Infrastructure Asset Management for Prince Edward Island Municipalities AIMNet Conference – September 14, 2016 Alex Dalziel, Asset Management Coordinator Transportation Infrastructure & Energy September 2016
Prince Edward Island Pop. ~ 147,000 73 Municipalities 2 Cities 10 Towns 26 have water and/or sewer infrastructure 15 do not have any infrastructure The remaining have municipal buildings, parks, athletic fields
Schedule F of Can-PEI Agreement Prior to March 31, 2018: The Province expects to develop AM plans with its Local Governments, and these could include the following: Develop an initial inventory of Infrastructure; Start lifecycle assessments, and condition assessments with training; Assist in developing capital plans that could include targets and mechanisms to ensure robust asset management practices and progress is being made. During the interim period, before Local Governments have a full AM plan in place, they will be expected to submit to the Province Capital Investment Plans for individual projects and a five year Infrastructure plan, updated every year.
Preliminary Timeline December 31st, 2017: Asset Management Plans to be submitted to the Infrastructure Secretariat from each municipality. March 31, 2018: All municipalities must be practicing asset management in order to be eligible for future Gas Tax funding.
“We May Not Be Big, But We’re Small” Unique opportunity Expedite the process of gathering inventory data Not as many ‘challenges’ as larger municipalities but the fundamental goal remains the same: To be accountable to your rate-payers and to be stewards of public infrastructure.
Inventory Forms 2 rounds of inventory forms Help municipalities help themselves Cheap, easy; 80/20 rule 2 rounds of inventory forms Form A – “Above ground assets” Form B – Linear Assets Received and processed by Infrastructure Staff
Inventory Forms
What’s Next? Exploring options for keeping data Assessment Condition Performance Capacity Roll up report AIMnet workshop in PEI (Date TBD)
Thank You Alex Dalziel Jesse MacDougall 902-620-3631 jadalziel@gov.pe.ca Jesse MacDougall 902-620-3633 jwmacdougall@gov.pe.ca