An integrated approach for optimized performance management of municipal infrastructure

加拿大基础设施报告卡(2016)披露，根据计划的再投资水平，核心市政基础设施的实物状况预计将恶化。联邦和省级战略要求地方政府拥有和运营的基础设施提高可持续性绩效。积极主动地对现有市政基础设施进行实物和绩效管理，对于确保公众福祉和优化公共税收资金的使用至关重要。然而，已发表的文献显示，加拿大地方政府缺乏足够的资金和标准化的方法来优化基础设施管理。 我的研究计划在未来五年的主要目标是开发创新和实用的解决方案、决策支持机制和混合项目交付方法，以确保市政基础设施投资组合的最佳生命周期性能。拟议的研究主要侧重于对中小城市运营的关键市政基础设施(即建筑、饮用水和废水系统以及道路)的维护、维修和恢复(M/R/R)项目进行综合规划和管理。该研究计划包括相互关联的研究成果，以开发一种综合的、以绩效为导向的市政基础设施管理方法。拟议的服务水平(LOS)评估将促进市政基础设施的运营绩效评估，并将用于制定以绩效为导向的基础设施管理方法。这方面的知识将用于制定市政基础设施组合的综合多阶段维护规划办法。本研究的成果将为基于生命周期思维的项目评价和预测性项目管理决策提供支持。此外，本研究计划提出了面向绩效的基础设施投资组合管理的实施指南、项目交付方法和最佳管理实践。 这一研究计划将为多学科合作创造一个平台，并有可能吸引当地、国家和国际组织开展合作研究项目。拟议的研究计划为市政基础设施管理提供了几个独特的解决方案，包括以绩效为导向的基础设施投资组合管理、基于生命周期影响的项目评估、预测性建设管理，以及针对建筑业大数据时代的创新项目交付方法。总体而言，拟议的研究将创造并促进市政基础设施管理的新范例。

Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (2016) revealed that based on the planned reinvestment levels, the physical condition of core municipal infrastructure is expected to deteriorate. Federal and provincial strategies demand enhanced sustainability performance from infrastructure owned and operated by local governments. Proactive physical and performance management of existing municipal infrastructure is vital to ensure the public wellbeing and to optimize the use of public tax money. However, the published literature reveals that Canadian local governments lack sufficient funds as well as standardized methods for optimized infrastructure management. The primary objective of my research program in the next five years is to develop innovative and practical solutions, decision support mechanisms, and hybrid project delivery methods to ensure optimized lifecycle performance of municipal infrastructure portfolios. The proposed research primarily focuses on integrated planning and management of maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (M/R/R) projects of key municipal civil infrastructure (i.e., buildings, drinking and wastewater systems, and roads) operated by small and medium-sized municipalities. This research program includes interconnected research deliverables to develop an integrated and performance-oriented municipal infrastructure management approach. The proposed level of service (LOS) assessment will facilitate the operational performance evaluation of municipal infrastructure, which will be used to develop the performance-oriented infrastructure management method. This knowledge would be transferred to develop an integrated multi-period maintenance planning approach for municipal infrastructure portfolios. Outcomes of this research would support M/R/R project management by life cycle thinking based project evaluation and predictive project management decision making. Furthermore, this research program proposes implementation guidelines, project delivery methods, and best management practices for performance-oriented infrastructure portfolio management. This research program will create a platform for multidisciplinary collaborations and has the potential to attract local, national, and international organizations for collaborative research projects. The proposed research program offers several unique solutions for municipal infrastructure management, including performance-oriented infrastructure portfolio management, lifecycle impact based project evaluation, predictive construction management, and innovative project delivery methods for the big data era of the construction industry. Overall, the proposed research would create and contribute to a novel paradigm in municipal infrastructure management.