Overview
The ADCMS Program is funded through the Technology and Innovation Deployment Program (TIDP). The Federal share of a project or activity carried out with TIDP funds shall be 80% unless otherwise expressly specified (see BIL Section 11101(c)(3)(A)).
Purpose and Goals
The purpose of ADCMS is to promote, implement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, and document the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance, and benefits.
Program Goals (Section 13006(a)(5)(B) of BIL)
- Accelerated State adoption of advanced digital construction management systems applied throughout the construction lifecycle (including through the design and engineering, construction, and operations phases) that maximize interoperability with other systems, products, tools, or applications; boost productivity; manage complexity; reduce project delays and cost overruns; and enhance safety and quality.
- More timely and productive information - sharing among stakeholders through reduced reliance on paper to manage construction processes and deliverables such as blueprints, design drawings, procurement and supply-chain orders, equipment logs, daily progress reports, and punch lists.
- Deployment of digital management systems that enable and leverage the use of digital technologies on construction sites by contractors, such as state-of-the-art automated and connected machinery and optimized routing software that allows construction workers to perform tasks faster, safer, more accurately, and with minimal supervision.
- The development and deployment of best practices for use in digital construction management.
- Increased technology adoption and deployment by States and units of local government that enables project sponsors to integrate the adoption of digital management systems and technologies in contracts and to weigh the cost of digitization and technology in setting project budgets.
- Technology training and workforce development to build the capabilities of project managers and sponsors that enables States and units of local government to better manage projects using advanced construction management technologies and to properly measure and reward technology adoption across projects of the State or unit of local government.
- Development of guidance to assist States in updating regulations of the State to allow project sponsors and contractors to report data relating to the project in digital formats and to fully capture the efficiencies and benefits of advanced digital construction management systems and related technologies.
- Reduction in the environmental footprint of construction projects using advanced digital construction management systems resulting from elimination of congestion through more efficient projects.
- Enhanced worker and pedestrian safety resulting from increased transparency.
The outcomes being sought by the ADCMS program are:
- Maximize interoperability with other systems, products, tools or applications, boost productivity, manage complexity and reduce project delays and cost overruns.
- Are transferable to other States or jurisdictions.
- That move the state of the practice significantly forward.
- Allow data to be used in some or all of the phases of the projects lifecycle (design, engineering, construction and operations).