Deltek Pulse: April in review – Transportation
Published: May 09, 2013
The most common transportation projects during April are listed in the chart below as well as illustrated in the word cloud (according to the Deltek GovWin IQ database).
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Type of Project
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# of Solicitations
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Road/Street
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25
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Traffic
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21
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Parking
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20
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Construction
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19
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Asphalt
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16
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Paving
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11
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Bridge
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10
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Airport
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9
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Electrical
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8
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Bus Technology
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6
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The following states had the most transportation-related solicitation releases during April:
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State
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# of Solicitations
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New York
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287
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California
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247
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Texas
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204
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Maryland
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66
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Florida
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57
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Louisiana
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55
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Notable projects and releases
- In March, the state of New York released a solicitation for fleet management consulting services, with proposals due April 13. The contract scope includes developing and implementing a comprehensive fleet management program, modernizing the management of the state's fleet, and developing any contractual documents for new systems. A solicitation for a new fleet management system is at least 8-10 months away given the consultant’s scope of work.
- The Washington State Patrol (WSP) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for an intelligent management system coordinator. The state is looking to hire a consultant to provide planning and design support of information and intelligent systems for the Washington State Fusion Center (WSFC).
- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT) released a request for information (RFI) to obtain information from vendors on driver's license identification card issuance and production. The solution is expected to be integrated with the WisDMV Web services, mainframe, and customer flow system (released last month), and must include the ability to utilize facial recognition software.
Notable awards
- Gainesville - Alachua County Regional Airport Authority in Florida made an award to URS Corporation for its design phase services project. The final award amount is estimated to be no more than $266,308.
- The Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Multimodal Public Transit Automated Fare Collection Study was awarded to LTK Engineering Services for $480,007
- The Washington Sound Transit Board Regional Transportation made an award to Wabtec Corporation to design, install, test, and commission a positive train control system. The contract value is not to exceed $37,471,323.
Analyst’s Take
Unlike previous months, no large project solicitations were released in April. Despite the low level of activity, vendors should be prepared for a booming next couple of months, which historically are known to have many solicitations released. Additionally, solicitations that closed earlier this year will start to be awarded in the near future, and Deltek will be closely monitoring and reporting on signed contracts.
GovWin IQ subscribers can read further about these projects in the provided links. Non-subscribers can gain access with a GovWin IQ free trial.