MARS 7 Facility Cost Forecast System
MARS 7 is the newest version of Whitestone's acclaimed facility cost forecast system. Introduced in 1998, MARS
has grown into a full-featured facility planning tool incorporating condition assessment, asset tracking, and life
cycle cost forecasting.
New Features in Version 7
- A 4-fold increase in M&R forecast detail
- A Project Builder for grouping and tracking M&R tasks
- Ability to classify building components by mission
- Plant Replacement Value (PRV) estimates by building type, size, and location
- Role-based security and relational database technology
The Choice for Large Facility Portfolio Management
MARS is a predictive modeling tool for forecasting facility maintenance & repair (M&R), operations, and capital costs. Designed for facilities managers, financial analysts, and real estate professionals, MARS leverages Whitestone’s years of experience in forecasting and benchmarking facility costs for companies and agencies of all sizes.
Unique Capabilities
- Forecast long-range M&R funding and labor requirements
- Calculate deferred maintenance backlog
- Identify capital cost requirements
- Complete cost data and forecasts for 210 North American cities
- Rapid and flexible modeling process open to user-specified values
- Evaluate alternative funding strategies
- Compare actual cost trends to Whitestone benchmarks
- Aids for achieving Executive Order 13327 compliance
Integration of Whitestone Cost Data
MARS is pre-loaded with a complete set of model facilities and economic data. Labor and material costs are provided for 210 major U.S. and Canadian cities. Other integrated features include over 140 pre-defined building templates and a library of over 1,000 facility components and related maintenance tasks.
Flexible Estimation Process
Each step of the modeling process is open to user-specified values, enabling careful calibration of estimates for local practices and costs. MARS users can produce alternative cost profiles by altering building components, labor rates, staff assignments, or any of the many other inputs into the estimation process. MARS analyses are presented in an extensive series of pre-defined reports that pass easily to other Windows-based applications.
Whitestone Services
- MARS installation, calibration and training
- Development of custom MARS features and reports
- Inspections and condition assessment
- Special studies
Licensing
Flexible licensing terms can accommodate single users to large institutional and service providers.
Contact Us
Version 7 single-user and multi-user versions are now available. Schedule a free demonstration or for more information regarding Whitestone services e-mail us or contact us at (800) 210-0137.
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