Maintenance prioritization for surau in Precint 11 Putrajaya

Abstract

Maintenance service of a surau is usually done on an ad-hoc basis, as and when it is required. Typically, the maintenance of surau is not on the priority list as the fund is limited, and the surau administrator typically focuses on prospering surau with religious activities such as ta'lim and other community activities. This focus leads to overlooking the maintenance aspects for the essential facilities services, for example, the cleanliness of the toilet hence becoming a deterring factor for the residents to perform their daily prayer at that particular surau. Surau in Putrajaya can be categorized into two (2) types: Government Quarters surau, funded by Government's Operating Expenditure (OE) that either has its maintenance contract or has a fixed allocation budget for maintenance. Another one is the Residential/Community surau which has a self-raised fund. This study shall concentrate on the Residential/Community surau type and prioritize the maintenance services to optimize the operating cost due to the financial constraint for the benefit of the administrators and the community and public user as a whole. Relative Importance Index (RII) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methods are used to get a more accurate priority list, thus giving the best solution in planned maintenance programs from the “value for money” perspective. It can be concluded that there are five (5) planned maintenance scope that should be prioritized over the others that are; electrical system, PA system, air conditioning, cold water supply system, and housekeeping & cleaning services to ensure that the surau safety and functionality is available at all times without sudden disruption.

Keywords: maintenance, surau, prioritization, strategy, RII, AHP.