Infrastructure Management Consultants GmbH (IMC) supports owners/operators of public and private infrastructure systems to optimally allocate available maintenance funds. IMC is traditionally specialized to transportation systems and engineering structures in particular, but gradually IMC has broadened its area of expertise to other infrastructure systems such as sewer systems in urban areas. The services of IMC focus on evaluation, development and improvement of business models and business support systems related to the maintenance and operation for both individual facilities and entire infrastructure systems. IMC also implements business support systems i. e. infrastructure management systems that enable objective decision making with regard to maintenance actions based on physical condition of infrastructure, risk exposure and life-cycle costs. IMC regularly conducts research in its areas of expertise.