Dive Brief:
- As the federal government continues its tech-forward push for construction projects, the Federal Highway Administration selected Aurigo Software as its enterprise capital planning system according to a Tuesday news release. The contract is for $7 million total, according to HigherGov.
- The agency has committed to adopting the Aurigo Masterworks Plan tool, a FedRAMP authorized solution that’s compliant with federal security standards.
- “Our platform gives the Federal Highway Administration the flexibility to adapt as priorities, funding models, and technologies evolve,” said Kevin Koenig, chief revenue officer at Aurigo Software, in the news release.
Dive Insight:
FHWA isn’t alone with its choice. In addition to the federal government, Austin, Texas-based Aurigo also counts state departments of transportation among its clientele, including Utah, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Delaware, according to the company’s website. The company focuses on project management tools for large infrastructure projects.
Prior to the selection, Aurigo signed a 10-year contract with FHWA’s Office of Federal Lands Highway starting in 2021 to modernize its capital roadway construction planning and management, according to a news release from that year. The office used Aurigo’s Masterworks Build product, according to Balaji Sreenivasan, Aurigo’s CEO.
With Aurigo Masterworks, FHWA will be able implement:
- Capital planning and prioritization.
- Integrated program and project management for funding, planning, design and construction.
- Scenario modeling and forecasting via what-if analyses.
- Automated workflows and mobile tools which can streamline bids, inspections and field reports.
- Configurable dashboards and reports for real-time monitoring.
In order to work with the federal government, Aurigo received the FedRAMP-ready status, a strict cloud security clearance, in 2020, according to Government Technology.
The news comes amid a push by the federal government to increase the speed of permitting and environmental review, which is having broad ripples. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo District, for example, is embracing building information modeling across its projects as a result of the government’s tech push.
