VANCOUVER, BC -- 08/27/07 --
VFA Canada Corp., the leading provider of
end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management,
today announced that the City of Victoria has adopted VFA solutions to
promote effective long-term planning and management of its investments in
municipal facilities. VFA's integrated facilities capital planning and
management solution includes both detailed assessments of the condition of
municipal facilities and VFA.facility® software for capital asset
management and planning.
VFA has currently completed assessments of 36 municipal buildings in
Victoria, encompassing 700,000 of the 1.3 million square feet of real
estate the City manages. City employees will use VFA.facility to maintain
current data about facility conditions, evaluate capital improvement needs
and create capital budgets. The City will also use the system to develop a
plan to address deferred maintenance and physical improvement projects.
"We selected VFA based on its proven ability to help municipalities across
Canada and the U.S. strategically manage their capital assets," said Sierd
Hortsing, Manager of Facilities for the City of Victoria. "VFA software
solutions allow us to proactively protect our investment in our municipal
facilities and effectively plan for future needs."
City employees are being trained in VFA facility assessment methodologies
through the VFA Facility/Infrastructure Certification Program. Employees
completing this program will be certified to document buildings conditions
and assess improvement requirements.
"Municipal governments are often challenged to maintain a wide range of
facility assets -- from fire stations to community centers to historic City
Halls -- with limited funding," said Susan Anson, General Manager of VFA
Canada Corp. "VFA solutions help cities such as Victoria understand the
condition of their property portfolios and effectively prioritize
investments in facility assets. VFA solutions also give cities the tools
they need to demonstrate the impact of different funding scenarios on
building conditions and to make an effective case for capital funding."
About VFA Canada Corp.
Headquartered in Vancouver, VFA Canada Corp. is the leading provider of
end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management.
VFA's Capital Planning and Management Solution (CPMS(TM)) uniquely combines
facility assessment services, Web-based software and business consulting
services to enable clients to manage every stage of the capital asset
lifecycle -- from requirements gathering and long-term planning to capital
budget creation and spend management. VFA has helped over 350 organizations
in corporate, education, government and healthcare markets to strategically
manage more than two billion square feet of real estate. For more
information, please call 888-685-3757 or visit
http://www.vfa.com/index_canada.htm.
Press Contacts:
Laura Cook
VFA, Inc.
617-451-5100
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