July 30, 2004—University of Georgia has selected VFA solutions, including VFA’s flagship technology, VFA.facility, and will use VFA’s software and assessment services to manage facility data across multiple geographic locations. It is anticipated that the initial assessment of 30 buildings and approximately 1.5 million square feet of space will be expanded to the entire resident instruction space portfolio of more than 8 million square feet. VFA’s solution will be implemented to help the University prioritize deferred maintenance projects, create budgets with greater accuracy, and substantiate funding requirements to the state legislature.
Leveraging VFA’s assessment methodology, the University of Georgia can better compare building condition information from one facility to the next, explains VFA, a leading provider of software and services for facilities management and services for FM and capital planning. VFA.facility will be used as a centralized database where the University’s facility condition and planning data can be stored and shared with funding authorities easily. This system will also help to educate budget and school officials on facility needs in a single, crystallized view, providing the cost estimating and project bundling tools that help to categorize deferred maintenance, repair, and capital renewal projects.
The University expects to use VFA’s software and assessment services to evaluate projects for optimal allocation of current funds, as well as forecast and plan for the future investment of facility dollars. With VFA’s technology, the University also plans to report facility lifecycle projects, cost projections, and future needs to officials involved in the state budget process.
The University of Georgia competes with other state organizations for funds, and it anticipates that VFA’s solution will help it argue for and secure the financial resources it needs.
For more information, contact VFA as well as see their ad on FMLink.
