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> Challenges
– Increased Risk of Failure
– Frequent Asset Failures & Service Disruption
– Limited Funds
– Increased Asset Cost as a Result of Lack of Proper Asset Maintenance / Management
Solution
> The EDAMS Condition Assessment module handles various assets differently:
- Assets such substations, treatment plants and pump-stations are inspected individually and evaluated on a regular basis
- Network above ground assets such as Hydrants, Isolating Valves and Manholes are inspected individually and evaluated only if their age exceeds a certain number of years and
- Electricity lines, Water and Sewer Pipes are evaluated on a range of parameters, such as failure frequency, material, age, soil conditions and other
> The EDAMS Asset Valuation module:
- Determines the current price & maintenance (total cost) of Ownership
- Evaluates the remaining useful life of assets
- Evaluates the actual cost performance of the assets
> The EDAMS Rehabilitation planning model is a decision support tool for establishing infrastructure rehabilitation and investment plans. Functionality includes:
- Importance and Risk Assessment
- Asset Categorization
- Assessment of Useful Lives
- Rating & Ranking Assets and
- Budgeting
The main output of the model is a preventive maintenance plan and a rehabilitation plan based on available budgets.
> Benefits
- Optimal Utilisation of Funds for Rehabilitation
- Reduction of Operating Costs through focused condition assessment and preventive maintenance actions using optimal resources
- Reduction of Risk of Failure, increase in resilience and reliability of supply; reduction of breakdowns and service disruption
- Increase in Remaining Useful life of Asset
- Calculation of “Real” Asset Value for Balance sheet purposes if required