1. By: Sarah Collins, LA DOTD

2. March 2009 Louisiana DOTD Went Into Production with Trnsport Preconstruction! June 2009 Over 40 projects let in Preconstruction! How Did It Happen?

9. Preconstruction Install Day 1 Preconstruction Install Day 3

10. From October 2007 to March 2009 the Louisiana DOTD Worked on Implementing  CES – Cost Estimation  BAMS\DSS – Bid Analysis  Preconstruction

11.  Did it go as smooth as butter?  Did we have are ups and downs?  Has the work finished?

12.  Data Conversion & Migration  Master Pay Item File  Training

13.  Legacy System: BIDS  What data to convert?  Project Plan: Convert five years of data.  Reality: Converted all projects with 2000 and 2006 Spec Years.  Keeping systems synchronized.  Stimulus Projects

14.  BIDS and Specialty Items  SiteManager Materials  Adjusting to Change  Major Issue  Everyone had their own ideas.  No one wanted to let go of that ability (from Design to Construction)  A consensus was obtained.  2008 Spec Year was created based off of the 2006 Spec Book

15.  Underestimated  Headquarters (6 main offices)  Districts (9 offices)  Only 5 days of Preconstruction training scheduled  Developed a Strategy

16.  We identify a “System Expert(s)” from each office.  Formally trained the System Experts  Open the Trnsport Training and Assistance Center  At Headquarters  5 weeks over 3 month period  Manned by InfoTech  Conducted District “Road Shows”

20.  Data Loads  SiteManager  Expedite  BAMS\DSS  The Problem  Carriage Returns\Line Feed  Hybrid Lump Sum  Appears Unit\Lump on BIDX  Confusing to Contractors

21.  September 30, 2009  10:00 a.m.  37 Projects are Scheduled to Be Let in Preconstruction.

24.  October 2010: ERP Go-Live  2010\2011: Electronic Lettings for the Districts  District Lets Project < $500,000 with no Federal money.  2011\2012: CRLMS