This new contract enhances project delivery using OpenRoads 3D design software and ProjectWise, amid increasing demands from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding
PennDOT Contracts with Bentley for Project Delivery
EXTON, PA, Aug 6, 2024 – Bentley Systems, Inc., the infrastructure engineering software company, announced that it has been selected as part of a multi-award Request for Proposal by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for state-wide civil design solutions. The contract award extends Bentley’s long-standing relationship with PennDOT to advance project delivery. PennDOT has transitioned to Bentley’s OpenRoads 3D design software and ProjectWise for CADD data management to support roadway, bridge, drainage, traffic, and geotechnical engineering.
The acceleration of infrastructure projects with federal funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is challenging DOTs and their engineering firm ecosystems to expand capacity, including through purposeful inclusion of smaller business enterprises. In the new PennDOT contract, Bentley has proudly partnered with Pennsylvania firms Cedarville Engineering Group, llc (CEG) of Pottstown and Honor Engineer Company of Harrisburg.
Kelly Barber, P.E., chief of the Engineering Automation and Services Division, PennDOT said, “As the Department moves toward being platform inclusive, we are looking forward to the opportunities advancing technologies will bring to the Department and our business partners, now and into the future.”
In a recent visit to Bentley’s corporate headquarters, Mike Carroll, Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, noted PennDOT’s leadership in embracing digital capabilities, including the advances made by Bentley Systems, to improve project delivery. Joining Secretary Carroll were PennDOT’s acting chief executive Christine Spangler; Corey Pellington, deputy secretary for administration; and Mike Rebert, deputy secretary for highway administration; Rep. Matthew Bradford, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; and Sen. Wayne Langerholc, jr., chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems is the infrastructure engineering software company. They provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Their industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Their offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.
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