Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 49699

Project Name Building Local Agency Capacity for Public Engageme

Project Number (if applicable) 99008 WO 5

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The research methodology for this project takes a problem-solving approach to designing solutions to issues identified by local public works leaders. The combination of this approach and the proposed training components offer both immediate benefits in terms of increased engagement and public communication capacities of public works agencies addressing budgeting and other local road system sustainability questions around the state and longer-term and more generalizable benefits for local government agencies working on a variety of resource allocation and systems sustainability issues. Local public works leaders will have opportunities to utilize and provide feedback to improve the budgeting communication and public engagement techniques, which will then be further refined by the researchers for ongoing use. Evaluation measures for public communication and engagement are not well developed in transportation or for public policy-making more generally, but this project will ensure the effective implementation ISTEA standards for public involvement (at a minimum) and develop additional evaluation measures proposed in our previous report.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 07/27/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 07/31/2014 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 05/31/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $140060.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $140060.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? LRRB

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 Bruce Hasbargen

Evaluator Email Address Bruce.hasbargen@co.beltrami.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Work was completed in a timely manner

Evaluate the contractor's quality Work was high quality

Evaluate the contractor's cost Cost was reasonable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Work was high quality

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.): NONE

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