Maintenance Management – a Module in Asset Management in a Medium-Sized German City as an Example

Since the development of public administration management in the 1980s into the New Management Model, the principles of asset management have found their way into the management of public administrations. This enabled the already existing systematic maintenance management of roads to be integrated as an element of asset management. Systematic road maintenance today ensures the provision of a well-functioning infrastructure. The requirements for maintenance management - especially for municipal infrastructure - are becoming increasingly complex. In addition to the purely technical view, the commercial view and life cycle cost considerations have also been incorporated into maintenance management. The available financial resources should be used optimally in such a way as to achieve the useful lives of the assets, ensure the value retention of the fixed assets and implement the new infrastructure requirements. When renewing existing infrastructure today, it is therefore necessary to address issues that will become relevant tomorrow. These include, for example, an ageing society, increased e-mobility, a child and disability-friendly society, flood protection, reduced noise and a reduction in air pollution. These and other aspects are therefore integrated into the existing management system and must also be considered during maintenance. Municipal asset management (AM) is a suitable controlling method for this. This paper intends to show how modern maintenance management of municipal infrastructure as an element of asset management can be achieved by changing the way it is viewed and approached, without generating additional costs in the medium term.