Utah Department of Transportation Selects Digital InterPlot; Establishes Managed Environment to Support Engineering Operations and Electronic Bid Solicitation.Business Editors EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2003 Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Incorporated, today announced that the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT UDOT Utah Department Of Transportation ) has implemented Digital InterPlot(TM) to streamline engineering operations, project plan management, and electronic bid solicitation. With this implementation of the collaboration server for plot management, UDOT has established a managed environment that enables a higher level of coordination in planning, reduced construction costs, and greater operational efficiency. UDOT will cut printing, packaging, and mailing costs by an estimated $192,000 per year with Digital InterPlot and will complete construction projects more quickly by cutting significant time out of plan revision cycles. Digital InterPlot is streamlining the way UDOT engineers, outside contractors, and suppliers create, store, and share construction plans. Users can create digital plot sets from engineering data stored in DGN DGN Design (file) DGN Dirección General de Normas (Standards Organization in Mexico) DGN MicroStation Design File (file format/extension) , DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. , and raster formats, and make them available via a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. for viewing and printing. Now all project team members can obtain up-to-date plans no matter what tools they use. The implementation is part of UDOT's Electronic Plan Room (EPR EPR Electron Paramagnetic Resonance EPR Extended Producer Responsibility EPR Electronic Patient Record(s) EPR Emergency Preparedness and Response (US DHS) EPR Endpoint Reference EPR Ethylene-Propylene Rubber ) initiative to lower costs and make collaboration more efficient by eliminating paper-based plan distribution. "The UDOT Electronic Plan Room allows contractors to save time by getting instant access to plans when they are first made available and when changes occur," said Greg Herrington, UDOT EPR Project Manager. "Furthermore, we expect the EPR to encourage a wider range of contractors nationwide to bid on UDOT projects." Bentley helped UDOT to integrate the EPR with its Electronic Bid System, designed to increase the efficiency of the bidding process while reducing costs for both taxpayers and construction companies. Using the Electronic Bid System, contractors access detailed information on upcoming projects by visiting UDOT's Web site (www.udot.utah.gov). Bidders can prepare and submit their bids on-line. The bids are then stored in an independent, third party vault until they are opened and a contract awarded. About Digital InterPlot Bentley's Digital InterPlot is a collaboration server for plot management. It is an ideal tool for hard copy plotting, and digital plot creation, storage, and distribution. Project participants can query, view, and print high fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high plot renditions over the Web from anywhere at any time. Advanced features like graphical comparisons and offline distribution of plan sets improve operational efficiency. With Digital InterPlot, renditions become part of a user's managed environment, where information is confidently shared, synchronized, and secured. About Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a global software vendor founded in 1984, provides software solutions to create, manage, and publish architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission ) content. Bentley enables leading AEC firms and owners to design, build, and operate facilities, industrial plants, roadways, and other essential infrastructure assets. Bentley delivers integrated building design, plant design, civil engineering, and geospatial solutions for transportation, process and discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. , government and public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. , building, and utilities. Bentley's 2002 revenues reached $230 million. Bentley software plays a mission-critical role in over two-thirds of the work of the Engineering News-Record Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It has been published since 1874. It is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies. Top 500 Design Firms. About Bentley Civil Bentley Civil is the company's focused organization providing vertical solutions for roads, rail, and site infrastructure. For more information, call 800-BENTLEY or 610-458-5000, or visit us on the Web at www.bentley.com. Bentley and the "B" logo are registered trademarks and Digital InterPlot is a trademark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or Bentley Software, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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