City of Marion

The City of Marion Council has established a long-term partnership with APV Valuers and Asset Management (APV) that goes well beyond just a valuation fee for service supplier.

Since 2009/10 financial year APV has done the valuations of the Council’s infrastructure assets and has worked alongside the Council’s asset management and finance team to transition the Council to a new valuation method. Initially APV completed full valuations and then last year did desktop valuations or re-valuations for assets including roads, footpaths, kerbs, and drains.

APV was very much a team player in exchanging knowledge and experience, according to Council’s Manager Strategic Assets John Silverblade.

“We outsourced the valuations to APV but through the process they brought together our finance people and assets people and shared their expertise and experience to build ours.

“They presented to our audit committee and were able to detail the implications of the change to our valuation model. This education was an important part of the process in bringing our people along with the change,” he said.

“Our relationship with APV is more than just one service. Their real value is in the knowledge they bring and in us establishing a long term relationship with them that builds corporate knowledge.

John said the Council’s assets are large and diverse and each has its own complexity but APV was able to deal with this set of circumstances.

“APV was able to bring a practical approach to dealing with the longevity and complexity of our assets,” John said.

“Their robust models can be substantiated under audit interrogation and their work is delivered on time and on budget and is always of a high standard.”