Navy Project Profile: Collaboration into Action

Description: We teamed with one of our consultant and contractor customers on a large Navy project to survey and provide recommendations on 6.5 million square feet and over 600 buildings in the Washington D.C. Naval District.


Client goals: The U.S. Navy implemented a facility life cycle asset management approach to all aspects of facility ownership, including roof management. The intent of the project was to develop a comprehensive 10 year Roof Management Action Plan (RoofMAP™) in order to optimize performance and minimize cost for the roofs of buildings in the Washington D.C. Naval District. The Navy selected Roof Express and our subcontract partners to perform the work based on the quality of our approach we provide combined with the significant cost savings offered by the Roof Express technology in providing roof survey/assessment and roof management services.

Service provided: Roof Express prepared a Roof Management Action Plan™ including roof inventory survey, condition assessment, roof mapping, inventory database, preparation of roof asset management plan, estimation of remaining roof service life, funding recommendations for roof maintenance, repair and replacement over 10-year horizon.

Project scope: Total of 6.5 million square feet on 600 buildings in the Washington D.C. Metro area. The project included providing a survey and assessment of all Navy buildings in the region. Using the proprietary Roof Express survey and roof data management tools, we developed a roof asset management database that included roof condition score for each roof section, roof maps showing location of key inventory and defects, integrated photos for all key roof components, and management tools that allow the Navy to manage leak response, service work, annual budgeting for roof projects. The Estimated Roof Service Life was determined for each roof section along with budget costs for repair and maintenance. This in turn was used to provide a 10-year Roof Management Action Plan™ including budgets for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and replacement of each roof section as appropriate. We provided training to the Navy roofing management function to allow the Navy to manage and update the information in the Roof Management Action Plan™ in the course of their daily operational responsibility.

Roof information collection and management: The Roof Express rooftop survey tool combines a handheld computer and a portable GPS unit to quickly and accurately measure, inventory, photograph and record rooftop conditions and defects. It includes a roof condition scoring system to compare relative conditions across a large portfolio. The system provides a seamless transfer of rooftop information to an Internet database with roof condition assessment reporting and asset management tools.

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