Development of the digital design environment ProjectWise(TM) - phase 1.

PDFTech ReportCT-2253-F-17-4SPR-2253Computer aided designDigital communication systemsInformation storage and retrieval systemsSystem designDocumentsConnecticutUnited StatesConnecticut. Dept. of TransportationPratt, William S.Connecticut. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Dept. of TransportationUS Transportation CollectionThe goal of this research was to develop a project document management system capable of managingConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Capital Road and Bridge Program. Primary targets ofresearch and development included the system, contract design deliverables (plans, specs and estimates),digital signing, project submission, submittals, legacy archiving and a portal for construction inspectiondocument management.The resulting implementation of the Cloud based ProjectWise (PW) Online from Bentley Systems Inc. hasdelivered CTDOT a robust project and asset document management system. The system is integrated withCTDOT authoritative project and asset tracking data to automate project and asset storage and securitymanagement. The Cloud solution offers easy secure access for Department\u2019s one hundred plus ConsultantEngineers and state forces. The hosting offered a tremendous cost savings of server, backup, disasterrecovery and VPN acquisition and maintenance going forward. Contract plan sheets underwent a welcomedtransformation from wet signed Mylar\u2019s to a digitally signed PDF contract set. Major asset documents(Bridges and Traffic Signals) installed or rehabilitated within capital projects are managed through their uniqueID\u2019s tagged to the capital projects, eliminating the need to parse out the documents from the capital project.A Real Time Kinematics (RTK) system for GPS construction inspection allowed the digital design environmentto justify 3D model deliverables. In addition, an open source Web-GIS was developed, which offers intuitiveinteractive maps with hyperlinking to project and asset documents. This integration includes active,completed and legacy project information