{"id":594,"date":"2023-01-05T00:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T00:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webresources-uat.com\/nchrp1918\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2023-01-05T00:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T00:26:00","slug":"17-estimate-cost-of-implementation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crp.trb.org\/nchrpwebresource2\/research-and-planning-overview\/17-estimate-cost-of-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"(17) Estimate Cost of Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"ruc-block\" style=\"border-radius: 25px;border: 3px solid #67B059;margin: 30px;padding: 20px\">\n    <div class=\"container-contents\" style=\"margin-left: 25px;padding-left: 10px;margin-right: 25px\">\n      <div id=\"bbDIV\" style=\"min-width:45ch;max-width: 150ch;padding-right: 20px;margin-bottom: 25px;margin-top: 12px\"> \n          <div class=\"ruc-bb-head\" style=\"color: #818386;flex-wrap: wrap;width: 100%\"><span class=\"ruc-green\" style=\"color: #67B059;font-weight: 700\"><a class=\"ruc-green\" style=\"color: #67B059;font-weight: 700\" href=\"..\/\">RESEARCH&nbsp;AND&nbsp;PLANNING<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=\"bb-headinks\" style=\"color: #818386;font-weight: 600\" href=\"..\/setup\/\">SETUP<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;  <a class=\"bb-headinks\" style=\"color: #818386;font-weight: 600\" href=\"..\/ongoing-operations\/\">ONGOING&nbsp;OPERATIONS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|    <a class=\"bb-headinks\" style=\"color: #818386;font-weight: 600\" href=\"..\/transitioning-growing-stage\/\">TRANSITIONING&nbsp;AND&nbsp;GROWING<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"description-text\">\n\n  <h1>Estimate Cost of Implementation (17)<\/h1>\n  \n  <h3><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/h3> \n\n    <!-- ####  ICON LINK #### -->\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/08\/Research-and-planning-blocks-icons_Determine-Political-Strategy-for-RUC.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"float: right;width: 125px;height: 125px;margin-right: 1em;margin-left: 16px\">\n    <!-- ####  END ICON LINK #### -->\n    \n    <p>Identifying operational program costs and developing a cost estimation tool can provide an understanding of RUC implementation costs. This work should be based on data from the pilot system (if any) as well as from basic industry research comparisons to other operational systems. Cost estimates should be developed specifically to compare phase-in strategies. If RUC for commercial motor carriers is planned, the implementing agency may be different than the implementing agency for noncommercial vehicles. Planning and estimation should include both agencies.<\/p>\n       \n      <!--   ### End Unordered List, indicated by \/ul #### -->\n\n<hr class=\"rounded-green\" style=\"border-top: 4px solid #67B059;border-radius: 5px\">\n  \n  <div class=\"details\">\n      <h3><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/h3>\n      <p>Costs should include, at a minimum, the following:\n      <\/p>\n<p><u>Either vendor or state costs<\/u><\/p>\n<!--   ### Start of an Unordered List, indicated by ul #### -->\n    <ul class=\"lorem\" style=\"margin-left: 30px\">\n      <li>Mileage reporting methods and setup, including hardware\/app<\/li>\n<li>Data collection, including communications and storage<\/li>\n<li>Payment processing (e.g., credit card, automated clearinghouse\/bank transfer, cash, or check) <\/li><li>Account management, including maintaining web service and customer service<\/li>\n<li>Size and implementation of program (e.g., all vehicles charged a RUC, or only select vehicles)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Exclusively state costs<\/u><\/p><p><\/p>\n<!--   ### Start of an Unordered List, indicated by ul #### -->\n    <ul class=\"lorem\" style=\"margin-left: 30px\">\n<li>Vendor oversight\u2014reviewing vendor data and following up if questions arise<\/li>\n<li>Enforcement\u2014sending notices and fines to those in noncompliance<\/li>\n<li>Communications\u2014educating the public<\/li>\n<li>IT\u2014storing data from vendors<\/li>\n<li>Audit\u2014checking individual users to confirm compliance<\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/div>\n  <hr class=\"rounded-green\" style=\"border-top: 4px solid #67B059;border-radius: 5px\">\n  <div class=\"primary-uses\">\n      <h3><strong>Primary Use:<\/strong><\/h3>\n      <p>Estimate costs of live operational system.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  \n  <hr class=\"rounded-green\" style=\"border-top: 4px solid #67B059;border-radius: 5px\">\n  \n  <div class=\"primary-uses\">\n      <h3><strong>Best Practices\/Lessons Learned:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<!--   ### Start of an Unordered List, indicated by ul #### -->\n  <ul class=\"lorem\" style=\"margin-left: 30px\">\n <li>Base estimates on real parameters provided by agencies. Collect data from departments of motor vehicles, tolling agencies,  and other relevant agencies. Model estimates should reflect that costs will decline over time.<\/li>\n<li>Make educated guesses about economies of scale.<\/li>\n<li>Update or recalibrate the cost-estimating tool when new lessons are learned. \n<\/li><li>A gas tax cost of collection of   1% is likely not achievable, but sub 10% is achievable, and sub 5% is possible.<\/li>\n<li>Leverage cost information from the pilot cost, but realize that pilots are small and limited; they do not include economies of scale, which must be included in such modeling.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n   <!--   ### End Unordered List, indicated by \/ul #### -->\n  <\/div>\n  <hr class=\"rounded-green\" style=\"border-top: 4px solid #67B059;border-radius: 5px\">\n  <div class=\"primary-uses\">\n      <h3><strong>State Government Context and Assumptions: <\/strong><\/h3>\n      <p>The lead RUC agency does this task immediately following the pilot.\n      <\/p>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESEARCH&nbsp;AND&nbsp;PLANNING&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SETUP&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; ONGOING&nbsp;OPERATIONS&nbsp;&nbsp;| TRANSITIONING&nbsp;AND&nbsp;GROWING Estimate Cost of Implementation (17) Description: Identifying operational program costs and developing a cost estimation tool can provide an understanding of RUC implementation costs. This work should be based on data from the pilot system (if any) as well as from basic industry research comparisons to other operational systems. 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