Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of California - Davis

SWIFT Contract Number 174257

Project Name Measuring the Efficiencies of Tow Plows and Wing P

Project Number (if applicable) 1034818

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Measuring the Efficiencies of Tow Plows and Wing Plows
The objective of this contract is to develop a Decision Support Tool to create a pathway for agencies to incorporate new
emerging snow clearing technologies in their legacy winter operations. This was planned to be accomplished via an
algorithmic approach to modeling plow operations facilitating the inclusion the six designated extendable plow attachment
products. The Decision Support Tool will predict plowing coverage outcomes. The tool will be highly user interactive and
customizable to be suitable for the wide array of climate zones comprising the DOT snow states. DOT surveys will be essential
for Decision Support Tool development, but will primarily be utilized to develop the tool’s algorithms and provide default data
values. This methodology would transcend conventional approaches of comparable studies that simply survey current DOT
practices, average normalized data and interpret trends.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 03/20/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 07/31/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 01/31/2022 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $124980.00

Amendments $14006.00

Contract total $138986.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? federal

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Sindt,Matthew George

Evaluator Email Address Matthew.Sindt@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor's timeliness met expectations

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contractor's quality met expectations

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractor's cost met expectations

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