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2011-2012 MnDOT and LRRB Research Process and Documents
MnDOT Research Services coordinates and contracts for research projects for both MnDOT and the Local Road Research Board.

 

The ten steps to develop a MnDOT need into a research project are listed below along with the forms required:


Contracting
Steps

“Research”
Cycle Schedule

Description / Links

(1)
Submit
Idea/Need

Due by
August 1, 2011

Anyone can submit ideas/needs for funding
Ideas are collected and a MnDOT or local project champion is identified using
IdeaScale collaboration website along with a Needs Form.

 

See "Contract" Step related to Federal Pooled Fund (TPF) projects.

* Also Consider MnDOT Library help or a request for a Transportation Research Synthesis

 

(2)
Prioritize

Due by
Aug 18, 2011

MnDOT specialty offices and the LRRB prioritize the needs
before they are released for proposals.

 

(3)
Proposals

Prioritized needs released
Aug 22, 2011

Proposals due
Oct. 5, 2011

Proposals are developed from the prioritized needs that included how the need will be solved,
including tasks, costs, deliverables, and schedule.

 

(4)
Review

October 2011

MnDOT Nov. 3

LRRB Nov. 21

Champions, Specialty Offices, and then Districts review the state proposals and
the LRRB reviews the local proposals to help aid selection. Multiple proposals for MnDOT
funding will use this ranking guidlines.

 

(5)
Selection

LRRB:
Dec. 14-15, 2011

MnDOT:
Dec. 19-20, 2011

MnDOT Transportation Research and Innovation Group or LRRB select projects.
List of 2011 TRIG and LRRB Members: (Page 31-33) of the 2010 Annual Report
Note - LRRB can also fund projects off-cycle as needed.

 

(6)
TAP

January 2012

Technical Advisory Panels are developed to guide each contract.

 

(7)
Contracting

July 2012

Contracting is done to start the research/implementation effort with a contractor.

To establish Pooled Fund Studies use the following link

 

(8)
Contract Deliverables

Contracts contain both tasks deliverables and most likely have final reports as a product.

 

(9)
Amendments

 

(10)
Closeout

Contract closeout includes collecting performance measures, as well as interpretation, implementation, marketing, outreach, education, technology transfer, additional projects/phases, etc.