The Asset Management Advancement Program (A-MAP) is is a program developed by the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning to provide a milestone based approach to the development and implementation of AMPs in Queensland local councils.
Under A-MAP, councils were required to complete a "Core Plan" as per the International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) approach as Stage One by 31 December 2010, with an "Advanced Plan" to be completed as Stage Two by 30 June 2012. The 31 December 2010 deadline, was however extended to September 2011.
Stage One Objectives
| Item | Due Date |
| Develop and adopt a draft asset management policy | 31 Dec 2009 |
| Establish consistent asset hierarchies for all data sets | 31 Dec 2009 |
| Collect asset maintenance data | 31 Dec 2009 |
| Collect asset condition assessments | 31 Mar 2010 |
| Identify backlog requirements for all asset classes | 30 Jun 2010 |
| Link asset data to long-term financial plans | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Complete priority asset management plans | 31 Dec 2010 |
Scope
The Asset Management Advancement Program nominates a number of assets and sub-assets that it deems to be "depreciating assets of significant value with long estimated useful lives" that need to be incorporated into Asset Management Plans, these include;
- Community facilities - (including libraries, community centres, halls, public toilets)
- Corporate real estate (including administration buildings)
- Pools, sporting stadiums, tennis courts, park facilities
- Roads network (sealed, gravel, reseals, formed) including pavement, seal, kerb and channel, drainage, traffic management, furniture and signs, lighting and paths
- Stormwater drainage network, including open channel stormwater drains
- Flood mitigation network
- Water supply network
- Sewerage network
- Bridges (timber and concrete)
- Wharves, piers and jetties, pontoons
- Bus & road tunnels
- Waste landfill
- Retaining walls, sea walls, river walls & canals
- Off road footpaths
- Bikeways
- Beaches
- Natural reserves
- Urban parks and streetscapes