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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

Ideas due by

June 15th, 2012

 

Needs due by
July 31, 2012

Transportation Professionals - We invite you to submit ideas for funding!


Please use Ideascale to submit an idea.

 

In order to move to the next step, there must be a

MnDOT, County or City champion who completes a Need Statement Form.

 

Please submit completed form to:
Nicole Peterson

nicole.peterson@state.mn.us

 

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

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

The TRS Template is also available.

 

(2)
Prioritize

Due by
July 31, 2012

 

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

 

 

(3)
Proposals

Prioritized needs released
Aug 8,2012

Proposals due
Sept. 24, 2012

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

 

(4)
Review

October 2012

TRIG Nov. 6

LRRB Nov. 19

 

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 guidelines.

 

 

(5)
Selection

LRRB:
Dec. 5-6, 2012

TRIG:
Dec. 3-4, 2012

 

MnDOT Transportation Research and Innovation Group or LRRB select projects.
List of 2012 TRIG (p. 10)and LRRB Members (p. 22) of the FY2012 Annual Report
Note - LRRB can also fund projects off-cycle as needed.

 

 

(6)
TAP

January 2013

 

Technical Advisory Panels are developed to guide each contract.

 

 

(7)
Contracting

July 2013

 

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

(The above document is the same as the proposal form)

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.