2018-08-07 S&O Agenda - Att 1 to Item 1 - Draft Bridges Asset Management Plan

2. Introduction
2.1     Asset Management Plan Definition and Purpose
“Documented information that specifies the activities, resources and timescales required for an
individual asset, or a grouping of assets, to achieve the organisation’s asset management
objectives.”1

The purpose of the road bridges asset management plan is to define the whole of life activities
associated with operating and maintaining of road bridges for the Noosa Community. The plan
identifies the assets and the levels of service to meet the expectations of the Noosa Community. A
key outcome of the asset management plan is the identification of the current state of the asset
conditions and the development of renewal and maintenance plans. Importantly, the identification of
future costs and potential risks to the assets that support the service for operating road bridges is
fundamental in achieving the asset management objectives for Noosa Council.
2.2     Scope
The scope of this asset management plan is to ensure the road bridges meets, demonstrates and
incorporates the following key asset management objectives:

•     A description of assets and the services provided.
•     Links to Councils long term financial plan through:
      o     An asset renewal program reflecting Council’s Capital Works
            Program.
      o     A maintenance program.
•     Levels of service and demand are identified and determined.
•     The assets are identified with a condition.
•     Life cycle costs are addressed.
•     Long-term cash-flow requirements are forecasted for asset
      renewals, maintenance and operations.
•     Asset rationalisation and disposal is addressed.
•     The risk management activities associated with the road bridges.
2.3     Road Bridges
There a total of 56 structures within the Road Bridges asset management plan (AMP). For the
purpose of this AMP these assets including timber bridges, concrete bridges and concrete
underpasses will be referred to throughout this document as “Bridges”. Other smaller bridges such
as pedestrian bridges will be included in the pathways and boardwalks AMP and major culverts that
are similar in structure to bridges are included in the Stormwater Drainage AMP.

The Bridge assets included in this document consist of:
          o 23 Timber Road Bridges
          o 28 Concrete Road Bridges
          o    5 Concrete Underpasses

Bridges are critical infrastructure to Noosa’s transportation network with the primary function of
maintaining connectivity of council’s sealed and unsealed road network. This asset management
plan (AMP) consolidates Councils available data and analysis on the bridge assets. It also presents
the output of how systematic approaches are applied by Council to optimally balance cost, risk and
performance. This is essential to meet forecasted demand and the levels of service required.

1 ISO 55000:2014 (3.3.3) Asset Management – Overview, principles and terminology

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