Asset & Facilities Management

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Asset and facility managers often oversee large, complex, distributed and diverse asset portfolios. Increasingly they are being asked to show regulators, shareholders and other stakeholders that they are delivering services in the most efficent and sustainable manner.

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GHD has directed much of its research effort to understanding what makes a successful and sustainable asset/facility management program work for all levels of activity. GHD has benchmarking data, tools and training material aimed at helping businesses understand their current approach to managing assets/facilities, how they compare with similar businesses and best appropriate practice, and what issues require most urgent attention in the journey towards improved asset management.

GHD can provide clients with a tailored roadmap. We supplement this with the tools, templates and training to assist an organisation move its culture and processes towards optimal asset management performance.

GHD has played a leading role in the development and growth of asset and facilities management practices for many years and is readily acknowledged as being a world leader in the field. Our services include:

Asset management reviews and benchmarking
Asset management plan development and reviews
Implementation plans and support
Economic evaluation and analysis
Training and awareness raising
Condition and performance assessments
Valuations
Capital program evaluations
Maintenance management
Information system strategies and implementation
Risk assessment and evaluation

For further information, contact:

Brenton Marshall
Tel: 61 3 8687 8325
Email: Brenton Marshall

Asset Management Improvement Program

GHD is assisting Merseyrail, the UK urban train operator for Liverpool and surrounding areas, with a major business change program to update the management systems for its fleet.

The Asset Management Improvement Program (AMI P) is being delivered in partnership with Merseyrail. It follows an asset management maturity assessment undertaken in 2008 using GHD’s proprietary Total Enterprise Asset Management Quality Framework (TEAM QF) assessment model. The assessment process is aligned to BSI PAS 55 (a publicly available asset management specification) and provided Merseyrail with a roadmap for achieving its strategic asset management objectives for fleet reliability, availability and efficiency set out in its asset management strategy published in 2007.

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Comprehensive Asset Management Project for Alor Setar Telecommunication Tower

Telekom Malaysia engaged GHD on a comprehensive asset management project at Alor Setar Telecommunication Tower in Kedah. Measuring 165.5m in height, the Alor Setar Tower comprises a tower structure, podium, amphitheatre and two restaurants.

The upper level tower houses telecommunications and broadcasting equipment.

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IWA-WSAA International Asset Management Benchmarking

GHD was commissioned by the International Water Association and Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) to undertake an Asset Management Process Benchmarking study. This study included 42 participants from water and wastewater utilities from around the world, including; Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

The study utilized WSAA’s Aquamark Framework to examine key asset management processes that are required to maintain the supply of reliable water and wastewater services. The study provided opportunities to identify leading asset management practices and to share information for the benefit of all participants.

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Parks Asset Management Program - City of Kingston

GHD was engaged to develop a framework for sustainable asset management planning for parks for the City of Kingston in Ontario, Canada.

The project involved condition assessments of more than 200 parks, covering a large variety of assets including children’s playgrounds, green open spaces and sporting areas such as baseball diamonds. The assignment is believed to be the first of its kind to be delivered in Canada.

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Sino Iron Ore Project

The Sino Iron Project is Australia's first major magnetite project and the second largest project currently under construction in the Pilbara.

Due to its remote location 1200 kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia, the client CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd required the development of dedicated infrastructure to support the USD3.5billion greenfields sino iron project.

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UK Rail Footprint Assessment

Greenhouse gas (GHG) management is an essential part of any organisation’s sustainability and corporate responsibility agenda. GHD partnered with CenSA on railways greenhouse gas emissions measurement in the United Kingdom.

In December 2008, the United Kingdom (UK) made a upgraded its commitment to reduce its national carbon dioxide emissions, by at least 34 per cent by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050, in comparison to 1990 levels. In anticipation of tough regulatory and other policy drivers, the rail sector sought to better understand its contribution to the national GHG footprint and the ways in which this can be reduced.

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Washington Suburban Asset Management (Md, USA)

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) appointed GHD to lead the provision of asset management services in support of master planning and enterprise resource planning initiatives.

WSSC is the eighth largest water and wastewater utility in the USA, owning USD$12 billion of infrastructure assets. While instituting a range of short-term measures to combat the increasing incidence of water main breaks and leaks, WSSC is also taking a long-range strategic approach to address the growing challenge of ageing infrastructure.

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Wayne Francisco

Wayne Francisco manages GHD’s Charlotte office and divides his time between running the business and providing strategic management consulting services to clients in eastern and central United States. Wayne has worked in both the private and public sectors in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States over a 20-year career that also includes a period of managing infrastructure development projects in Bhutan. Wayne’s civil engineering degree is complimented by a Masters in Infrastructure Management (Public Policy).

Positon: Office Manager, Charlotte
Tel: 1 704 342 4910

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Brenton Marshall

Brenton is GHD’s Service Line Leader for Asset Management. He has extensive asset management knowledge and has worked on many projects including asset management planning, improvement strategies and financial modeling. Brenton’s wide-ranging experience includes involvement in water, wastewater, irrigation, hydro-electricity, gas, electricity, parks and gardens, roads, rail and buildings projects in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada.

Position: Service Line Leader, Asset & Facilities Management
Tel: 61 3 8687 8000

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Rob Gilmore

Rob is GHD's business leader for roads and highways.

Rob has 27 years' experience in the transport sector covering a wide range of technical, project management and management aspects in both construction and maintenance areas.

Over the past 15 years he has operated at a strategic level developing and maintaining key client relationships across GHD's transport business, providing project leadership and strategic advice to key international clients.

Position: Business Leader, Roads & Highways
Tel: 64 9 421 9223

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