ECMS -The Engineering and Construction Management System (ECMS) provides up-to-date information on PennDOT’s construction projects, construction contracts and consultant agreements. Legal agreements and work orders created under those agreements are initiated for numerous research projects.
IGA - Intergovernmental Agreement - Allows the Research Division to coordinate with the following universities to conduct Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and traffic operations related research:
- Purdue University
- University of Maryland
Master Agreements - The Research Division coordinates with multiple state universities and colleges to conduct research through Master Agreements with the Department of General Services. Master Agreements are currently available with the following:
- Drexel University
- Juniata College
- Penn State University
- Temple University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- Villanova University
Impact Resilient Infrastructure Science and Engineering (IRISE) Consortium Agreement - Members and the University of Pittsburgh comprise the IRISE Consortium. A Steering Committee identify projects on an annual basis which are documented in the "Annual Work Program." Each project is initiated via a Work Order where a principal investigator from the University of Pittsburgh has been identified and is uniquely qualified to perform the work.
RFP - Request for Proposals (RFP) are utilized to competitively procure vendors for research projects.
Check out PennDOT's complete Research Project Listing.