City of Raleigh

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Evaluation of Remote Operational Facilities

• City of Raleigh
• Study Overview
• April 4, 2006
• Carter Burgess, Inc.
  Maintenance Design Group
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Study Objective

• Improve service to a growing area
• De-centralize operations to shorten time spent by
  crews in vehicles
• Improve Working Conditions
• Vacate high-value real estate in downtown Raleigh

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Task Deliverables

• 1 Facility Space Inventory and Utilization
  Analysis c
• 2 Crew Deployment and Vehicle Domicile Analysis
  c
• 3 Growth and population Impact Analysis c
• 4 Facility Network Alternatives c
• 5 Space Needs Programming c
• 6 Facility Master Planning
• 7 Opinion of Probable Costs
• 8 Draft Final Reports
• Key c completed

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Todays Objective

• Summarize Progress of Study Through Task 5
• Authorize Completion of the Study through Task 8

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Departments in Study and Facility Locations
Devereaux Meadows Facility Streets, Solid Waste,
VFS
Marsh Creek Maintenance Facility Parks
Maintenance
3 mile radius
6 mile radius
Public Utilities Field Service Operations
Facility Public Utilities
12 mile radius
New Bern Avenue Facility VFS Heavy Equipment
Traffic Engineering Field Office Traffic
Engineering
Not Shown Police, Building Maintenance, CAT
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Projected Growth Map
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Projected Growth Districts and Data

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Devereaux Meadows
VFS
Streets Division
Solid Waste
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Vehicle Fleet Services
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Streets Maintenance
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Solid Waste
12
Public Utilities
Crew room
13
Parks and Recreation
Interior storage
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Traffic Engineering
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Existing Vehicle Maintenance
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Modern Vehicle Maintenance
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Existing Shop Areas
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Modern Maintenance Shops
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Existing Parts Storage
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Modern Parts Storage Areas
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Existing Outdoor Lay Down Yard Storage
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Modern Outdoor Lay Down Yard Storage
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Existing Vehicle Equipment Parking
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Master Planned Vehicle Equipment Parking
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Existing Administrative Operational Office Areas
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Modern Administrative Operational Office Areas
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Remote Operating Facilities Needs
SavingsTheoretical Facility Deployment
ModelCentral Facility Widespread Service
Locations
B
E
D
Single Facility Centralized Model 1
Facility 14 Service Locations Various distances
from Central Facility Calcs A 11 miles B
10 miles C 5 miles D 9 miles E 13
miles F 7 miles G 8 miles H 1
miles I 4 miles J 10 miles K 12
miles L 9 miles M 9 miles N 11
miles Total 119 x 2 238 miles
A
C
F
Centralized Facility
J
G
I
H
M
N
Service Location
K
L
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Theoretical Facility Deployment Model3 Service
Parks (Strategically Located) Widespread
Service Locations
B
E
D
3 Facilities - Strategic Locations Model 3
Facilities 14 Service Locations Various
distances from Service Park Facilities Calcs A
2 miles B 3 miles C 6 miles D
5 miles E 6 miles F 2 miles G 7
miles H 4 miles I 5 miles J 4
miles K 9 miles L 2 miles M 4
miles N 7 miles Total 66 x 2 132
miles 106 mile savings 45
Service Park Facility
A
C
F
Service Park Facility
J
G
I
H
Service Park Facility
M
N
Service Location
K
L
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Projected Annual Efficiency Gains in
De-centralization of Facilities

• Moving Vehicles from Base to Vehicle Fleet
  Services 760,000
• Shorter Travel to Work Areas 2,212,000

Notes Costs are based on inflated costs and
vehicle fleet for year 2025.
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Facility Network Model Alternative K New
Service Centers in NE, NW, Former Pike Electric,
and Downtown. Modify Marsh Creek, Rehab PUFSOF,
and Close Devereaux Meadows and Traffic
Engineering Field Office. New Bern VFS operation
is turned over to Fire and Rescue Department
NEW FACILITY Northeast Service Center Streets
Maintenance, Traffic Engineering, and Vehicle
Fleet Services Potential Site US 401 Corridor
MODIFY FACILITY (To Accommodate New
Functions) Marsh Creek Maintenance Facility Parks
Maintenance and Building Maintenance
NEW
NEW
FACILITY REMAINS OPEN (Rehab To Accommodate
Future Growth) Public Utilities Field Service
Operations Facility
NEW FACILITY Northwest Service Center Streets
Maintenance, Parks Maintenance, Building
Maintenance, Traffic Engineering, and Vehicle
Fleet Services Potential Site I-70 Corridor
MOD
NEW FACILITY (Former Pike Electric Site)
Solid Waste and VFS Facility
6 mile r. (12 mile d.)
NEW
REH
FIRE
NEW FACILITY Downtown Service Center Vehicle
Fleet Services, Traffic Engineering, Streets
Maintenance, Building Maintenance, Parks
Maintenance Potential Site Area S. Wilmington
St. Corridor
REASSIGN FACILITY New Bern Avenue
Facility (Reassigned to Fire and Rescue
Department)
NEW
FACILITY CLOSED Devereaux Meadows Facilities
Functions Divided and Moved to 3 New Service
Centers
FACILITY CLOSED Traffic Engineering Field
Office Functions Divided and Moved to a New
Downtown Service Center
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Task 5 Programming Process

• Individual work sessions with each department
• Develop preliminary operating plan
• Assign crews, equipment vehicles to remote
  sites
• Develop square footage requirements

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Projected Sizes of Remote Operating Facilities
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Task Deliverables

• 1 Facility Space Inventory and Utilization
  Analysis c
• 2 Crew Deployment and Vehicle Domicile Analysis
  c
• 3 Growth and population Impact Analysis c
• 4 Facility Network Alternatives c
• 5 Space Needs Programming c
• 6 Facility Master Planning
• 7 Opinion of Probable Costs
• 8 Draft Final Reports
• Key c completed

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Evaluation of Remote Operational Facilities

• Discussion
• Carter Burgess, Inc.
  Maintenance Design Group, LLC
•