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Adams 12 switches to VFA tool; reported deferred-maintenance totals rise, prompting policy review
Summary
District staff said a switch to VFA capital-planning software expanded what the district counts as deferred maintenance. Using VFA the district—s Facility Condition Index rose to 20% with $440 million in deferred maintenance and a $2.1 billion replacement base, leading staff to recommend policy and reporting changes.
Adams 12 staff told the board they have transitioned the district—s capital-planning database to VFA, a Gordian-owned capital-planning software that uses RSMeans construction-cost data. Staff said the new system includes more items and a system-based approach (for example, tracking whole HVAC systems rather than only rooftop units), producing substantially higher replacement-value and deferred-maintenance estimates.
"VFA is not an acronym for anything," staff said in the presentation, describing the name and its acquisition by Gordian. Using VFA, staff reported a 20% Facility Condition Index (FCI) with $440,000,000 in deferred maintenance and a total replacement cost of about $2.1 billion; by contrast, the…
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