Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 58168

Project Name Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System (RICWS)

Project Number (if applicable) 99008W108

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) developed a RICWS deployment project to reduce crashes at rural stop-controlled intersection. The project will deploy up to 50 of these systems within the state. The first system needed to be evaluated for a minimum period of 30 days to demonstrate the reliability of the system. The University was selected to perform this evaluation.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 02/13/2013 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 02/28/2014 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 08/31/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? No

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $50990.00

Amendments $6950.00

Contract total $57940.00

Did project finish within budget? No

What was the funding source? TH

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) {Empty}

Evaluator Name Dan Rowe

Evaluator Email Address Daniel.rowe@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Good, the amendment for time and money was not caused by the contractor. It was caused by the RICWS Design Build Contractor

Evaluate the contractor's quality Excellent. The University’s data collection method was thorough, the data itself very detailed and was presented well in the Final Report

Evaluate the contractor's cost Reasonable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very satisfied. They did what the contract required them to do, always answered questions when they came up and made suggestions when needed

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): NONE

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied