The paper introduces the topic of rationalization of space used by public administration for institutional purposes, with a focus on cost of lease and its corrective actions: rental reduction, rationalization and relocation of institutional functions. Currently, it is underdeveloped despite its centrality in active management of public assets.
it is necessary to implement the strategy by promoting an integrated and systematic approach, assessment methods of alternative and logic of cost-opportunity, this would allow for more efficient management of existing resources. Rationalization plans include activities that necessarily have an impact on existing assets.
Moving or reducing spaces occupied could enable better use of existing properties from efficiency of maintenance activities to support more discretionary disposal choices.
In the short term, the rationalization strategy produces economic benefits (rents saving) but, as shown by the literature, the variables and the factors relevant are many and different. The only rent saving is not enough to demonstrate the feasibility of the strategy.
The feasibility assessment is a complex process that each Public Administration will manage by tools, processes and methods suitable. The assessment of the technical and economic feasibility requires information, skills and tools often uncommon in public property management.
The model will have to deal with these limits and the lack of variety of case studies (in the public context) from which to take the lead in improving the process.