Condition Assessment Aspects of an Asset Management Program

Central to a comprehensive asset management program is the ability to evaluate and know the condition and performance characteristics of all inventoried assets in the real property inventory (Federal Real Property Council [FRPC] Guidance, Section 4 “Operations of Real Property Assets”). In the case of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works business area, this inventory includes an enormous array of multipurpose dams, locks, levees, and hydropower generation facilities (as well as buildings, roads, and bridges). This report is a digest of condition assessment methodologies for Civil
Works infrastructure. Included in the digest are insights and observations collected by the research team over the duration of the Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation (REMR) Program that are pertinent to any organization interested in developing an asset management program. This digest is intended to be used in creating a USACE asset management program that also follows FRPC guidance. Appendix includes link to numerous REMR technical reports.