM Accreditation
Asset Management courses
U of T Research project – improve predictability of PCI calculations
Paper won award from Transportation & Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration

11. Education Initiatives
U of T Endowed Chair in Infrastructure Asset Management & Informatics
$500,000 commitment
Have raised $500,000
Need to raise $2 million to establish the chair
OGRA Funding TAC Research project
Synthesis of Cross-Asset Optimization Practices in Transportation Asset Management
OGRA received grant ($163,000) from FCM to develop training programs
Dr. James Smith sitting on World Road Association Asset Management Technical Committee

12. Asset Management Asset Management Project
Contact OGRA if interested in participating
OGRA can assist with getting FCM funding

13. Questions