Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Alliant Engineering, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number B28066

Project Name Deployment of Arterial Travel Time Information Sys

Project Number (if applicable) 93963

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: This Contract was awarded as part of the Mn/DOT Innovative Idea Program. The intent of this program is to fund projects that are beyond the basic or applied research stage. Projects that can benefit from an operational test setting or demonstrate ongoing advances in technology are desired through this solicitation. Projects that demonstrate a higher potential for deployment are desired over simple demonstration projects.

The outcome of this project was to determine how arterial travel time information should be displayed on Dynamic Message Signs and websites through input from focus groups and customer surveys, to deploy and evaluate the accuracy of arterial travel time estimation methods using real-time data, to deploy actual real-time arterial travel time messages on Dynamic Message Signs and on a test website, and to obtain feedback from the motoring public to determine the usefulness of the information provided.

This Contract was considered necessary to advance the efficiency of the freeway operating system through cutting edge technology in conjunction with the Minnesota Guidestar efforts

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 05/27/2009 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 01/31/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 07/31/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $180000.00

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $180000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State ITS 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 Steve Misgen

Evaluator Email Address Steve.misgen@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Excellent

Evaluate the contractor's quality Excellent

Evaluate the contractor's cost Excellent

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Excellent

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.): Project wasn’t completed because of outside problems with getting data from signals. No problem with contractor.

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