County staff and consultant outline facility condition assessment and lifecycle modeling options

A consultant from Withers Ravenel briefed the board on July 28 about a proposed facility condition assessment and lifecycle modeling effort to support the county’s Capital Improvement Plan. The assessment would include on‑site inspections of county buildings, an asset condition index (FCI) for each facility, preventive‑maintenance schedules, and a database of make/model and installation dates. The firm proposed options ranging from a modest one‑time inventory to higher‑service models and described how different annual investment levels change projected backlog and facility health.

John Mills said a baseline inventory could be done for a one‑time cost with annual maintenance fees to keep the data current; he presented example scenarios showing how a $1 million versus a $2 million annual capital program would change a jurisdiction’s backlog trajectory. Staff suggested integration with the county’s FacilityDude work‑order system to keep the inventory current. Board members asked about ballpark costs; staff estimated a lower‑cost option at roughly $50,000 one time with $15,000 annually for maintenance, and said higher‑service models can run substantially more.