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... 33 As noted in Chapter 1, follow-up case examples were conducted to gather further details on individual state uses and their perceptions of the technology. The case examples were executed by phone interview between the research team and selected STAs.
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... 34 Electronic Ticketing of Materials for Construction Management projects by change order such that ALDOT could be sure the contractor and material supplier were well-equipped to handle the new technological approach. The solution selected by the contractor to satisfy the e-ticketing special note was Fleetwatcher by Earthwave.
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... Case Examples 35 Lessons Learned/Future Work ALDOT felt their initial pilots were successful and overall were met with positive feedback from their stakeholders. ALDOT is looking at conducting more pilot projects.
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... 36 Electronic Ticketing of Materials for Construction Management delivery times in lieu of total GPS tracking. FDOT has also piloted a system developed by the Florida Turnpike Authority known as Ticketless Asphalt.
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... Case Examples 37 to have training available during the projects. FDOT also noted that states should be specific in what they want from the technology and talk to industry about what challenges they may have to get to a solution.
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... 38 Electronic Ticketing of Materials for Construction Management bids because there are concerns related to sole source software vendors if a single provider is desired to build consistency and understanding among inspection staff and the contracting community. Also, Iowa DOT notes that the practice does not work for every contractor nor on every project.
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... Case Examples 39 4.4 Kentucky Overview The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is also considered an early adopter of e-ticketing.
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... 40 Electronic Ticketing of Materials for Construction Management and running recent software platforms. For the pilot projects, a plant had to be upgraded from a legacy system.
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... Case Examples 41 4.5 Pennsylvania Overview PennDOT was one of the early adopters of e-ticketing technologies. Their staff saw a presentation from Iowa that ultimately led to a pilot in Pittsburgh two years ago.
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... 42 Electronic Ticketing of Materials for Construction Management Pilot Project Details Year Road Function Classification Road Location Work Type Material Procurement Vendor Cost (Unit or Total) , Quantity 2017 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Millings Bid Item Libra Zonar $2,725 Asphalt $22,725 Millings 2017 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Millings Bid Item Fleetwatcher $4,745 Asphalt $4,745 Millings 2017 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Fleetwatcher $7,500 2017 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item In-house $1,000 2018 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Libra Zonar $4,909 2018 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item In-house Digital Forces $10,800 2018 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Fleetwatcher $2,655 2018 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item In-house $2,000 2018 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Fleetwatcher $7,500 2019 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item In-house Digital Forces $16,500 2019 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Fleetwatcher $2,800 2019 Interstate Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Fleetwatcher $2,601 2019 Collector Urban Road Resurfacing Asphalt Bid Item Fleetwatcher $8,750 Table 4.5.
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... Case Examples 43 Benefits UDOT found they were able to accomplish the goals of their e-ticketing pilot project through an in-house developed system. This allows for changes and modifications as needed by UDOT: they are in control of the data and are able to work with the system to feed data directly into their construction administration system.
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... 44 Electronic Ticketing of Materials for Construction Management Thus, they have not progressed into e-ticketing use but have strong interest and knowledge. They have spoken to many vendors including Command Alkon, Earthwave, and Livegistics.

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