Collaborating with Texas DOT to ensure successful digital project delivery
Infotech supports standardization, compliance, and efficiency on infrastructure projects throughout the state of Texas with solutions like Appia®, Bid Express®, and AASHTOWare Project™.
Explore how we’re working with TxDOT to eliminate spreadsheets, paper, and inconsistent tools for day-to-day construction administration and inspection.
How we with Texas DOT
Satisfying project requirements for Local Government Programs
Our solutions simplify compliance on transportation projects that fall under TxDOT oversight by providing consistent, audit-ready documentation. Appia, our cloud-based construction administration and inspection software, enables locals to follow a digital process that meets the rules, regulations, and procedures outlined in the Local Government Projects Toolkit.
Managing and reporting on construction and materials information
TxDOT leverages Infotech-developed software to digitally track progress and activity across the transportation asset lifecycle. This solution covers the complete construction and materials management process, including laboratory information management.
Initiating project planning and management in a digital environment
TxDOT uses Infotech-developed software in the early stage of transportation project planning to access a centralized, digital workspace for planning proposals, bid letting packages, and other project cost information.
Exploring the potential of a connection between Appia and TxDOTCONNECT
Infotech is interested in partnering with TxDOT to explore an integration between Appia and TxDOTCONNECT that would give local governments a simple way to manage all project records in one place while sending clean, consistent data straight into TxDOTCONNECT. The result: faster reviews for TxDOT, fewer administrative hurdles for Local Government Programs, and better visibility across every project.
Our Construction Administration and Bidding Solutions
Appia for local project management
Improve insight and oversight on LPA projects with Appia, a digital construction management tool aligned with the 2024 Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets, and Bridges.
Informed by our experience in creating AASHTOWare Project, Appia is designed to standardize and streamline construction activities across the state. By incorporating Appia into an LPA management program, DOTs can:
- Integrate data from local projects into AASHTOWare Project and TxDOTCONNECT
- Achieve faster concurrence on change orders and time extensions
- Improve and standardize reporting to federal entities like FHWA with audit-ready documentation
- Increase the efficiency of inspections and project management tasks to improve capacity without increasing site visits
- Manage funding requirements for DOT and FHWA-funded projects
Bid Express for streamlined LPA bidding
Bid Expressat BidExpress.com is an online bidding platform that enables contractors to submit bids remotely and securely to avoid the time and costs associated with paper bid submission.
By rolling out Bid Express to LPAs across the state, DOTs can:
- Get insight into the statewide bidding landscape to inform better estimates
- Standardize bidding statewide with custom templates and item lists
- Reduce the likelihood of non-compliant bids due to human error
- Meet contractor demand for convenient, electronic services
- Improve bid analysis to prevent imbalanced bids
Customer Spotlight
Texas CEI Firm Streamlines Fund-Tracking and DOT Reporting through Appia®
An engineering consulting firm in Texas has various reporting requirements depending on whether they are working on a local or a DOT-funded project. Meeting those requirements with paper and spreadsheets was doable but headache-inducing.
The engineering firm adopted Appia to maintain project records, track fund packages, and provide transparent reports to project stakeholders.
“Appia maintains all the project items, inspection reports, and change orders all in one place to help the [reporting] process be more convenient.”
Contact Us
Want to explore further collaboration in the state of Texas? Contact us today to discuss how we can help your organization achieve statewide compliance, transparency, and efficiency via a workflow between Appia and TxDOTCONNECT.