{"id":32832,"date":"2025-10-19T10:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/fhwa-selects-cloud-based-capital-planning-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:05:26","slug":"fhwa-selects-cloud-based-capital-planning-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/fhwa-selects-cloud-based-capital-planning-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"FHWA selects cloud-based capital planning tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1760547314\/news\/text_to_speech\/fhwa-selects-cloud-based-capital-planning-tool_kqrg77.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>As the federal government continues its tech-forward push for construction projects, the Federal Highway Administration <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/10\/14\/3166229\/0\/en\/Federal-Highway-Administration-Extends-Partnership-with-Aurigo-to-Drive-Smarter-Data-driven-Infrastructure-Planning.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>selected Aurigo Software<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> as its enterprise capital planning system according to a Tuesday news release. The contract is for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highergov.com\/contract\/GS35F206BA-693JJ325F00237N\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$7 million total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to HigherGov.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The agency has committed to adopting the Aurigo Masterworks Plan tool, a FedRAMP authorized solution that\u2019s compliant with federal security standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cOur platform gives the Federal Highway Administration the flexibility to adapt as priorities, funding models, and technologies evolve,\u201d said Kevin Koenig, chief revenue officer at Aurigo Software, in the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>FHWA isn\u2019t 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\u2019s website. The company focuses on project management tools for large infrastructure projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Prior to the selection, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aurigo.com\/press_release\/10year-contract-with-fhwa-of-flh\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Aurigo signed a 10-year contract<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> with FHWA\u2019s 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\u2019s Masterworks Build product, according to Balaji Sreenivasan, Aurigo\u2019s CEO.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With Aurigo Masterworks, FHWA will be able implement:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Capital planning and prioritization.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Integrated program and project management for funding, planning, design and construction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Scenario modeling and forecasting via what-if analyses.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Automated workflows and mobile tools which can streamline bids, inspections and field reports.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Configurable dashboards and reports for real-time monitoring.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In order to work with the federal government, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/biz\/capital-planning-tech-firm-aurigo-passes-fedramp-hurdle.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Aurigo received the FedRAMP-ready status<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a strict cloud security clearance, in 2020, according to Government Technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The news comes amid a push by the federal government to increase the speed of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/white-house-permitting-reform-nepa-tech\/749783\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>permitting and environmental review<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which is having broad ripples. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 Buffalo District, for example, is <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/usace-buffalo-district-bim-construction\/758158\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>embracing building information modeling<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> across its projects as a result of the government\u2019s tech push.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/fhwa-aurigo-cloud-based-capital-planning\/802876\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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