Preliminary FCI

Preliminary FCI

The calculation of a Facility Condition Index (FCI) that is not generated from the results of a physical inspection of the facility.

Purpose
The purpose of a preliminary FCI is:

To perform a mixed scan across a portfolio of facilities when budgets do not permit standard FCAs on all facilities in a portfolio.
To gather initial data to support the need for further study.

Methodology & Attributes
The Preliminary FCI is based on existing information and may be generated utilizing:

Facility life cycle modeling techniques.
Document reviews of previous facility audits.
Limited sitework,
Questionnaires or other methods.
Heavy reliance on Systems-level assessment and Top-down Backlog Calculation.
In some respects is a form of desktop study.

The use of software algorithms to compute backlog based on industry service lives and chronological ages.

Evaluation
The preliminary FCI will serve as a screen process and provide a rapid turnaround to facilitate urgent decision-making. However, it will not provide actional and defensible data.

Fig. The three formulas and key performance indicators (KPI) used to measure and evaluate the physical health of a facility.