Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

SWIFT Contract Number 71711

Project Name IMPACT OF EXEMPTING LOW LEVEL SPEED VIOLATIONS

Project Number (if applicable) 99008w138

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: For several years, Minnesota has had a law stating that anyone who received a citation for exceeding the speed limit in a 55 or 60 mile per hour zone, but still travelling less than 65 miles per hour, would not have the citation recorded on their driving record. This law was changed such that any speeding violation less than 10 miles per hour over a 55 or 60 mile per hour speed limit would not be recorded, starting August 1, 2012.

In making the change, the Legislature also required "the commissioners of transportation and public safety jointly submit a report on recording speed limit violations on a person's driver record to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report must include analysis based on empirical data of impacts on public safety, frequency of speeding, crash rates, travel time efficiency, travel time reliability, and data privacy that are directly or reasonably attributable to the change to Minnesota Statutes, section 171.12, subdivision 6, made by this act." This research assisted in preparation of that report.

This project was mandated by Minnesota statute to assess the change in Minnesota speed limit law. The Principal Investigator for this project had the time, expertise, and resources to complete the study.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 11/22/2013 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 07/31/2015 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 03/01/2015 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $86379.00

Amendments $0.0

Contract total $86379.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State Funds

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 Katie Fleming

Evaluator Email Address Katie.fleming@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Good

Evaluate the contractor's quality Good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Very reasonable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very responsive to our needs and went above and beyond with outreach.

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