STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE OFFICER PAUL SOUTHERN

PREMISES ASSETS

• 19 Fire Stations• Prevention and Protection Departments• Property Age 1930’s to 1990’s• County Council Reactive Maintenance• Flat Roofs• Poor/Basic Standards• Owned By Fire Authority

PREMISES ASSETS

• Professional Services (Babcocks)• Five Year Premises Strategy September 2009• Condition Surveys Identify-

– Legal - Health & Safety At Work Act, Management of Health & Safety Regs, Defective Premises Act, Control of Asbestos Regs, Control of Legionella, Electrical Regs, Disability & Discrimination Act

PREMISES ASSETS

• Capital Budget 2009/10– Bracknell – Replacement of washroom & shower

facilities, repair leaking roof, rewire £310K– Newbury - Replacement of washroom & shower

facilities £130K– Slough, Cookham, Lambourn – Rewire £215K

• Wokingham – New build £1.08M over 2 years• Slippage from 2008/09

PREMISES ASSETS

Premises Projects – (Capital and Revenue)- Babcock provided with briefing sheet- Design meeting with surveyor and PFM- Outline feasibility proposal submitted and

discussed with key managers- Feasibility agreed- Tender documents prepared by surveyor

PREMISES ASSETS

- Tenders sent out in line with standing orders, using the approved supplier listing

- Tenders returned to RBFRS in line with standing orders, opening etc

- Tenders returned to Surveyor for evaluation- Tender Evaluation returned to PFM with

recommendations- Contractors Selected- RBFRS raise purchase orders

PREMISES ASSETS

- Contract issued to contractor for approval and return to RBFRS

- Around 3 Months- Pre-Start Project Meeting - Project Commences- Review Meetings- Project Completed- Snagging Undertaken

TRANSPORT ASSETS

• Capital allocated to; Fire Appliances £185K Specialist Fire Service Vehicles Up to £385K Light Fleet £19K Cutting Equipment £10K Data Recorders £3.5K

TRANSPORT ASSETS

• Fire Appliances 12 Year Replacement Programme Purchase or Lease End Of Life User Specifications Providers Of Appliances

TRANSPORT ASSETS

• Specialist Fire Service Vehicles; 15 Year Review Rescue Support Vehicle Boat Aerial Ladder Platform Water Rescue Unit Multi Role Vehicle

TRANSPORT ASSETS

Off Road Vehicles Command Unit Water Bowser Operational Support Unit

TRANSPORT ASSETS

• Light Fleet 7 Year Replacement Cars Vans

TRANSPORT ASSETS

• Cutting Equipment Issued To All Fire Appliances Greater Capacity Kit To Rescue Support Vehicles Replaced Every 6 Years User Requirements Sources Of Kit

TRANSPORT ASSETS

• Data Recorders Installed On All LGV’s Use Benefits Transferred End Vehicle Life

IT ASSETS

• One Of Most Advanced FRS In Country• 2009/10 Total Budget £1.4M• Previous Budget Plan to CFA inc Staff, IT,

Comms, Capital, RCC• Government Agenda IRS, FireLink & FireControl• Programme Forecast Over 5 Years• Capital Programme 2009/10

– Server Virtualisation £140K over 2 years

INTEGRATION/OVERLAP

• SAMC• IRMP• BUDGET WORKING PARTY• CFA

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