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Creators:
Dion, Francois ; Bowcott, Sydney
Dion, Francois ; Bowcott, Sydney Less -
Corporate Creators:
University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute ; URS Corporation
University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute ; URS Corporation Less -
Corporate Contributors:
Michigan. Dept. of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Advanced Traffic Management Systems Software
Publication/ Report Number:
UMTRI-2009-10
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Michigan
Corporate Publisher:
Michigan. Dept. of Transportation
Abstract:
This project evaluates the process that was followed by MDOT and other stakeholders for the acquisition

of new Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) software aiming to integrate and facilitate the

management of various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) components across Michigan. The

reported evaluation is based on a review of various documents associated with the procurement project

and interviews with key individuals involved in the procurement. This includes individuals from the

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Michigan Department of Information Technology

(MDIT), the Michigan Department of Management and Budget (DMB), Kimley-Horn of Michigan,

which was commissioned under a separate contract to draft user needs and requirements for the

procurement, and consulting firms responding to the procurement’s Request for Proposal (RFP).

Positive experiences from the procurement include involvement of the entity that would be ultimately be

responsible for ongoing system support; use of vendor demonstrations prior to drafting the RFP to help

build a better understanding of what was available and feasible; use of technical requirements to steer

submitted solutions towards what exactly was being sought; appropriate consideration of the State’s

long-term needs; use of an evaluation committee covering various fields of expertise; and use of an

external consulting firm to draft the system requirements.

Negative experiences include the late involvement of MDIT; a potential loss of impetus due to the long

interval between the draft and final RFP; a lack of continuity caused by the fact that few people were

continuous throughout the project; a lack of involvement of operational staff; too much reliance on an

external firm to draft the system needs, and the need to devote significant time to answer and review the

high number of requirements attached to the RFP. Many of these negative experiences can directly be

linked to the delays that resulted from transferring the project lead to MDIT and establishing for the first

time an effective collaboration between these two agencies. A repetition of a similar process would

consequently likely go more smoothly and quickly.


Format:
PDF
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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Download URL:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18022/dot_18022_DS1.pdf
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