Partnering for Technology-Immersed Process Improvement [techbrief]

2019PDFBriefFHWA-HIF-20-007PartnershipsContractsConstructionDigital communication systemsDesignConstruction partneringProgrammatic partneringDigital deliveryModel-based design3D engineered modelsUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway Administration Resource Center (U.S.)United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of InfrastructureNieves, AntonioWeisner, KatFederal Highway AdministrationThe Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) benefits from an institutionalized partnering culture to advance innovations. The agency is implementing a new approach to construction contract documents that it calls digital delivery of Model-Based Design and Construction (MBDC). UDOT\u2019s digital delivery initiative includes the use of three-dimensional (3D) models as the official construction contract documents.88