A robust and consistently applied real property capital plan has been missing across the federal government sector for decades. GSA in particular have failed at the most basic level and to this day does not leverage objective, standardized, granular, local market labor, material, and equipment information to develop detailed and actionable scopes of work. That said, the same is true for all federal departments and agencies.
Strategic and operational physical asset planning, procurement, and project delivery has been long neglected, resulting in billions of dollars of financial and environmental waste.
The root cause is a fundamental lack of senior management leadership, capacity, and accountability, and NOT those actually doing the work. As Deming makes very clear, most problems in organizations stem from flawed systems and processes, not from the workers themselves.
The purpose of Capital Planning is for Federal agencies to effectively plan, procure, and use assets throughout their life cycle and eventually dispose of assets to achieve maximum return on investment consistent with government policies.
A robust built environment capital planning process must be fully integrated with any federal organizational budget development and subequent procurement and project delivery activities to provide the best investment return and protect the taxpayer interest.
Cost Estimate Risk – Associated with the accuracy of the cost estimate and whether the alternative is well defined – and associate cost visibility and cost management remains a critical issue yet to be addresed.
1. Federal Organizations Are Slow and Inefficient in Pre-Construction
2. Execution Today is Just a Mess
3. Projects Are Too Expensive and Cost Management is Ineffective
4. Governance Is Eroding