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Facility planning software that gets the capital approved

Ten-year capital forecasts, funding-gap analysis, risk-based prioritization, and AMP-ready documentation - so you walk into council with quantified data instead of a spreadsheet of asset ages.

20-year
capital forecasts
6 dimensions
of risk prioritization
AMP-ready
documentation

See the funding gap years before it’s a crisis

Capital forecasts project what every asset needs and when, against the funding you actually have - so the shortfall shows up on a chart five years out, not in an emergency-repair invoice.

Prioritize by risk, not by age

A 22-year-old boiler isn’t automatically next. Risk scoring - consequence × likelihood across six dimensions - ranks investments by what failure actually costs, and the board understands the priority instantly.

Build the AMP in-house, not for $50K

Asset inventories, condition assessments, capital forecasts, and funding strategy live in one system, so the Asset Management Plan a regulator demands assembles itself - and stays current next year.

A funding gap you can see coming

Boards deny capital requests backed by a spreadsheet of asset ages - then act shocked when three roofs fail at once. AssetLab projects ten years of capital needs from useful life and replacement cost, lays them against available funding, and surfaces the shortfall by year - so you can model scenarios and make the case before the infrastructure forces the decision.

  • Ten-year capital needs projected from useful life and cost
  • Needs laid against available funding, gap by year
  • Optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic funding scenarios
  • Condition-decline projections that show the cost of waiting
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Capital forecast · Needs vs. funding
The gap, years before it bites
2026
Need
Fund
2027
Need
Fund
2028
Need
Fund
2029
Need
Fund
2030
Need
Fund
20-year funding gap$42.0M
Shortfall flagged years in advance
Risk score · CoF × LoF
Emergency Generator · Life safety
Consequence of failure5 / 5
Likelihood of failure4 / 5
Risk score
20/25
Critical
Reprioritized by risk, not by age
Age-based planning said year 4. Risk says now - failure hits life-safety systems.

Prioritize by risk, not by age

Age-based planning replaces a 22-year boiler that’s fine while a 15-year fire pump fails. AssetLab scores every asset on consequence of failure across six dimensions and likelihood from live condition, so the emergency generator that protects life-safety systems jumps the queue ahead of cosmetic work - and the board sees exactly why it scored 20 out of 25.

  • Consequence × likelihood scoring on every asset
  • Six dimensions: safety, service, environmental, financial, regulatory, reputation
  • Condition data drives likelihood, not just age
  • Priorities a board grasps in one number
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The Asset Management Plan that builds itself

When provincial regulations demand an AMP in 90 days, planners face a $50K consulting quote and seven disconnected spreadsheets. AssetLab keeps asset inventories, condition assessments, capital forecasts, and funding strategy in one place - so the plan assembles from data you already maintain, meets the requirements, and stays current for next year’s submission.

  • Asset inventory and condition assessments in one system
  • Capital forecasts and funding strategy built in
  • AMP-ready documentation that meets regulatory requirements
  • A living plan, not a one-time consulting deliverable
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Asset Management Plan · Readiness
Built from data you already keep
100%
Asset inventory
Condition assessments
20-year capital forecast
Funding strategy
Service level commitments
AMP ready in-house · $50K consulting saved

And everything else you’d expect

20-year capital forecasts
Useful life and cost based
Funding gap analysis
Needs vs. available, by year
Risk-based prioritization
CoF × LoF, six dimensions
Asset management plans
Regulatory AMP documentation
Condition assessment
Mobile scoring and FCI
Scenario modeling
Optimistic to pessimistic
Budget justification
Board-ready presentations
Lifecycle cost analysis
Total cost of ownership
Strategic dashboard
Portfolio to asset drill-down
Being able to look at a work order and see it in the context of the broader asset lifecycle, or to plan a capital replacement while already seeing the maintenance history behind it, has made me a sharper and more focused manager. I'm not toggling between systems anymore. I'm working in one place, with the full picture in front of me.
Mark Perkins
Facility Operations Manager, Calgary Winter Club
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Stop Guessing.
Start Planning.

Build ten-year forecasts, surface funding gaps, prioritize by risk, and generate AMP-ready documentation - and make the capital case with data the board can trust.

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Facility Planning Software FAQ

Common questions about capital forecasting, funding gap analysis, risk-based prioritization, and Asset Management Plans for facilities planners.

What is facility planning software?

It’s software for strategic capital planning - projecting long-range infrastructure needs, comparing them against funding, prioritizing investments by risk, and producing the documentation that justifies budgets and satisfies regulators - instead of rebuilding spreadsheets every budget cycle.

How does AssetLab forecast capital needs?

Each asset carries a useful life and replacement cost, so the replacement planner projects when it comes due and what it will cost - with inflation - across a ten- to twenty-year horizon, then rolls it up into a year-by-year capital requirement.

What is funding gap analysis?

It lays projected capital needs against the funding you actually expect and shows the shortfall by year. Model optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic scenarios to see how the gap - and the infrastructure’s condition - changes under each funding level, years before it becomes a crisis.

How does risk-based prioritization work?

Risk management scores every asset on consequence of failure across six dimensions - safety, service, environmental, financial, regulatory, reputation - multiplied by a likelihood from live condition data. A life-safety generator that scores 20/25 jumps ahead of an older but low-impact asset, and the board sees exactly why.

Can AssetLab help build an Asset Management Plan (AMP)?

Yes. Strategic planning assembles asset inventories, condition assessments, capital forecasts, and funding strategy - the components a regulatory AMP requires - from data you already maintain, so the plan is built in-house, meets requirements, and stays current for next year instead of costing $50K in consulting.

How is this different from software for asset managers?

They overlap and share one system. Planners focus on long-range capital forecasts, funding strategy, and AMP documentation; asset managers focus on running the whole portfolio day to day. Same data, two views.