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2. RATIONALE FOR ROAD INVENTORY AND CONDITION SURVEYS DATA COLLECTION
2.1 ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT

A road network is an asset that provides huge benefits to society (ERF RAM
Working Group, 2014). Strategic investment in the road network will not only
drive efficient flow of goods and services in the economy but will also deliver safe
and comfortable mobility for the citizenry, among other benefits.
Asset Management is a novel approach that is increasingly being adopted and
applied to the strategic management of roads. Asset Management may be
defined as a systematic process of maintaining, upgrading, and operating
physical assets cost-effectively. It combines engineering principles with sound
business practices and economic theory, and it provides tools to facilitate a more
organized, logical approach to decision-making. Thus, asset management
provides a framework for handling both short- and long-range planning (U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1999).
Road Asset Management (RAM) may thus be defined as a systematic process of
maintaining, upgrading and operating road assets – the physical plant (highways,
bridges, transit systems, etc., including the human element and other support
assets – combining engineering principles with sound business practice and
economic rationale and providing tools to facilitate a more organized and flexible
approach to making the decisions necessary to achieve the public’s expectations
(OECD, 2001).
2.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT
The European Union Road Federation Road Asset Management (ERF RAM)
Working Group has identified the basic requirements for road asset management
as:
i. Establish a complete inventory of all road network with all its elements;
ii. Provide a clear picture of the current condition/ performance of the road
network;
iii. Estimate the value of the asset;
iv. Predict future demand of traffic and service needs;
v. Estimate maintenance needs and costs;
vi. Prioritize objectives related to the desired quality and performance of the
road network;
vii. Set up funding scenarios for the regular and timely maintenance and
upgrade of the road asset;
viii. Define a strategy (RAM Plan);
ix. Implement the RAM Plan.
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According to (OECD, 2001), the term (Road) Asset Management System

embraces all the processes, tools, data and policies necessary to achieve the goal
of effectively managing (road) assets. A Road Asset Management System (RAMS)
becomes necessary because of the inherent complexity of RAM. Over the years,
a number of jurisdictions have adopted RAMS with relative success (McPherson
& Bennett, 2005).
2.3 LEVELS AND TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED IN RICS
In general, RICS data is collected at three main levels:
i. Network-level data which is generally used for planning, programming, and
policy decisions for the network-level RMS;
ii. Project-level data which supports decisions about the best treatment to
apply to a selected section of road.
iii. Research-level data which is collected to answer selected questions.
The current RICS is a network-level assignment. The level notwithstanding, the
following data is generally collected for road asset management during RICS.
Table 2.1: Types of Data Collected in RICS
Type of
Details Frequency
data
Road Network/Location, Typically collected in a once-off exercise, then
inventory Geometry, updated when changes are made to the road. It
Furniture/Appurten is common to verify/update the data every five
ances, Environs years or so.
Pavement Pavement Structure, Often collected at different frequencies,
Pavement Condition depending on the road class. Main roads and
major highways are monitored more frequently,
often 1-2 years, while minor roads may be
monitored at 2 – 5 year intervals. The frequency
needs to be sufficient to identify major changes
which influence road maintenance decisions.
Structures Structures Often collected in two cycles. Regular surveys
Inventory, Bridge are conducted at 1 – 2 year intervals for
Condition collecting general data on bridge conditions.
More intensive investigations are done at longer
intervals, typically on the order of five years.
2.4 RATIONALE FOR RICS

Following the requirements outlined in Section 2.2 above, it is notable that the
current RICS commissioned by Kenya Roads Board (KRB), or any RICS for that
matter, aims at addressing the top two basic requirements for RAM i.e. establish

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a complete inventory of all road network with all its elements and to provide a
clear picture of the current condition/ performance of the road network.
Overall, RICS at the network level is intended to yield a reliable repository of road
information that will inform decisions on Road Asset Management across the
Country. RICS data provides a detailed view of the road conditions in the Country
which in turn informs decisions on interventions to be applied to preserve or
improve the value of the road asset. As such, the inventory of the road asset
provides a tool for policy and decision making with regards to service delivery to
the public. For instance, it is from this roads data that rural accessibility indices
can be determined. Road assets are also inventoried with a view of estimating
the value of road furniture and investment.
Whilst no sector-wide RAMS exists in Kenya as yet (Mott MacDonald, 2015), data
collected in RICS is currently used by the road agencies as baseline data for road
asset management and is therefore an essential ingredient of any future RAMS in
the sector.
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Provision of Consultancy Services to undertake Road Inventory Road Inventory and Condition Data Collection

2. RATIONALE FOR ROAD INVENTORY AND CONDITION SURVEYS DATA COLLECTION

2.1 ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT

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According to (OECD, 2001), the term (Road) Asset Management System

2.4 RATIONALE FOR RICS

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