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Drakenstein Municipality Asset Management Programme, South Africa

Better asset management optimises municipal service delivery.

Client

Drakenstein Local Municipality

Project date

2024-2026

Drakenstein Local Municipality is responsible for delivering infrastructure services to over a quarter of a million residents. With more than 32,000 individual infrastructure assets under its management, the municipality faces the challenge of balancing service delivery priorities with fiscal constraints across the full asset life cycle.

The opportunity

To improve decision-making and optimise infrastructure investment, the municipality required a comprehensive asset management programme. The goal was to develop a model that could support rehabilitation and renewal planning across all infrastructure categories, while also communicating the long-term implications of funding decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we did

Zutari was appointed to develop a full asset management programme. Key contributions included:

  • Creating a decision-modelling environment based on asset portfolio optimisation

  • Extending the model beyond road networks to include stormwater, water supply, sanitation, solid waste and electricity

  • Developing a sophisticated risk model that considers social, environmental and economic factors

  • Prioritising capital renewal interventions within budgetary constraints

  • Supporting stakeholder communication around service delivery impacts

32,000 individual infrastructure assets managed to maximise service delivery and minimise risk.

The outcome

The municipality now benefits from a model that helps optimise service delivery and infrastructure investment. Capital renewal projects are prioritised based on risk and return, ensuring funds are allocated where they deliver the greatest benefit. The programme also enhances transparency and understanding of infrastructure decisions across stakeholder groups.

Zutari’s asset management programme for Drakenstein Municipality demonstrates how data-driven planning and risk-based modelling can transform municipal infrastructure management. The result is a more resilient, efficient and accountable approach to public service delivery.

With the objective to have an optimised decision-modelling environment that would enable them to maintain a balance between their fiscal responsibility and priorities for service delivery.

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