Provincial and Local Government agencies are charged with the responsibility of managing a multitude of assets on the behalf of the residents. To do this successfully, they need an integrated service solution for the management of infrastructure, including land and property, road networks, structures, public lighting, electricity and water distribution networks, etcetera.
Electricity Networks
The effective and efficient management of electricity assets is dependent on a Top-Class Asset Register. It has to contain extensive detail of the assets, not only for maintenance purposes, but it has to cater for all other requirements pertaining to the operation of the electricity network. This includes appropriate detail for tasks such as doing load-flow and/or fault studies. Failure to adhere to this basic principle will lead to several repetitions of the data capturing process; which is wasteful expenditure.
Agulhas offers the ideal service solution for creating a Top-Class Asset Register and the necessary tools and assistance in managing the life-cycle of electricity assets. With our assistance, our clients are ensured that required service levels are achieved and maintained. This allows us — in collaboration with each of our clients — to:
- Evaluate asset performance;
- Trace assets for security and control purposes;
- Assess risk profiles; and
- Assess the contribution made by the assets to service delivery objectives.
Water Networks
Similar in nature to the service that we offer in terms of Electricity Networks, Agulhas also offers the same professional advice and service in creating a Top-Class Asset Register for Water Treatment and Distribution/Reticulation networks and setting up and managing fully integrated service solution processes that incorporates everything from cyclic inspections and routine maintenance of Water Treatment Works. This allows us — in collaboration with each of our clients — to:
- Evaluate asset performance
- Trace assets for security and control purposes
- Assess risk profiles
- Assess the contribution made by the assets to service delivery objectives
Road Networks
As with many of the other types of infrastructure assets, the foundation for the effective and efficient management of the road networks begins with an efficient inspection process. Because we are well-acquainted with this fact, we assist our clients in setting up and managing fully integrated service solution processes that incorporates everything from cyclic inspections and routine maintenance. We also incorporate the latest mobile technologies and utilise machine-based surveys and GIS representation to maximum benefit.
All of our clients' assets are captured into our Best-In-Class Enterprise Asset Management system. The system's powerful linear referencing module allow us to utilise the most convenient form of network referencing, whilst the full life history of assets becomes available for management purposes.
Pavement Management
As with all other types of infrastructure assets, we incorporate a set of preventive maintenance procedures for Pavement Management into the overall work management solution — Work Orders. Condition data collected from a variety of sources are evaluated in conjunction with the recorded history of the assets to determine the appropriate treatment. On a regular basis, we meet with our clients to evaluate the asset's condition and use deterioration modelling techniques and cost/benefit analysis to devise the appropriate long-term strategies to ensure optimum allocation of available funds.
Project Management
Our Enterprise Asset Management system makes it ideal to help manage projects. Project schedules can be uploaded to integrate with the assets' current maintenance plans to form an integrated asset management plan.
Contractors & Work Management
Our Enterprise Asset Management system has several very powerful features to manage employees and contractors. It also includes features to manage Permits, Qualifications, Trades, Crews and more. Special Tools are handled in a similar manner. It all helps to provide the necessary estimations to develop appropriate contracts and work management tools to ensure efficiency of operation.