In working with various Districts, I understand that electronic submittals are received and then stored in ProjectWise. In discussions with a PM from one of the metro Districts, it appears that there isn't necessarily a standardized format for how these submittal directories are created and organized. Furthermore, there are still some difficulties that exist related to methods of data transfer.
For instance, while TxDOT seems to have standardized on Box.com as a cloud-hosted repository for external data transfer to and from consultants, there have been some issues for various consultants in gaining access to these repositories--often due to organizational security concerns. Likewise, TxDOT has blocked by default all non-approved methods of data transfer including those previously maintained and used by organizations doing business with TxDOT.
Use of Deliverables Management with standardized structure and forms would not only create value through efficiency, but also provide for a secure and uniform data transfer method supported by a vendor we all do business with and have approved and secure data connections to.
Use of PWDM would also cut out the need for a middle-man like Box for a great number of things. PWDM could handle not just electronic submittals but also data transfer for when consultants are requesting/receiving project data like surveys, reports, or as-builts from TxDOT for their project development.
-John
OpenRoads Designer 2022 Release 3 | ProjectWise CONNECT 3.453
Hi John, In the short term not in the current state of things. However, we are looking at it for a future state as part of our Digital Delivery program. However, there a number of challenges that Bentley needs to overcome to systemic issues before it will effectively scale to our size. Additionally, we have some technical debt that we at TxDOT need to overcome. As part of the Digital Delivery effort though we are definitely looking at setting up a new configuration and working with Bentley to overcome our combined challenges to manage the scale of project that we have in a consistent way.