Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 61298

Project Name Transportation Planning to Support Economic Develo

Project Number (if applicable) 99008 W104

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Traditional policies oriented toward the use of transportation infrastructure to promote economic development have focused on infrastructure as a magnet for firm location, often with little regard for the characteristic of specific industries. This project seeks to advance the state of knowledge of the relationship between transportation and economic development by investigating how firms in specific industry clusters use transportation networks and what role those networks play in the formation and growth of industry clusters. Our approach combines quantitative and qualitative techniques to geographically identify competitive industry clusters in Minnesota’s metropolitan and micropolitan regions, and to further investigate the role of transportation in these industry clusters through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and site visits with representatives of firms in specific industry clusters. These methods are expected to yield valuable insights into how transportation functions as an input within industry clusters, and how it can inform economic development strategies tailored to certain locations and industries.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 04/22/2013 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 02/28/2015 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 12/31/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $148033.00

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Contract total $148033.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? TH

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Jason Junge

Evaluator Email Address Jason.Junge@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Excellent

Evaluate the contractor's quality Good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Reasonable

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 5 - very satisfied