Asset Management Working Group &
Bridge Condition Indicator Project
Achievements, Updates & Future Work
Anvar Alizadeh
Deputy Chair, LoBEG AMWG
March 2016
Overview
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Key achievements to date
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Overview of BCI Project progress
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Plans for 2016-17
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Plans for beyond 2017
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Key achievements to date
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Key achievements to date
DATA / INFORMATION
•Ongoing data management in BridgeStation
•Data reporting tool developments
•Improvement in data completeness in BridgeStation
• Upload of historic BridgeStation Data
has resulted in an improvement in data
management;
• Produced an automated Performance
Report that shows the state of the asset;
• Produced Bridge Condition Indicator
(BCI) Report utilising the improved
inspection data to calculate the BCI and
monitor performance trends over time;
Dashboard screenshots
• Improvement in data completeness have
been seen as a result of efforts to date.
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Key achievements to date
SYSTEMS AND
PROCESSES
•Review and improvement to the BridgeStation User Interface
•Ongoing development of BridgeStation
•Enhanced inspection management through the use of handheld devices
• Improved the BridgeStation User Interface
making it easier to navigate and use;
• Improved the user interface with
Assessment and strengthening modules;
• Developed and tested the use of Handheld
Devices for use in structures inspections,
allowing remote update of information.
• Annual BCI reporting shows the state of the
structure stock for the whole of LoBEG and
for individual Boroughs.
• Embraced London Highway Alliance
Contract (LoHAC) where better value is
achieved over existing arrangements.
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Key achievements to date
DECISION SUPPORT
TOOLS AND
PROCEDURES
•Enhancement of the Valuation module for Whole of Government
Accounts
•Development of the Life Cycle Plan module for M&E assets
•Revised the Risk-based inspection programme
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Implemented a module to assist in recording and
managing the Life Cycle of M&E assets for
tunnels;
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A revision to the Risk Based Inspection
programme has been progressed to refine the
process for managing inspections;
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The Valuation module of SAMPT has been
enhanced to allow the required figures for the
Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) to be
produced at the click of a button. Further
refinements will follow with future updates from
CIPFA.
Structures Asset Management Planning Toolkit (CIPFA
compliance)
Lifecycle
Planning
Works
Prioritisation
Asset
Valuation
(GRC, DRC)
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Key achievements to date
TRAINING &
CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT
•Training developed and delivered for all London Boroughs for beginners
and advanced users
•Refresher sessions delivered for those already trained in BridgeStation
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Delivered refresher training for users of
BridgeStation and continued to deliver
separate training for advanced modules –
VfM, SAMPt and report builder;
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Inspector training delivered through
University of West of England;
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BridgeStation User Group sessions
(every 6 months) continue to seek
feedback from BridgeStation users to
continuously improve BridgeStation
functionality.
Key achievements to date
BridgeStation enhancements:
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Automation of the Performance Report
Development and trial of hand-held devices
Improved BridgeStation User interface
Single-click Valuation module for WGA developed
Lifecycle Plan for M&E assets developed
Forthcoming documents:
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Value for Money guidance has been drafted and will be
published shortly;
Interim guidance relating to the Bridge Inspector
Certification Scheme will be published shortly.
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Overview of BCI Project progress
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BCI Project Overview – Progress to Date
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Collates and reports on BPRN structure stock
Been in place since 2003
Develops management tools and processes to enable
bridge managers to make best use of the data collected
Two phases completed so far:
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Phase 1: 2003/04 to 2008/09 – Six year cycle
Phase 2: 2009/10 to 2014/15 – Six year cycle
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All - yearly reports and Six yearly reports are available in LoBEG.Com
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Phase 3 (2015/16 to 2020/21) commenced last year.
Phase 3.2 is due to commence in April 2016
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BCI Condition Data
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BCI data has been
collected since 2003/04;
Condition stabilised
during Phase 2 for BPRN
Structures
Increase in number of
structures scoring ‘Very
Good’ and ‘Good’ since
2012/13;
Better data leads to
better decision-making
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BCI Condition Data
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Using BCI data to drive the Value for Money and SAMPT
module will result in improvements in decision making;
Improved decision making will result in the right
maintenance interventions, on the right structure, at the
right time;
Targeted maintenance interventions will result in an
improvement to structure stock condition;
This will result in a continuation of the number of
structures going from ‘Fair’ to ‘Good’ to ‘Very Good’
increasing.
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Plans for 2016-17
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What’s planned for 2016-17?
DATA /
INFORMATION
• Ongoing BridgeStation enhancements
• Refresh the BridgeStation user interface (Ongoing)
• Implement Dashboard Phase 2 (User-defined dashboard library)
SYSTEMS AND
PROCESSES
• Implementation of handheld devices for inspection
• Achieve CIPFA accreditation
• Development of improvements to Abnormal Loads management
DECISION
SUPPORT TOOLS
AND PROCEDURES
TRAINING &
CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT
• Complete Workbank Maintenance Management Module
• Development of Resilience Risk Assessment form
• Continue to deliver training sessions
• Support adoption of the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme
• Implement BridgeStation improvements identified in 2015-16
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Plans for 2016/17
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Focussing on the four areas in the previous slide will
allow us to:
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Improve the User Interface with BridgeStation to make it easier
to collect data;
Improve data quality through Bridge Inspector Training;
Improve management of maintenance schedules and abnormal
loads;
Better quantify the risks associated with resilience.
Our emphasis is now on improving data quality following
the efforts to increase the data quantity held in
BridgeStation. These plans will help achieve that goal.
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Thank you