Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Iowa State University

SWIFT Contract Number B37745

Project Name Pavement marking performance

Project Number (if applicable) 89256 W7

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Develop recommendations for efficiently providing pavement markings under chip seal, seal coat, and micro-surfacing roadway surface treatment conditions. Improving pavement marking performance in terms of daytime presence, night time retrore flectivity, and life-cycle costs has the potential to impact both efficiency and safety for the agency and the traveling public.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 03/01/2010 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 10/31/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 10/31/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $39991.00

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $39991.00

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 Mitch Bartelt

Evaluator Email Address Mitch.Bartelt@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The schedule was extended during the middle of the project due to some concerns that the Contractor would not meet the original deadline. Fortunately, the Contractor proactively suggested these changes and stuck to the new timetable

Evaluate the contractor's quality Great work by the Contractor. The Contractor met the scope and did an expansive and aggressive search of the practices of many neighboring states, and proposed further research on possible MnDOT test sites to attempt to build from this.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost of the project was appropriate.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The Contractor did very well. They completed the project while being mostly self-directed, aside from the original scope.

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