NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY ENGINEERS ACTION GUIDE SERIES, VOLUME VIII: MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

This guide is intended to provide a basic understanding of maintenance management systems, how they work, the benefits to be derived and how best to adopt and implement such systems. Guidelines are presented for developing maintenance programs, budgeting and allocating resources, authorizing and scheduling work, reporting and evaluating performance, and adapting and implementing a maintenance management system. It is noted that methods and procedures must be constantly improved and training needs clearly defined. Service levels, performance standards and methods and procedures must be continuously scrutinized and revised according to changing conditons. Elected officials and engineers must be prepared to establish reasonable levels of maintenance service and ensure adherence to them, and anticipate the possibility of reduced manpower and equipment needs for routine maintenance. Officials and engineers must authorize and finance minor construction or betterment work to be done by maintenance forces until such time as the required staff level is reached, and must also use to its fullest extent, information gained from the system for planning work, evaluating performance and taking corrective action when actual performance does not meet planned performance.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research performed in accordance with a contract from DOT, Federal Highway Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Association of County Engineers

  Linn County Courthouse
  Cedar Rapids, IA  United States  52401

  National Association of Counties Res Foundation

  308 Jacolyn Drive, NW
  Cedar Rapids, IA  United States  32405
• Authors:
  • Park, D H
  • Burnette, G W
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Level of service; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Performance; Reports; Resource allocation; Scheduling; Standards; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172470
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-7709
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM