TOTAL FACILITIES PLANNING SOLUTIONS
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he condition and use of corporate real estate may be directly
linked to mission critical objectives. Property condition analysis, capital
planning, facility maintenance and renewal, and effective utilization of
corporate owned real estate are functions that have been tied together in an
imperfect marriage of various corporate departments. How can such linkage be
measured?
How can facility management be
treated as anything but an overhead expenditure – to be reduced whenever
possible (and even when imprudent to do so)?
How can facilities managers prepare effective budgets when the
fundamental information necessary to do so is scattered across an organization?
To answer these questions, two
fundamental resources are necessary.
Web-Based, enterprise-level software can answer many questions by
aggregating information and performing various analyses. Capital Management and Planning Solutions™
(CPMS™) software provides quick access to critical facilities needs and capital
budgeting data, thereby creating a sophisticated decision support environment.
Software alone is not a
solution. Fundamental to CPMS and
effective capital planning is the collection of reliable, comparable, and
meaningful data by means of a consistent and proven approach.
Criterium Engineers and its partner, VFA, now
offer the most effective combination of facility condition assessment and
software solutions in the industry. The unique partnership capitalizes on the strength of both
companies to improve the accuracy of critical asset information, create capital
budgets based on clearly identified priorities, and maximize the long-term use
of real estate holdings to improve the corpor- ate bottom line.
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riterium Engineers is a 45-year old real estate engineering company. We pioneered the building inspection industry and have inspected and evaluated over two billion square feet of buildings of all types. With 67 offices in 38 states, Criterium Engineers assures clients high quality engineering assessments, local knowledge and expertise, centralized quality control, and affordable service.
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FA is the nation’s premier
provider of facilities Capital Planning and Management Solutions (CPMS),
empowering corporations and institutions with the foundation for multi-year
capital planning. The company’s
technology-based solutions are at work globally across one billion square feet
of real estate.
The companies, in forming a
partnership to address the specific needs of corporate real estate owners, have
created an infrastructure of seamless cooperation. Engineers are cross-trained and dedicated project management
ensures clients responsive and consistent communication.
The benefits of this
partnership to corporate real estate owners include:
¨ Consistent
means to gather accurate and impartial condition data across an entire real
estate portfolio
¨ Qualitative
and quantitative data to support facilities management and capital planning
decisions in accordance with corporate objectives
¨ Centralized
database to maintain current condition and cost data
¨ Project
planning tools for cost-effective maintenance of facilities and purchasing
capabilities.
¨ Streamlined
capital budgeting process
¨ Logical
framework for prioritizing improvements to selected facilities
¨ Variable
solutions to fit client timeframe and budget requirements.