ABSTRACT
Governments are tending to use asset management increasingly as the main method for dealing with their as-sets: for public space in general and infrastructure in particular as well as real estate. The basic requirement in asset management is reliable information regarding the assets: it is vital to know what you have got and what state it is in.
By applying NEN 2767, a method of defining the technical state of objects or object parts, the condition can be expressed in a condition score ranking This condition score is based on three parameters: the severity, extent and intensity of the defect. This will lead to:
uniformity in both assessment and results;
greater objectivity;
similarity in definitions.
As a result of this, all parties involved in the process of condition assessments benefit:
less communication failures;
improved long-term maintenance planning and control;
improved maintenance budget planning.
