TXDOT
ASSET
MAINTENANCE
HOW TEXAS IS
EXPANDING
ITS ASSET
MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM
John Roberts
TxDOT Maintenance Division
Performance-Based Contracts
TxDOT TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT EXPANSION
I: DEVELOP PERFORMANCE-BASED
TOTAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
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INITIAL FOCUS FOR FUTURE TOTAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
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Geographic Ramp Up
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POTENTIAL SAVINGS OF $15-26M/YEAR
By converting all contracts in the focus area to TMC’s
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JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT: TxDOT/McKINSEY CO.
 TxDOT and McKinsey and Co.
– Global management consulting firm
 Intense 8-week study ending March 2013
 Objective: to thoroughly assess the performance and
opportunities associated with outsourcing road
maintenance in Texas
– Compare TMC costs to cost of traditional contracts
 Publish results for use by other DOTs
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TMC SOURCING SUMMARY - RECOMMENDATIONS
 Conduct structured pre-bid contractor workshops
 Tighten pre-qualification process
 Identify and engage qualified contractors
 Use modular contracting process
 Request cost breakdown from contractors as part of bid
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TO ASSESS AND OPTIMIZE TMC PERFORMANCE
Track Four Metrics
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TMC PAYMENT CRITERIA
• Condition assessment
 Level of service
 Baseline condition assessment
• Random times and locations
 Sample at least 10 percent
• 3 month rolling average
• Unit items
 Preventive maintenance
 Snow and ice
• Safety
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EXPANDING ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
II.
INTEGRATE ASSET MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS PROCESSES FOR IMPROVED
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
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ASSET BUSINESS PROCESS INTEGRATION
Asset types:
• Pavement
• Bridges and culverts
• Roadside
• Other
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CURRENT TxDOT TAM BUSINESS PRACTICES
• Support systems
 Pavement Management Information Systems (PMIS):
pavement management processes/data
 PONTIS Bridge Management System (BMS)
 COMPASS – Maintenance Management System
 TxMAP – condition assessment program; performancebased budgeting supported by Compass
 Asset inventory
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TxDOT ASSET MANAGEMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN
 Project timeline: Nine months
• Assessment Phase
• Determine asset management objectives
• Identify asset inventory, condition and performance gaps
• Assess TxDOT asset systems and data
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BUSINESS PROCESS INTEGRATION BENEFITS
• Cost savings
• Improved efficiency
• Improved productivity
• Increased service to the public
• Improved public safety
• Better management
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BUSINESS PROCESS INTEGRATION BENEFITS
• Helps meet objectives
• Optimizes investments
• Increased asset life/lower life cycle costs
• Informs cross-program decisions
• Links management to policy and strategic goals
• Achieves transparency, accountability, and credibility
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BUSINESS PROCESS INTEGRATION
 Consultant: Dye Management Group Inc., Bellevue, Washington
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III.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
CHALLENGES:
ACCELERATED TEXAS ENERGY
SECTOR EXPANSION
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Energy Impacts
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Energy Impacts
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ENERGY IMPACTED ROAD: SAFETY STATISTICS
 50 percent of statewide fatalities on rural roads 2012
 In 2012, Eagle Ford Shale Counties- 249 fatalities
 Year-to-date Aug. 2013 in Eagle Ford Shale - 103 fatalities
 In 2012 in Permian Basin Counties—317 fatalities
 Year-to-date Aug. 2013 in Permian – 279 fatalities
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HB 1025
2013 TEXAS LEGISLATURE Supplemental Appropriations Bill
$450M from Texas General Revenue Fund to TxDOT
 $225M to State Highway Fund 6 for “maintenance and safety,
including repairs to roadways and bridges within the state
highway system for damage caused by oversize vehicles or
overweight loads used in the development and production of
energy or by above normal usage … by vehicles used in the
development and production of energy.
 $225M to TxDOT to be deposited in the new Transportation
Infrastructure Fund for the purposes of implementing SB
1747
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URGENT SOLUTION: EMULSIFIED ASPHALT ROADS
Limited conversion to emulsified asphalt roads
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LIMITED CONVERSION TO EMULSIFIED ASPHALT ROADS
Next Steps in This Process
 Conduct public meetings in all impacted counties
 Provide 60-day review period for counties interested in
considering taking over responsibility for these highways
 Consider any local options brought forward
 Address immediate safety issues as they arise
 Proceed with conversions as conditions and resources allow if
counties do not offer alternative solutions
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Safety Benefits of Conversion to Emulsified Asphalt Surface
Unsafe Roadways:
Safety Issues
After Conversion:
Increased roadway width
Eliminated shoulder drop-offs
Smoother surface
Decreased speeds
After Conversion
Increased roadway width
Eliminated edge drop-offs
Smoother surface
Decreased speeds
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