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Mission Statement:

The mission of Contract Monitoring TAG is to assist the TUG in advocating for and supporting the analysis of Trns•port  data as it relates to construction projects from conception to finalization.

Short Term Goals:
 
bulletProtect and enhance the quality and usability of the Trns•port  data during the development of web Trns•port database.
bulletSurvey all Trns•port  agencies to determine how they are utilizing the DSS models and database.
bulletPoll the TAG membership to explore the possibility of a more appropriate title for the TAG.
bulletCreate a Technical Review Team (TRT) to define user requirements for upcoming Contract Monitoring tools.

Long Term Goals:
bulletProvide guidance for Trns•port applications to preserve and enhance the analytical capabilities and functionality that reside in BAMS/DSS.
bulletPromote flexible inter-active/analytical tools that could work in conjunction with "decision support" data.
bulletSupport a diversity of output formats.
bulletContinue to advocate and guide the rewrite of BAMS/DSS
bulletPromote awareness of the full analytical capabilities of BAMS/DSS including but not limited to:
bulletCompetition modeling
bulletFraud detection
bulletGeneral contract monitoring
bulletComparison of as-bid to as-built data
bulletIdentification of “bid items of concern” for construction personnel
bulletMethods of evaluating design-build contracts and lump sum items
bulletAddressing modeling techniques to improve estimate quality
bulletDevelop a mutually supported list of best practices for the four areas of Contract Monitoring work.
bulletEnhancing competition
bulletCombating fraud
bulletData analysis
bulletHistoric database management
Member List:

Name

Agency

Phone
Jeff Hisem
Coordinator 		Ohio DOT
(614)644-6388
Steve Heller
Assistant Coordinator		 Indiana DOT (317)234-3988
Nasser Pourfarzaneh Florida DOT (850)414-4000
Mike Jenkins Indiana DOT (317)232-6733
Lou Ann Hughes Kansas DOT (785)296-7132
Todd Bergland Minnesota DOT
Mike Swedo New Jersey DOT (609)530-2117
Anthony Lujan New Mexico DOT (505)476-0921
Kathy Smolinski New York DOT
David Mincey North Carolina DOT (919)715-2328
Tim Lindberg South Carolina DOT
Barbara Scruggs Virginia DOT

(804)786-3354
Mike Fowler Vermont AOT (802)828-0160

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Last updated: April 18, 2012.