Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 3000009478/3000027491

Project Name Procedures for Highway Cost Allocation

Project Number (if applicable) 89261W136

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: According to NCHRP Synthesis Report #387, Mn/DOT last completed a Highway cost Allocation (HCA) study in 1990. This study assessed the heavy vehicle cost Responsibility to be 19.2%. No other HCA study has been conducted by Mn/DOT or CTS since 1990.
In 2005, Mn/DOT commissioned a Truck Size & Weight Study (TS & W) that focused on alternative vehicle configurations (weights & axles), and the associated benefits and costs. The TS&W effort suggested a need to develop a closer linkage between permit fees and costs imposed within a larger context of costs and benefits-thus the need for this study. The results of the work will be used to benefit to the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations will come from critical analysis of the current state of cost and revenue attribution. It will use existing FHWA methodology and Mn/DOT data to carry out a cost allocation exercise and use the results of this study as a basis to identify the pros and cons off different HCA methods. The researchers will develop a framework for Phase II of this research in which new methods for HCA will be developed and applied to Mn/DOT data.

Project Duration

Start Date Thu, 03/26/2009 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 01/30/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 09/30/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $179752.00

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $179752.00

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 John Tompkins

Evaluator Email Address John.tompkins@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness GOOD

Evaluate the contractor's quality GOOD

Evaluate the contractor's cost GOOD

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance 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.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied