Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number B28624

Project Name MEtro District-Wide Sign Inventory

Project Number (if applicable) 94103

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of this consultant contract was to populate Metro District's sign inventory system. This work included data collection, data processing and entering of data for all permanent signs located on, along, over and near state highways in the Metro District.

It was necessary to outscore this work because the scope of this project was well beyond mndot's ability to do the work in-house. There were an estimated 500,000 permanent signs withtin MnDOT's Metro District to be identified, surveyed and entered into the database. Approximately 1/3 of these signs need to be re-designed. THe work needed to be done to meet the federal standards of minimum reflectivity of signs.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 06/01/2009 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 08/20/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 08/19/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 31529.8

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $2218015.98

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $2218015.98

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway

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 Trisha Nelson

Evaluator Email Address trisha.nelson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contractor completed all project milestones on-time

Evaluate the contractor's quality The deliverables were very accurate and high quality. Upon MnDOT review, the contractor quickly corrected any errors.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The project was compeltd under budget. The contractor did a great job communicating monthly and yearly budgets.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The contrator did an exceptional job on this project. The contractor communicated effectively through email, phone calls and monthlty meetings. The contractor was very willing to ask questions and wait for answers fron MnDOT as the project progressed. The contractor was professional and reliable.

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 5 - very satisfied