Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor SRF Consulting Group, Incorporated

SWIFT Contract Number 67402

Project Name Blow Ice Signalized Warning System Design

Project Number (if applicable) 4214

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The goal of this project was to design a signalized warning system utilizing Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) traffic components that did not require custom software, were not experimental, were designed for the roadside environment and were cost effective to provide detection, processing, communications and display of road conditions to drivers and MnDOT maintenance personnel. The intended result was to notify MnDOT Maintenance forces so that appropriate corrective action could be taken when these conditions existed. The final deliverables for the project are detailed design documents and component specifications for the installation of a signalized warning system.

The Contract was necessary to advance the Toward Zero Deaths Initiative by providing warning to motorists travelling on a highway with known problematic snow and ice conditions near a public high school.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 08/16/2013 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 07/31/2014 - 00:00

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

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $47090.24

Amendments $23931.83

Contract total $71022.07

Did project finish within budget? No

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) na

Evaluator Name Daniel Rowe

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

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Good

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Acceptable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very good

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