Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Wisconsin - Madison

SWIFT Contract Number 3000009132/ 3000052612/ 3

Project Name Best Practices Synthesis and Guidance in At-Grade

Project Number (if applicable) 89264 WO04

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of this research project is to identify current engineering state-of-the-practice for trail crossings, and provide guidance as to appropriate crossing designs and vehicular and bicycle right-of-way hierarchies considering both operations and safety.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 06/14/2011 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 10/31/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 10/31/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $96866.00

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Contract total $96866.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Lisa Austin

Evaluator Email Address Lisa.austin@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness We had to extend the contract at least once if not more than that. They had some turnover in graduate students.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The over-all quality was adequate. I was concerned at points during the research because of lack of communication, but in the end the report will be helpful

Evaluate the contractor's cost Average

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Dr. Noyce is very knowledgeable about traffic safety. I think during our project he was too busy with other projects both nationally and internationally. Ours was a small contract, so it seemed to have a lower priority. The graduate students working on the project changed at least a couple of times resulting in delays and inconsistency. The report was very long, too long. There was a definite lack of communication throughout the project. We were not given regular status reports, much less asked to give regular input on how they were developing the report and gathering data. I was pleased with the final report considering the lack of communication during the project. However it is much too long and the writing could have used a good editor to make it more concise and usable.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? No

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