Contract Monitoring TAG Report TUG Conference Monday, October 8, 2007

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.

GOALS Long Term –Provide guidance for Trns*port applications to preserve and enhance the analytical capabilities and functionality that reside in BAMS/DSS. –Promote flexible inter-active/analytical tools that could work in conjunction with “decision support” data –Support a diversity of output formats –Continue to advocate and guide the rewrite of BAMS/DSS

–Long term goals (continued) Promote awareness of the full analytical capabilities of BAMS/DSS including but not limited to: –competition modeling –fraud detection –general contract monitoring –comparison of as-bid to as-built data –identification of “bid items of concern” for construction personnel –Methods of evaluating design-build contracts and lump sum items –addressing modeling techniques to improve estimate quality

Short-term Goals Protect and enhance the quality and usability of the Trns.port data during the development of web Trns*port database. Survey all Trns*port agencies to determine how they are utilizing the DSS models and database

Old Business Ballot Items –Remove items 2611 and 2624 –Endorse items 7171 and 8570 Collusion Detection Seminar –Feb 2008 Web Trns*port and DSS –Forming a TRT

New Business State Discussions –VT, TX, TN, SC, OR, OH, NY, NS, NM, NE, MS, MO, MN, ME, LA, KY, KS, IN, IA, GA, FL, DE, AR, AL US DOT/OIG Fraud conference TAG Coordinator / Asst. Coordinator –Turner Bond, MO –Coord. –Steve Heller, IN - Asst. Coord.