THE ROAD AUTHORITY

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THE ROAD AUTHORITYMUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• Prepared for the
• 2005 Tri Committee
• Fall Symposium

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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?

• www.roadauthority.com
• The Road Authority (TRA) is delivered to Ontario
  Municipalities as key member service by the
  Ontario Good Roads Association
• TRA represents and operates as a public and
  private partnership
• TRA is an Internet-based information resource
  that provides a mechanism for infrastructure
  owners, consultants, contractors and product
  suppliers to collaborate and share information
• TRA provides users with information on products,
  services and technical solutions available for
  use in the public works sector

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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?

• WHAT IS IT REALLY?
• Web based database for products used for roads,
  bridges and public works
• Enables suppliers and manufacturers to list their
  product information
• Shows product classification given by the Ontario
  Provincial Standards - Products Management
  Committee (OPS-PMC)
• Enables M.T.O. to maintain Designated Sources of
  Material (DSM) lists
• Enables municipalities to maintain Municipal
  Product Lists (MPLs) through Municipal Product
  Interfaces (MPIs)

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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?

• HOW DOES IT WORK?
• Companies wishing to profile their products
  and/or services in the database register with TRA
• Companies can also request the Ontario Provincial
  Standards - Product Management Committee
  (OPS-PMC) and participating municipalities to
  review their product for acceptance
• Companies use TRAs Workbench Technology to
  maintain in real time, their corporate, product
  and service information

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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?

• WHY DOES IT WORK?
• Product manufacturers and suppliers receive
  direct exposure to their market place
• Classification by OPS-PMC provides value-added
  information to users regarding the use and
  application of products and/or services and a
  recognition of compliance with standards
• Municipalities with limited resources can
  immediately take advantage of the technical
  expertise provided by the OPS-PMC

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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?
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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?
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WHAT IS THE ROAD AUTHORITY?

• ACCEPTED FOR USE
• UNDER EVALUATION
• FOR INFORMATION ONLY
• PENDING ACCEPTANCE
• UNDER REVIEW

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• The objective of The Road Authority is to
  maintain an information portal for the public
  works sector by providing an electronic gateway
  that allows users to
• Source products, services and technical solutions
• Gather public works related information
• Access expertise from participating members
  including the Ontario Provincial Standards and
  other infrastructure owners
• Review current standards
• Participate in discussion forums
• Submit products for review and classification
• Promote collaboration amongst infrastructure
  owners

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• MEMBER SERVICE BENEFITS
• Through Workbench Technology, members may request
  access to the TRA database system through a
  Municipal Private Interface (MPI), essentially a
  private doorway to information that can be
  specific to your municipality
• The MPI allows a municipality to manage
  information by
• Manipulating its own products and services lists
• Providing a tracking mechanism to manage product
  approvals and the work flow related to product
  information management
• key features that are critical in a fast-paced
  municipal environment where information is
  changing frequently

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• PIONEERING MEMBERS
• Recognize the Ministry of Transportation and
  Regional Municipality of Durham for mandating
  companies to register themselves and their
  products with TRA
• Further recognize the Regional Municipality of
  Durham in using their MPI to manage and publish
  their Municipal Products List
• durham.roadauthority.com/common/DivisionList.asp

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT
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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• TRA USER GROUP
• Ontario Ministry of Transportation
• Ontario Good Roads Association
• Regional Municipalities of Durham, Halton,
  Niagara, Peel and Waterloo

• Cities of Brampton, Brantford, Hamilton,
  Mississauga, Ottawa, Toronto and Vaughan
• Towns of Ajax, Caledon and Markham
• Concord Supply

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• CITY OF VAUGHAN
• We are currently implementing our MPI to
• Managing our municipal products list
• Formalize the methodology and workflow for a new
  products review and approval process
• Through the TRA User Group, we are taking the
  next step in fulfilling the objectives of the TRA
• Vaughan tasks
• Council resolution endorsing TRA and our
  MPI complete
• Set up a virtual Vaughan Products Management
  Committee complete
• Consists of a coordinator and technical members
• Formalize an approved products list for
  publishing on MPI 80 complete
• Enable the MPI to conduct the business of
  Products Management 80 complete
• Products Management technology, process and
  workflow is borrowed from the OPS-PMC

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• PROCESS OVERVIEW
• Company registers with TRA, electronically the
  company can instantly request OPS and
  participating municipalities to classify their
  product or service
• Through the MPI
• Vaughan Coordinator creates an agenda for members
  to review
• Vaughan Technical members review a prepared
  application for each product on the agenda
• Vaughan Technical members note their comment
• Committee, by consensus, determine if the product
  is accepted
• Update our municipal products list accordingly

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• PROCESS OVERVIEW

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Click on a product
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Company information and links

• PROCESS OVERVIEW

Associated standards
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Links to supporting documentation
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• PROCESS OVERVIEW

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• PROCESS OVERVIEW

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• PROCESS OVERVIEW

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MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

• BENEFITS
• Establish a consistent process for products
  management
• Company data is maintained in real time
• All company and product information and
  documentation is pre-captured via TRA and forms
  part of our agenda automatically
• Positive and meaningful collaboration with OPS
  and other municipal expertise
• Efficient and effective use of time and resources
  as no further product research is required
• Cost effective

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QUESTIONS?

• Denny S. Boskovski, C.E.T.
• Supervisor, Infrastructure Management
• Engineering Services Division
• Engineering and Public Works Department