The Challenge

Register and report all consequences of roadworks according to the terms of the DBFM contract and demonstrate in advance that the system functions according to the requirements.

As the executing party for the DBFM contract, SAAone faced two challenges. Firstly, the construction consortium had to demonstrate within a few months before the start of the work that the required system, including the associated IBM Maximo PMS work processes, functioned in accordance with the requirements.

IBM Business Partner Gemba provided IBM Maximo with a PMS: an add-on to the standard IBM Maximo environment. In addition to the verification of completed work, this add-on offers customized incident registration, tailored to the requirements of the contract.

“A closed lane can cost tens of thousands of euros per quarter of an hour in the unfavorable case”

Moreover, PMS integrates the Vehicle Loss Hours (VVU) model associated with the contract. This model calculates the time that a lane is closed, how many vehicles theoretically experience delays according to the model, and what financial consequences are associated with this specific part of the highway section. PMS also ensures the automatic calculation and substantiation of the payment mechanism behind quarterly reporting.

Complete system

With the registration and reporting system based on IBM Maximo and PMS, SAAone can manage the safety, quality, planning, and maintenance surrounding roadworks according to the requirements of Rijkswaterstaat. Peter Groen (project leader) explains: “If there is, for example, a hole in the road, the control room enters the report into the system. At that moment, the clock starts running and our people immediately get to work. When the repair is complete, we register that again in the system. PMS calculates the turnaround time, the costs associated with it, and any associated financial consequences, and includes this in the reports.” With this add-on from Gemba, the control room can link incidents to theoretical contract conditions and components faster and more easily, after which monitoring of the contract components can take place.