LaSheita, with ZoZo Group, has conducted an analysis of the bid and estimates for Public Information Management services in Colorado. She is a thought leader in the industry and interested in seeing more small businesses provide better services and succeed in this space.
This analysis includes 10 months of data. In summary it shows that PIMs have left over $2.3 million dollars on the table.
2. Revised Specifications
CDOT standard specifications revised fall 2019
Onboarding, graphic design, and CoTrip audit tasks expanded or added
CDOT Design Engineers and Mgmt team discussed PIM should be 1% of project value
Compensation method changed from lump sum to daily rate
3. CDOT Project Bid Tab Results
December 2019 – Sept 2020
87 projects, total project values:
24 under 1 Million
46 between $ 1-5 Million
9 between $ 5-10 Million
8 over $10 Million
4. $2.3 million left on the table
Total Project Value = $ 312,974,140
1% = $ 3.12 million
Actual PIM amount bid= $ 820,506
PIM’s have left over $2.3 million on the table.
5. Public Information Bid Results
PIM bid results of 87 CDOT projects:
Above 1% = 8
.9 - 1% project value = 5
.7% - .8% project value = 12
.4% - .5% project value = 18
.2% - 3% project value = 21
0 - .1% project value = 19
Number of PIM bids less that 1% of the project valuation = 70, (%88.4)
6. PIM Bid vs. 1% Project Value
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STM067A-040
CC080-038
FSAC010-124
STMR200-249
BR101A-004
IM025A-048
STMM086-083
NHPPR100-303
NHPP1602-172
BR025A-046
SHER400-373
CC080-037
CR100-288
SHE094A-035
C088A-036
STR196A-001
SHE016A-043
SHE0881-031
NHPP1601-077
MTCER400-378
STA0241-065
STRR300-249
STA0504-905
FBR0343-042
MTCER200-265
BR0343-040&FBR0343-043
NHPP0502-082
ER0361-118
C0741-020
STR330A-002
STA059A-036
STR141A-044
NH0503-093
STR116A-001
CC0852-106FBR0852-108
STA0703-443
ITS070A-033
STR092A-030
PI Project Actual Bid Amount vs 1% of Project Value
Winning Bid Unit Price 1% of Project Value Per Day
7. PIM Bid vs. the Engineer Estimate
Number of PI bids equal to or above CDOT Engineers estimate = 28
Number of PI bids below the CDOT Engineers estimate = 59
%67 of the time, PIM bids are below the CDOT engineers estimate.
9. What is PIM worth?
1%
Facilitating
Public
Meetings
Writing Press
Releases
Keeping the
Web
Updated
Distributing
Traffic
Advisories
Stakeholder
Mgmt
Organizing
Mailings