A Strategic Approach to Project Bundling Webinar Series
FHWA’s new series of Project Bundling webinars focuses on agency bundling strategy, why it can help you achieve your goals, and how to develop business processes and rules addressing capital programming, planning, environmental analysis, preliminary design, project delivery methods, and construction.
Project Bundling: Planning and Capital Programming
In this webinar, FHWA will walk through six key steps to plan, program, and optimize a project bundle.
Evaluation of projects for bundling is best done strategically and early in the transportation planning process to gain economies of scale throughout project development. Ideally, from a planning perspective, identifying the candidate projects suitable for funding and bundling will occur before the projects are included in the State Transportation Improvement Program. This webinar highlights how capital programming (also known as capital improvement planning by local agencies) is done, along with methods for identifying candidate projects, such as using asset management systems.
October 19, 2021 — 2:00 ET
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Also, Indiana DOT will go into detail about its process for selecting projects to bundle. The agency developed business rules for bundling more strategically during early project programming. Researchers used 9 years of data covering nearly 2,000 bridge projects delivered via 715 INDOT contracts. The results produced models INDOT can use to select the most appropriate projects to bundle in the future.
 Indiana DOT used project bundling to install intersection conflict warning systems at 17 locations. (Source: INDOT)
The INDOT study also found there is a functional limit to the number of projects included in a bundle where benefits reach a point of diminishing return or decline. This webinar will provide key project bundling lessons learned and explain the benefits of developing business rules. Register Today
Project Bundling: Preconstruction
January 18, 2022, 2:00 ET
Delivering a bundled project depends on several factors—which project delivery method is chosen, what effort is necessary to secure environmental determination and permits, which risks the agency has responsibility for, and other factors specific to the agency. This webinar will highlight the steps to setting up a strategic bundling program as outlined in the FHWA Bridge Bundling Guidebook and in the Advanced Project Bundling Quick Start Reference. Register
Project Bundling: Local Agency Partnering
March 15, 2022, 2:00 ET
Project bundling can happen across agencies. States may create bundled projects with local agencies and local agencies may bundle projects with other local agencies. For example, the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission is encouraging member agencies to bundle paving projects to expand treatment options not feasible in small quantities. This webinar will focus on case studies and model agreement templates for strategic partnerships. Register
Project Bundling: Construction and Contract Considerations
May 17, 2022, 2:00 ET
Project bundling can create some unique contract-related issues. In this webinar, we will demonstrate how you can address construction contract issues such as common specifications, common design standards, payment provisions, responsible parties, and demonstrate model contracts. We will present case studies demonstrating how all project delivery methods have been strategically used for successful bundled projects to reduce cost and save time. Register
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