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Confirm PMS for Local GovernmentDavid Johnstone, Sales Executive, Services

Ian Van Wijk, Service line leader – Pavements ANZ

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Confirm PMS for Local Government

Pitney Bowes and Aurecon relationship

Observations and Benefits of PMS in Local Government

Benefits of Confirm PMS for Local Goverment

Pitney Bowes and Aurecon

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Pitney Bowes

• Confirm contains advanced linear asset

modelling capabilities – Confirm PMS

• Requires set up and configuration to include

the rules and parameters required to generate

meaningful outputs

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• Considerable Pavement Engineering expertise

• Established track record of providing services

at state and local government level

Observations and Benefits of PMS

in Local Government

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Observations of PMS in LG

• Considerable expenditure on machine based

condition inspections

• Data drives asset valuations and works programs

• Limited use of data and access to data

• Data stored on external media (DVD, HDD)

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Observations of PMS in LG

• Inefficiencies of Standalone Pavement

Management Systems

• Work at defined section level

• Limited flexibility to configure for local conditions

• Require expertise to configure

• An additional system requiring IT support

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Benefits of Pavement Management

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Benefits of Pavement Management

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Better use of Data

Deflection data for Low Volume Roads

•Significant reduction in rehab costs

• $197,000 to $65,000

• $405,000 to $292,0000

•Used to determine type of rehab

ARRB – Low Volume Roads Conference (Nov 2013)

Example projects for NSM local council.

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Optimised versus Worst First

Benefits of Optimised Approach

•Higher level of service with same budget

•Achievable with available data

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Benefits of Confirm PMS

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Part of overall Confirm solution

•Access to survey and analysis results

•Survey data stored against the road network

•Changes to the network done once only

•Outputs available in corporate AMS

•Tight GIS integration

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2014

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2016

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2018

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2020

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2022

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2024

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True Linear Assets Approach

Stores linear condition data

•Maximise the value from detailed machine data

•Dynamically segment condition data

•Derive optimal treatments at sub-section level

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Applicable to Unsealed Roads

•Easily configured for Unsealed Roads

•Visual inspections with ConfirmConnect

•Incorporate other data e.g. no of households served

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Improved Outcomes

•Improved and accurate forward works program

•Explain and justify requests for funding

•Incorporate other factors in decision making e.g.

maintenance costs

•Evaluate potential changes to legislation

•Integration of strategic and operational maintenance

•PMS approach aligned with the new ISO standard

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Next steps

Thank you!