May 2005 IMLC: A Model for Private Public Collaboration Mark G. Damm, CMC Phone:

May 2005 Trilogics provides Infrastructure Asset Intelligence (IAI) decision support solutions to optimize infrastructure investments. Trilogics’ helps customers to: –Maximize return on infrastructure investments –Reduce operating and maintenance costs –Extend their infrastructure asset life-cycle value –Avoid early and unnecessary replenishment and replacement investments

May 2005 The Infrastructure Sustainability Crisis Danger Opportunity Infrastructure Performance Optimization Improved Sustainability Increased Collaboration Rallying Cause Innovations  Societal collapse  Pollution  Environmental decay  Structural failure  Children Crying  People Dying

May 2005 Strategies to Close the Infrastructure Sustainability Gap Top Down: Efficiency and optimization Innovations Restructuring Bottom Up: Demand side management

May 2005 Infrastructure Strategy Map StrategyTimeRiskBudgetTarget OptimizationShortLow60-85%40-60% InnovationsMed 5-15%20-30% RestructuringMedHigh5-15%10-20% Demand Mgmt.LongMed5-10%10-20%

May 2005 Payback from Asset Management Improved Resource Management  Immediate and ongoing Improved Work Management  1 to 3 years Improved Asset Life Cycle Management  3 to 10 years Improved System Management  5 to 25 years for returns

May 2005 Product/Idea Adoption Height of Expectations Trough of Disillusionment Adoption Maturity

May 2005 The Infrastructure Management Learning Community

May 2005 IMLC Q: What is a Learning Community? A: A purposeful restructuring of the learning environment so that participants find greater coherence in what they are learning and greater interaction with peers. It also supports testing new ideas and behaviors in the pursuit of finding ways that work.

May 2005 IMLC Goals Focus on disseminating, educating and advancing infrastructure management knowledge. Support transition to full life cycle based infrastructure planning that incorporates new infrastructure management practices and tools.

May 2005 IMLC Objectives 1.Advance the understanding and implementation of Asset Life-Cycle Management (ALM) practices 2.Establish Regional Partnerships 3.Leverage and focus independent research and experimentation efforts related to infrastructure management 4.Introduce performance management systems

May 2005 Community Members International collaboration of infrastructure stakeholders: government (local, regional, national), industry, universities and colleges, development agencies and NPO/NGOs Infrastructure stakeholders: utilities, local governments, regional governments, private utility operators, service providers, etc.

May 2005 Participant Characteristics Private Sector: Industry –Profit, ROI (3-7 years, annuity) –Risk Capital: Reward based on Risk –Market Size: large enough return Public Sector: All levels of Government –Community Development  many facets –Risk Averse –Long sales and adoption cycle –Election cycle Academic Community –Core Research – advance knowledge Infrastructure Owners/Managers –Efficient operations

May 2005 IMLC Structure

May 2005 Enabling Technology

May 2005 The Technology Platform

May 2005 The Window of Opportunity is Now  Efficiencies must be achieved to reduce the impact of insufficient funding  Systems must be able to support growth  Advanced asset lifecycle management can achieve considerable savings, improve infrastructure sustainability and provide a strategic advantage.  Alternative funding frees capital for other investments.  Alternative service delivery methods gives you the freedom to focus on other business initiatives. Economies of scale, advanced asset lifecycle management, and infrastructure sustainability will benefit all stakeholders.

May 2005 For more Information: Mark Damm Phone: Mobile: