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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 1942
Database ID: 477
Record Series Title: Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files
Record Series Abstract: Files related to test results of materials used for TDOT construction projects. Files include letters, reports and correspondence as well as independent assurance, bituminious, steel, mill, soil, concrete, asphalt and aggregate results.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: Cutoff When signed Project Completion Notice is received from TDOT Headquarters construction office.
Total Retention: 10 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: After cutoff, maintain in agency five (5) years; then convert from paper to electronic format; destroy paper version after verification of successful conversion of records from paper to electronic format; maintain in electronic format for five (5) years; then destroy.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 477
Record Location: 1. TDOT Regional offices - Paper Records: located in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, Jackson. 2. HQ Materials & Tests - Paper Records: 6601 Centennial Blvd Nashville, TN 37243 B Building Stockroom; Electronic Records N:/HQPROJDOC folder
File Arrangement: Numerically by Contract Number
Media Format Generated: Paper
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 2003-Current
Annual Accumulation: 81 Cubic Feet - 8gb
Current Volume: 350 Cubic Feet - 35 gb
Record Value: Administrative, Fiscal
Audit Requirements: Both
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 100
Past Year: 85
2 - 5 Years: 70
Over 5 Years: 25
Data Update Frequency: Monthly
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: Federal Highways Administration, Contractors, other State Departments of Transportation
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: Materials & Tests Division keeps all original files at 6601 Centennial Blvd. Nashville, TN 37243.
Essential Record Media Type: Paper
Confidential: No
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 10 years
Agency Retention - Years Active: 5 years
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 5 years
Records Center Retention Period: N/A
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: NO
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: The Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files are on the FileNet server which is housed in a Clustered Enterprise SQL 2008 Environment utilizing these devices: Filenet Content Engines – HP DL580G7 32Proc 128 GIG Ram X 3 boxes Filenet Process Engines – 2 farmed VM boxes against the F5 load balancer FileNet Application Engines – 2 farmed VM boxes against the F5 load balancer with a Hitachi HDI/HCAP Content Platform for data replication to the South Data Center.
Software Description: Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files are on the FileNet servers which run Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64-Bit R2 or later with these software packages for each portion of the enterprise software application: FileNet Content Engine 4.5.1 Fix pack 7 FileNet Process Engine 4.5.1 Fix Pack 2 FileNet Application Engine/WorkplaceXT 115.2 FileNet InfoSphere Enterprise Records 4.5.1 Fix pack 2 IBM Websphere 7.0 Fix Pack 27 IBM HTTP Server 7.0
System Location: OIR’s South Data Center, located in Smyrna Tennessee, hosts the servers that will be utilized for the storage to comply with both the Statewide and TDOT Electronic Records Policy.
Backup Procedures: OIR will conduct backup procedures. These procedures consist of daily incremental backups and weekly total backups on the weekend. The process for Backing Up the data from OIR’s South Data Center is to mirror the information at OIR’s North Data Center, and then create a weekly backup tape that is currently stored by the Vendor: Iron Mountain Incorporated Iron Mountain Nashville 6005 Dana Way Nashville, TN 37013 800-899-4766
Disaster Recovery: OIR conducts disaster recovery. This procedure is a prioritized process of enabling critical and essential applications first and then continuing through the priority list to less significant applications. Disaster Recovery begins with the utilization of the OIR’s North Data Center for both operations and data. If both OIR’s South Data Center and OIR’s North Data Center are out of operation, new operations will begin by acquiring appropriate hardware and software from a third party supplier, and restoring data from the offline tape backups stored with the current vendor: Iron Mountain Incorporated.
Data Migration Description: Data Migration will occur when support for the existing file format moves from Current to Twilight or Obsolete, or when software or hardware systems changes require the movement of RDA electronic data from a specified format to a different file format. Annual reviews will be conducted by the TDOT Records Officer and the TDOT IT Director in accordance with the Section 3 of the TDOT ERP. Additionally, the TDOT IT Director will provide information and guidance to the TDOT Records Officer at the time of discovery regarding functional and operational performance of software and hardware that will change the status of file formats from Current to Twilight or Obsolete. The annual review process of file formats status and the level of in those file formats confidence, with regards to specific RDA retention requirements, will result in the generation of a File Type Confidence Report. Time for measuring the required three year limit for migration completion of affected data will begin at the time of discovery of the file format status change to Twilight or Obsolete, even if it is outside the annual review where it is reported with time remaining. The TDOT IT Director will advise and develop a solution to move the data to a Current file format that is appropriate to the RDA retention requirement for the specific data. This may include translation of the data to a Current file format, conversion to an acceptable Current File format to preserve the integrity of the information of the data, or movement of the data to a legacy architecture that maintains the environment where the file format is considered Current as long as this effort has full functional and operational support.
Metadata Description: Content Subject/Title: AG0319006WA096 - FileNet - location TBD [Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files]. Files related to test results of materials used for TDOT construction projects. Files include letters, reports and correspondence as well as independent assurance, bituminious, steel, mill, soil, concrete, asphalt and aggregate results. Date Created: 2003 Format: .pdfa, .tif Content Size: 35GB Location: South Data Center, located in location TBD [Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files] on the FileNet Server AG0319006WA096 Storage Location Duration: Records will be kept in FileNet or other OIR approved solution for ten year’s of retention.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Erin Brake
Job Title: TDOT Records Coordinator
Address 1: 6601 Centennial Blvd
Address 2:
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-350-4116
Email: Erin.Brake@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Transportation
Agency Head: Clay Bright
Director: Brian Egan
Allotment Code: 403.50
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 05-29-2014 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 06-05-2014 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2014-06-03 We have reviewed RDA 1942 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 06-06-2014 Agency agrees and has no recommended changes.
RMD Director Recomendations: 08-13-2014 RDA 1942 is a request to revise the RDA. The Title will change from Project Files - Materials & Tests to Materials & Tests Division Construction Project Files. the retention period will remain ten years but the format will change to paper/electronic. Recommend approval of RDA 1942.
Signed Form Received: 2014-07-21
PRC Meeting Date: 09-10-2014
PRC Comments: PRC approved RDA 1942.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
477 1942 2014-09-10 Approved
2622 1942 0000-00-00 Pending
2623 1942 0000-00-00 Pending