Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Transportation (Department) is seeking Pavement and Bridge Asset Management Software as a Service as defined in this Request for Proposal (RFP) document. This document provides instructions for submitting proposals, the procedure, and criteria by which the awarded Bidder will be selected, and the contractual terms which will govern the relationship between the State of Maine (State) and the awarded Bidder. The Department is responsible for 8,800 centerline miles of highway and 3,000 bridges. The Department requires SaaS with the capability to store, process, maintain and update inventory and condition data for these highway and bridge assets. The highway and bridge assets are on the same network but processed and stored separately. Based on the software’s forecasting and deterioration modeling, the software must perform life-cycle cost analysis of alternative maintenance/capital work strategies to determine the optimal strategy given defined parameters, to identify short and long-term budget needs, and ensure that bridge and highway assets are in a State of Good Repair. For example, over 20 years, how often should a road with specific traffic/construction parameters have pavement rebuilt rather than patched for optimal cost/performance balance? To determine the best treatment approach for its assets, the Department currently utilizes the Incremental Benefit Cost (IBC) optimization approach that maximizes benefits while meeting a cost constraint. Based on the results of these analyses, the Department generates recommended work programs and implementation schedules. The Department is open to other optimizations approaches if they meet our business requirements. The software will be required to produce reports and maps of the assets and analysis results for publication, and Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) reporting requirements for the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) for their funding decisions. The Department intends to continue use of the current provider, Deighton Associates Limited, through Spring 2023 to complete the analyses from the Bridge Inspection data and ARAN data that is used to fulfill 2023 MaineDOT Work Plan development and reporting requirements.
