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Lawmakers press ITD on construction‑management software, ongoing licensing and IT equipment requests
Summary
Committee members pressed the Idaho Transportation Department to inventory software licenses, explain delayed construction‑management software rollout and to justify a $2.9 million IT equipment request recommended by OITS.
Committee members asked the Idaho Transportation Department to produce a clear inventory of software licenses and to explain funding flows for construction‑management and other systems after several years of staggered software requests and partial appropriations.
Representative Tanner and others said the department previously requested about $1 million as a one‑time set‑up for construction management software, later sought $500,000 ongoing, and then reallocated or delayed parts of the project. Director Scott Stokes said the construction management software is intended to improve materials testing, sampling and inspection workflows and that cumulative legislative requests related to that work have been about $4 million. Stokes told the committee that development has progressed more slowly than anticipated and that unspent appropriations were reallocated to highway operations until the software project is completed.
Why it matters: Construction inspection and materials‑testing software is intended to speed contractor oversight, improve recordkeeping for payments and project closeout, and reduce paper workflow. Lawmakers asked how ongoing license and replacement‑item requests interact with earlier appropriations and requested an itemized list of current software services and funding sources.
IT equipment request: The Legislative Services Office analyst identified a $2.9 million request for IT equipment recommended by the Office of Information Technology Services (OITS) and a $865,700 request for district IT replacement equipment in Highway Operations. Representatives asked ITD to clarify which ongoing license costs remain, which were completed and how recurring hardware replacement needs are being funded.
Where things stand: ITD agreed to provide a committee report detailing software names, license terms, one‑time versus ongoing costs and a ledger of prior appropriations and reallocations tied to those projects.
