Asset Management Conference BAMI-I Program
Hosted by: IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis)
CEMT (Construction Engineering Management Technology) Program
Sponsored by: Benjamin Media, Inc.
Cooperating organization: SSC (Society of Student Constructors) – NASTT Student Chapter
BAMI-I Steering Committee:
Jack Ravan, BAMI-I Executive Director
Tom Iseley, BAMI-I President of the BAMI-I BOD (Board of Directors)
BAMI-I Executive Committee:
Leonard Ingram, Executive Director of SESTT, MSTT & MASTT
John Griffin, City of Atlanta
Richard Thomasson, Malcolm Pirnie
Project Title: Establishing a Pathway for Achieving Water Utility Infrastructure Management Excellence
EPA Grant - CP 83 282901-1
Project Objectives:
- Includes assisting with the development of transparent Asset Management standards;
- Establishment of an international consortium for the development of a center of excellence for Asset Management;
- Establish a virtual, national clearinghouse of Asset Management information;
- Conduct municipal forums as focus groups on the need of Asset Management in maximizing ratepayers’ return on infrastructure investment.
Project Team:
- Virginia Tech University
- Louisiana Tech University (TTC)
- University of Texas at Arlington
IV. Georgia Rural Water Association
V. IUPUI-Purdue School of Engineering &Technology (CEMT program)
Description:
The workshop will describe the objectives, approach and deliverables of the EPA Cooperative Agreement which will include a demonstration of the virtual center of excellence and the asset management certification program. It will describe how this problem is being used for a graduate level course at IUPUI and the proposed on-line MST (Master of Science in Technology) degree with a Water Asset Management track.
