County of Santa BarbaraGeneral Services Department

Facility Condition AssessmentLessons Learned

Greg Chanis, Assistant DirectorAugust 13, 2015

Before The FCA

• Office of the County Architect maintained Space Utilization Database

• Forecast of future space needs by department

• Contains information on facility condition, including FCI score

Lesson learned #1

Do a better job informing CEO’s Office, BOS, other departments and the public of what we are already doing

Consultant RFP Process

• RFP/Contract developed and managed by CEO’s Office.

• Preparation for potential ballot measure related to condition of County facilities (Measure M)

• 4 proposals received• Price range= $280,000- $1,600,000

Lesson learned #2

General Services and Parks staff should have been more involved in planning….because this is a lot of work and will ultimately consume lots of staff time

Phase I Scope

• Facility Condition Assessment–Review of existing plans/info–Field work

• Initial economic modeling

Phase I Summary Findings

• Estimated Current Replacement Value (CRV) of County facility portfolio = $1.1 Billion ($965 Million observed)

• Estimated observed accumulated deferred maintenance = $83.6 Million

• Combined Facility Condition Index= 8.7%– Parks FCI= 17.5% (Poor)– General Services FCI = 5.5% (Good)

Phase I Summary Findings

• Total annual amount needed to ‘Renew’ the portfolio is $22-44 Million (2-4% of estimated CRV)

• $10.9 Million of priority projects identified–GS= $7.3 Million–CSD (Parks)= $3.6 Million

Phase I Summary Findings

Lesson learned # 3

Numbers reported by consultants, especially ones with $$ signs in front of them, have a way of becoming the gospel

Phase II Scope

Development of Maintenance Management Plan based on Phase I data/observations

Estimates of long and short term maintenance needs based on 5,10,15 and 20 year horizons

Prioritization of identified maintenance projects

Analysis of current Maintenance Management Practices at GS and Parks

Phase II Summary Findings

• Comprehensive asset inventory need

• Better utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

• Expanded econometric model• Staffing level deficiencies

After The FCA

• Measure M failed in 2014• At least for now, maintenance

funding is a regular topic at BOS hearings

• Board adopted new maintenance funding strategy (implemented in FY15-16)

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Lesson learned # 4

Crazy things sometimes happen

Lesson learned # 5

The FCI is only one component of assessing facility conditions. It is useful, but if this is all you look at, you are not seeing the big picture

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