Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) – Why Your Agency Should Upgrade to BrM version 6.5

August 20, 2021

LCCA is a cost-centric approach used to select the most cost-effective alternative that accomplishes a preselected project at a specific level of benefits assumed to be equal among project alternatives being considered. While the initial version of the BrM LCCA module – delivered in 2016 – provided a great start, this module was the first of its kind. Version 6.5 provides a completely new and improved version of the LCCA module which is going to significantly help agencies do exactly what they are setting out to do, to complete life cycle cost analysis and maximize the health of their bridge networks.

This development of the revamped module went through an extended collaboration process, taking roughly 18 months to design, develop, test, and implement in total, with the help of direct state department of transportation involvement via Testing and Optimization TAG member participation. Special thanks to all who participated to make this release possible.

At the highest level, the new LCCA Optimization module will allow agencies to generate optimal Life Cycle Plans. The module analyzes different alternatives and recursively selects the alternatives with the least life cycle costs. In other words, the software examines all possible actions and combinations of actions to determine the right cadence of maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement to identify the lowest overall cost to maintain the bridge during a specified period.

So, why should your agency upgrade to version 6.5? The answer is simple… This release will help your agency meet its goals/objectives identified in your Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMP). The LCCA module identifies projects to complete to meet your metrics/goals being targeting with locking in actions around your signature and critical bridges.

For additional information on the LCCA enhancement, please review the 6.5 release video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khFs-wVU4yY&t=3s

Questions can be forwarded to Mayvue at BrM@mayvue.com. Mayvue has plenty of resources available to discuss this release, life cycle cost analysis in general, or answer other questions that you may have.