Task 2 Templates

As discussed in Section 2, three of the local authorities listed in Table 8, namely Bournemouth, West Berkshire and Manchester, were not able to provide access to their TAMP. The rest of the authorities supplied either a complete TAMP/HAMP or elements of it, for the purposes of this project. All of the available TAMPs were assessed against the requirements set for them in the CSS Framework for Highway Asset Management, using the list of questions in the Table 9. Furthermore, the selected TAMPs were assessed against the requirements for developing a TAMP, as described in the documents listed in Section 1.2. Table 10 lists the questions adopted for this assessment. A scale of 1 to 5 was adopted, where 1 is strongly agree and 5 is strongly disagree. This was done in order to identify examples of good practice.

Table 9 – Template for Task 2 TAMPs, based on CSS Framework for Highway Asset Management

Is the TAMP document complete? Is the TAMP available to the public?

Is the TAMP presented in a way that is easily understood by all stakeholders?

Does the TAMP state the progress made in developing an effective asset management planning process?

Does the TAMP state the gaps to implementing an effective asset management planning process?

Does the TAMP describe how these gaps are to be addressed?

Overview

Does the TAMP report on progress towards achieving LTP targets?

Is the relationship between asset management priorities and other corporate goals and objectives defined?

Do the asset management goals and objectives reflect those that exist within other documentation used in the authority?

Is the context and scope of the TAMP established?

Is the relationship of the TAMP with other policy documents established? Is a Highway Improvement Plan in place?

Is a Network Management Plan in place? Is a Highway Maintenance Plan in place? Is Well-maintained highways being applied?

Is the Code of Practice for the maintenance of highway structures being applied? Is Well-lit highways being applied?

Goals, Objecti

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es and

Policies

Is the relationship between the TAMP and other corporate documents defined? Is there an asset register in place?

Is the inventory complete? Is the inventory accurate? Is the inventory up to date?

Has a data review been carried out?

Is there an up to date referencing system available? Is there an integrated referencing system available? Have gaps in data been identified?

Has data collection been prioritised?

Inventory and Network

Referenci

ng

Have levels of service been developed?

Do the levels of service reflect the authority's strategic goals and objectives?

Are the links between the levels of service and the strategic objectives clearly identified? Are the levels of service in accordance with the legislative framework that applies to the business of highway management?

Were the customers' views taken into account in the development of the levels of service? Were customers directly involved in establishing the target performance for the network? Are customer surveys regularly used to establish the degree of satisfaction with current levels of service?

Are the levels of service available in a customer charter or similar document?

Were best practice guidelines considered in the development of the levels of service?

Level

s of servi

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e

Are performance targets for each level of service documented in the TAMP? Has a desired level of performance been established?

Have performance gaps been identified for each level of service?

Where performance gaps have been identified, have programmes of works been developed? Have life cycle plans been developed for all assets?

Do the life cycle plans reflect show how different options are evaluated and selected? Have long term programmes been developed for all services?

Are competing demands addressed through otpimisation and forward works programmes? Where gaps are identified, have the reasons for the gap been established?

Is the reason for the gap considered when developing a plan to address the gap?

Performance Gaps

Have the options for closing the gaps been identified and documented?

Is the optimal regime for the operation and maintenance of the network identified in the TAMP?

Is optimisation applied to the demands on different parts of the physical asset? Is optimisation applied to the different service areas?

Is a robust process fro optimisation established and described in the TAMP?

Are budget considerations taken into account when optimising and prioritising works? Are organisational constraints taken into account in the optimisation and prioritisation process?

Is a risk assessment framework established and documented? Have risk been identified?

Have risks been analysed and assessed?

Have risk reduction actions been identified and documented?

Decisions making

Are risks regularly reviewed?

Is a process established for developing a forward works programme?

Is a process established for evaluating and ranking alternative improvement projects and maintenance treatments?

Is the forward works programme covering at least 10 years?

Does the forward works programme integrate the works required from various funding streams?

Is good quality condition data available to allow projection of future condition?

Are future works co-ordinated to ensure that work carried out is not destroyed by consequent tasks?

Service delivery

Are suppliers' commercial needs reflected in the development of forward works programmes?

Table 10 – Template for Task 2 TAMPs, based on overview of TAMP development. Robust 1, 5 and 10 year asset management plans which are auditable are produced. The processes and procedures for producing the TAMP are documented.

Future demand requirements have been calculated and existing condition information is used to estimate capacity requirements.

By carrying out the works items identified in the TAMP, the requirements of the strategic plan (e.g performance/condition requirements) will be achieved.

The TAMP has been produced using whole life cost principles.

The TAMP considers cost, performance, condition and safety trade-offs.

The uncertainty of the underlying data and documented the assumptions which underpin the TAMP have been quantified.

The TAMP has been optimised for financial and resource constraints.

Development of the

TAMP

Contractors and relevant third parties have been involved in producing the TAMP.