Facility budgets have historically been difficult to develop and defend and are often cannibalized to fund emergencies and shortfalls in other budgets. R&K provides inventory-based cost analysis modeling using auditable cost factors based on industry standards to substantiate facilities lifecycle funding requirements. Use the experience of the proven leader in Facility Sustainment Budgeting to develop objective and defensible budgets to preserve the value of your Facilities assets.

Traditional cost-based Facilities budgets are typically generated by reviewing what was spent the prior year, how much money might be available for the planning year, and what major initiatives cannot be delayed any longer. Using industry-accepted standards, R&K created a process for managers to objectively and rationally calculate what the budget should be for each of the critical components of facility management; sustainment, operations, and recapitalization. Our proven process provides a yardstick against which the facilities budget can be measured, and a quantifiable defense of funding requests when budget priorities are reshuffled.

R&K developed a trio of web-based models (dubbed the “Iron Triangle” by our clients) to establish and justify the budget requirements for the major aspects of the facility lifecycle, including sustainment, operations, and recapitalization. The Iron Triangle is composed of the Facilities Recapitalization Model, the Facilities Sustainment Model, and the Facilities Operation Model, which calculate the sustainment, modernization, and operations dollar requirements for every building, structure, and utility system in a portfolio. When coupled with an additional R&K model, the Facility Degradation Model, the negative impacts of not funding facility budgets at the required level can be unequivocally demonstrated.