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Addressing Challenges and Return on Investment (ROI) for Paperless Project Delivery (e-Construction)
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2017-05-11
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Abstract:State and local transportation departments, as well as construction contractors, are realizing the benefits of a paperless system, which include ready access to historical project documents and data, reduced printing and mailing costs, ease of updating information, simplified workflows, and quicker and more efficient project collaboration. These paperless project delivery system (e-Construction) benefits can happen before, during, and after construction of a project. The adoption of eConstruction practices has recently increased among agencies, in part due to FHWA efforts to promote this innovation during the third round of the Every Day Counts (EDC-3) initiative. However, the levels of e-Construction in project delivery vary greatly among the agencies. This study documents how state departments of transportation (DOTs) are transitioning to a more paperless project delivery system. The researchers focused on identifying the challenges encountered during implementation of e-Construction and opportunities for improvement. In addition, cost benefit data from four agencies was captured to set benchmarks used in a template to estimate return on investment (ROI) that DOTs can use to develop a business case to fund eConstruction initiatives. The actionable products of the research, which are included in this report, are guidelines for implementing e-Construction improvement opportunities and a framework for calculating ROI.
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