Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 79176

Project Name FRAMEWORK AND GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TA TWI

Project Number (if applicable) 99008W153

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: To provide information to determine if pursuing the development of a Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model was a practical and
useful MnDOT endeavor, and if so, what are the tradeoffs and costs of the various commercial software packages available.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 07/14/2014 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 05/31/2016 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 03/31/2017 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? No

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $110318.00

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $110318.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? TH/FEDERAL

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 Lein,Rebecca L

Evaluator Email Address Rebecca.Lein@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The standard lag time associated with these types of research projects resulted in the need for a change in scope for the project.
As such, the schedule needed to be extended.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of analysis was good.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Cost was very reasonable given the amount of effort required and the development of a Basic TransModeler Network that could
serve as the starting point for a region wide TransModeler Model.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Neutral

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.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral