Denver, Colorado, United States
Benefit-Cost Assessment of a Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Implementation: The City and County of Denver
Summary Information
FINDINGS
Benefits were realized primarily by reductions in labor hours due to the tactical decision support offered by the MDSS. No benefits were realized by the MDSS in the treatment aspect. Costs include one-time set-up costs and annual contract costs for the MDSS. Benefits and costs were adjusted to constant 2009 dollars using inflation rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The budget cycle for the City and County of Denver is based on the calendar year, so benefits and costs reported are for events in particular calendar years.
Overall, the MDSS provided a net positive benefit/cost trade-off for the City and County of Denver with the average annual benefits due to the tool exceeding the costs. For every $1.00 that the City and County of Denver spent on the MDSS, it achieved $1.34 in return. The City and County of Denver gained a net benefit (Net Benefit = Total Benefit - Total Costs) of $24,304 per year from the use of the MDSS.