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\"Over the last couple bienniums, we've developed a capital improvement plan for all of our facilities,\" Director Ron Henke told the committee as he walked members through the department's long sheet of facility priorities. Henke said the $15.5 million request is targeted to build a Towner section building, a Dickinson truck barn, and replace Bully and Rolla section buildings.

Henke said the department scored facility needs and listed projects in priority order on the packet the committee received. \"This is priority order for us,\" he said when a legislator asked how projects were ranked. He added a caveat that site‑specific issues—such as airport height restrictions at Towner—might move a project down the list and the department would proceed to the next priority if a particular project encountered an impediment.

The department also presented a condition‑based inventory that classifies items as danger/alarm, alert phase 1 and 2, and caution; many of the buildings on the long sheet showed elements that the department identified as urgent roof, HVAC or other life‑cycle needs. Henke said four section buildings are already under construction this biennium and the recently bid projects have been coming in at or under expected square‑foot costs.

Henke confirmed the $15.5 million proposal is funded from the highway fund (not SIF) and that the Senate placed some of these dollars as one‑time authority rather than base increases. If the committee approves the request, DOT intends to bid and construct the prioritized facilities in the next biennium.

Committee members asked for clarification on which entries in the long sheet corresponded to the $15.5 million and whether the items were listed in priority order; Henke walked members through the packet and noted the department had hired architects and developed preliminary plans for the proposed projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Mar 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Department of Transportation presented a prioritized capital improvement plan to the Appropriations Government Operations Division that requests $15.5 million (highway fund) for replacement and repair of section buildings and other district facilities.","taxTitle","Appropriations - Government Operations Division, House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28887,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6624929,"DOT tells appropriations panel it needs carryover to continue mainframe replacement and traffic IT projects",1767,369000,2136000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2764887-8d22340ba7284fa2870dd8e7f785429c&start=369&end=2136","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2764887-8d22340ba7284fa2870dd8e7f785429c/thumbnail_369000.jpg","/articles/6624929/North-Dakota/DOT-tells-appropriations-panel-it-needs-carryover-to-continue-mainframe-replacement-and-traffic-IT-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6624929-89a54c719155338c6a965f56ff095587/orig.mp4?Expires=1771014355&Signature=OYEzI5FnRUPVLqo~aM11lfQ6xkijvK3oPjoz9FZDJW3UT2YBHvvKUjIGiPx7zg-OWMIxB7ARicIvzB5dn4rbAvVjdSkGtRRMX-UOErvdqG2L3fOIBoOJdbr9pkjc~~nTygwc9a0ZggQ6QtbfFRblj4fmVdIRtd-7kY0T7hpLJih6JCEu60aHVSdYJPgtNnlRtRMWeRCNCUiBBXW6AG5yqMYzXKiGKmLZuQAduuBNELuKNItmCHUeTUG0Ytt5dGDiZcRn38ZYUi~rofxd9q51wU4~sdqctLXwEs4eTVFJ-2uEv9VKCoKfV1BZQUsCd51k~ziFc6Cy6fB2pMzEsjAMDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Department of Transportation asked the House Appropriations Government Operations Division to allow carryover of previously appropriated funds so the agency can continue a multiyear effort to replace an aging mainframe and finish other information‑technology projects.

\"We would like to start off by trying to answer some of the present some information on our IT projects and then answer any questions,\" Director Ron Henke said as he opened the department's IT presentation. Henke said the agency has requested carryover authority for funds appropriated in prior biennia to finish projects now underway.

The largest IT program is RIMS, the DOT's mainframe replacement effort. Henke told the committee the department received authority in prior biennia totaling $9,600,000 in special (highway) funds and roughly $6.25 million in general funds for RIMS; as of February 2025 the department had spent about $1.1 million of that allocation. Henke described RIMS as a multiyear, phased effort that includes an asset inventory, roadway capital planning, a project master system, data management and post‑implementation work that the department expects to continue into future biennia.

Greg Hoffman, deputy chief information officer at the state Information Technology Department (NDIT), described the vendor approach for several projects. \"These are gonna be software as a solution,\" Hoffman said, explaining the department will generally buy configurable, off‑the‑shelf systems and then configure them to North Dakota's needs rather than fully customizing software.

Henke also reviewed several related DOT IT efforts: an automated vehicle‑location (AVL) system that will put real‑time truck location and material‑use data on the department travel map; a three‑phase traffic‑monitoring project in which the department is seeking a new vendor to complete a strategic plan and later equipment purchases; and other agency systems detailed in the department handout.

On the traffic monitoring project, Henke said the department had a vendor for phase 2 but \"we had to mutually agree to leave them\" and are again seeking a vendor to complete the strategic plan before buying count equipment. Committee members pressed about procurement and the sometimes wide cost ranges for projects; Hoffman and Henke explained state procurement rules require competitive processes and that early analysis to nail down requirements can itself cost in the low millions, which drives the practice of presenting a cost range and using initial contract phases to refine scope.

Henke said if the committee approves the carryover requests, DOT will return in later biennia for additional forward authority because projects such as RIMS span multiple years and remaining phases.

The committee did not vote on the carryover during the hearing; members and staff asked for additional details and schedules while DOT and NDIT staff remained available to answer follow‑up questions.","Department of Transportation Director Ron Henke told the House appropriations subcommittee the agency seeks to carry forward previously appropriated funds to continue a multi‑biennium IT program that includes replacing its mainframe (RIMS), a traffic‑monitoring strategic plan and an automated vehicle‑location system.","actionData","errors"]

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DOT seeks $15.5 million for section building replacements and facility repairs

DOT tells appropriations panel it needs carryover to continue mainframe replacement and traffic IT projects