Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number B15303/3000009229

Project Name Vibrating Wire and Horizontal Clip Data Analysis

Project Number (if applicable) 89261 WO 1

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: MnROAD has amassed a large database comprising various measurements that are valuable for pavement studies in cold climates. This project will increase the usability and value of the database by analyzing and summarizing the data, detecting the flagging outliers and erroneous data and automating the validation and uploading of new data. In particular, the project will enhance the peak picking and program originally developed by the University of Minnesota by incorporating several additional features, including the ability to handle more vehicle types, additional file formats and improved manual capabilities and peak picking accuracy. The project will also analyze the vibrating wire and horizontal clip data in the MnROAD database, detect and flag anomalies and outliers, uncover data trends, summarize the data in easy to read formats and develop new data validation and uploading software. The project will increase the productivity of pavement researchers and the efficiency of the MnROAD staff that identified the problem and worked with the PI on developing a solution.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 06/10/2008 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 11/30/2009 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 12/31/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? No

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $70000.00

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Contract total $70000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Tom Burnham

Evaluator Email Address Tom.Burnham@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Early in the project, the contractor was very actively involved and delivered products on time. Due to the departure of the contractor to another University, the final two tasks were not completed in a timely fashion.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of the work by the contractor was excellent.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost was reasonable for the amount of effort expended.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance All of the technically related work was excellent. Project management by the contractor was very good initially, however after his move to another University, became problematic. Several products promised by a certain dates were not delivered, and this occurred multiple times.

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.): I would not use the principal investigator again.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral