What Is the Inspection of Industrial Facilities?
The Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) is a vital tool for owners to plan and prioritize investments, both short and long-term, in their facilities. At Building Rank, we provide you with in-depth facility condition assessments, in addition to ongoing support. After the report, this type of examination is directed to a wide range of clients, such as investors, companies, educational institutions, and various health institutions. The purpose of evaluating the facility’s condition is to help owners understand and maintain the physical condition and value of their facilities, develop capital budgets, and determine resource priorities, in addition to... The facility condition assessment can also be used to secure additional funding in the event that financial resources are not available in line with future maintenance reports. ▪︎ The goal of the facility condition assessment is to: - Identify routine and/or deferred maintenance - Identify deficiencies in the systems - Determine the remaining operational and productive life of all major building systems. - Determine capital replacement needs. - General compliance with applicable systems by developing the original design of the facility. – Determine the total cost of replacing the facility if maintenance costs exceed replacement costs. ▪︎ Scope of facility condition assessment and maintenance report: 1- Inspection of the facility to monitor all major building systems. 2- Reviewing basic documents related to the facility, such as engineering drawings (of what has been implemented on reality), construction documents and documents, applicable laws to which the facility is subject, previous and current violations, previous maintenance records, and supplier guarantees. 3- Analyze and calculate data based on our engineering expertise, field observations, and acceptable cost evidence. 4- Analyzing the mechanism of using alternative energy elements for some elements, and studying the impact of this on the facility’s operational costs, which ensures obtaining the highest levels of sustainability. 5- All observations, research, studies, and calculations will be mentioned in the facility condition assessment report in detail, as it will include tables specifying short- and long-term expenses, and their impact on expected revenues after applying the recommendations that will be mentioned in the report.