Asset Management Planning

The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust will make available up to $2M to subsidize the cost for systems to prepare Asset Management Plans

Asset Management Planning

The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust will make available up to $2M to subsidize the cost for systems to prepare Asset Management Plans (AMPs) for existing water infrastructure that includes either one, two or all three of the following: drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems. The Trust will provide a maximum award of $150,000 or 60%, whichever is less, with the community providing the remaining amount with both In-Kind Services (IKS) and a capital contribution. The number of projects will be subject to the $2 million appropriated by the board for this purpose.

To assist in the preparation of AMPs, the Trust has prequalified engineering consultants that have demonstrated experience in developing these plans. The applicant must choose one of the prequalified firms to assist them throughout the process, from helping prepare the application and agreeing to projects costs, to submitting a final and approved AMP. The completed AMP will consist of the following: inventories of capital assets including all lead service lines; providing methodologies for determining replacement of existing equipment prior to failure; provide staff with the necessary tools by acquiring equipment for recording and transfer to new or existing software systems; outline predetermined schedules for equipment replacement prior to failure; identify annual budget line item costs and the effects on the existing rate charge systems for implementation of the AMP; and provide adequate software and tablets.

Grant applicants are encouraged to evaluate the ability to integrate all three components of an eligible entity’s existing software systems to a singular system capable of performing water infrastructure asset management. This requirement does not preclude the completion of an asset management plan for individual water resource infrastructure systems.

Applications are due by August 24, 2018.

For more information see: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/asset-management-planning-grant-program-mcwt

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contact Patrick Rogers at 617-292-5658