GOTIME: PennDOT to Save More Than $28 Million with New Mobile Construction App Through Improved Efficiency

GOTIME: PennDOT to Save More Than $28 Million with New Mobile Construction
App Through Improved Efficiency

9/15/2016-HARRISBURG

Governor Tom Wolf lauded PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards for the
department's innovative mobile construction app displayed today at an
Interstate 83 construction site, noting that use of the mobile technology
by
field staff is helping save money and meeting the administration's GO-TIME
challenge for state government to work smarter.

"This innovation translates into savings in two years of more than $28
million
and provides a clear and exciting example of how technology improvement can

make government both more efficient and effective," Governor Wolf said.

"We have nearly 400 inspectors on staff and 1,200 under contract to check
on
the roughly $2.5 billion worth of construction work we have underway each
year," Sec. Richards said. "The mobile construction app reduces time spent
on
administrative tasks. As a result, inspectors are in the field an
additional
one and a half hours per a day, or nearly 300,000 additional person hours
each
year. Last year, the first it was rolled out, saw $11 million in
productivity
savings, and we expect an additional $17 million this fiscal year."

Inspector Dave Haverstock demonstrated the app for media representatives.
Media
who could not attend the event today may contact the PennDOT press office
to
schedule a demonstration.

Prior to adoption of the mobile app, inspectors had to consult large paper
documents and spend time traveling back and forth between their offices and

construction sites to submit reports. Now, inspectors use the app to
perform
these same tasks directly from the field. The app was recognized by the
National Association of State Chief Information Officers as a 2015 State IT

Finalist in the category of Improving State Operations.

PennDOT is looking to extend the technology to other state agencies that
rely
on labor-intensive, paper–based processes to conduct inspections.

"The mobile construction inspection app is a great example of what Governor

Wolf is trying to accomplish through GO-TIME," said Sharon Ward, director
of
the Governor's Office of Transformation, Innovation, Management and
Efficiency
(GO-TIME). "Not only is PennDOT improving the efficiency of its own staff,
they
are sharing their expertise with other agencies to provide even greater
benefit
to taxpayers."

GO-TIME works with state agencies to maximize efficiency, modernize
operations
and improve the delivery of services. These efforts saved more than $156
million in FY 15-16, exceeding the $150 million savings goal he set by the
Governor.
To learn more about GO-TIME, visit www.governor.pa.gov/go-time/.

Media Contact: Rich Kirkpatrick, (717) 783-8800

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