Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 3000008762/3000027481/

Project Name Wakota Bridge Monitoring Program

Project Number (if applicable) 89261WO145

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: To monitor instrumentation for bridge 82855 carrying the eastbound lanes of trunk highway 494 over the Mississippi River, as well as the Union Pacific Railroad (milepoint 347.56) and Vererosa Avenue. The instrumentation and monitoring plan is intended to be supplemented by (1) the instruments installed in Piers 2 and 4 of the Wakota Bridge as part of Bridge Health Monitoring and inspection contract. Modification to or validation of the AASHTO LRFD design procedures for determining thermal loads due to seasonal temperature fluctuations can be expected from this research. The users will be MnDOT engineers and bridge designers in Minnesota.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 06/19/2009 - 00:00

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

Actual end date Fri, 05/31/2013 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $134990.00

Amendments $59000.00

Contract total $193990

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 Arielle Ehrlich

Evaluator Email Address arielle.ehrlich@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness 2

Evaluate the contractor's quality 3

Evaluate the contractor's cost 4

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance 3

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