AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT COSTING

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is issuing an RFI to collect market information on AI‑enabled solutions for transportation project cost estimating. The agency seeks insight into pricing structures, technical capabilities, integration approaches, and human‑in‑the‑loop governance for AI tools that can augment existing estimating workflows across planning, design, engineer’s estimate, validation, and forecasting phases. No contract will be awarded and no payment will be made for responses; the data will support future strategic planning and potential pilot projects. • Desired AI functions include cost prediction, quantity estimation, pay‑item recommendation, unit‑price suggestions, risk analysis, and estimate validation. • Vendors must describe data requirements, integration with SCDOT’s AASHTOWare, GIS, and SQL Server environments, and provide explainable, audit‑ready outputs. • Responses are limited to 35 pages (excluding cover materials), submitted electronically by 5 PM on 11 September 2026, and must be marked for any confidential information.