Municipal Asset Management Program Evaluation
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ISC was engaged to undertake a mid-term evaluation on the Municipal Asset Management Program on behalf of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The program seeks to advance asset management capacity, allowing municipalities to make better informed infrastructure investment decisions. This eight year, $110million national program had recently been recapitalized, and was expected to reach some 3,000 small and rural municipalities across Canada. This evaluation looked internally, examining how FCM could improve their governance and processes to better facilitate the program in its final years.
ISC was engaged to undertake a mid-term evaluation on the Municipal Asset Management Program on behalf of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The program seeks to advance asset management capacity, allowing municipalities to make better informed infrastructure investment decisions. This eight year, $110million national program had recently been recapitalized, and was expected to reach some 3,000 small and rural municipalities across Canada. This evaluation looked internally, examining how FCM could improve their governance and processes to better facilitate the program in its final years.
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