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Resolution to Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds and Approve a Sub-Contract Between the Regents of the University of Michigan Issued under USDOT Contract in Support of the Safety Model Deployment Project ($622,884.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
This resolution recommends approval of a sub-contract agreement between the Regents of the University of Michigan and the City of Ann Arbor and acceptance of federal grant funds under that agreement in the amount of $622,884.00 for the City of Ann Arbor’s work in support of the multi-year Safety Pilot Model Deployment project that has been awarded to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) under USDOT Contract No. DTF-H61-11-C-00040.
The City of Ann Arbor will provide work such as installation of fiber, sensors and electronic equipment as well as some network support, which will be reimbursed by the University of Michigan accordingly under the terms and conditions of said Sub-Contract for total costs incurred by the City related to UMTRI.
UMTRI has been awarded a $14.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to undertake a safety pilot model deployment of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) safety technology in Ann Arbor, MI. More information about the project is available on the USDOT’s website at
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The safety pilot model deployment being undertaken by UMTRI is an important part of USDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems safety research program. It involves a large scale test of “Connected Vehicle” technologies in a real world, multimodal setting that UMTRI will establish in Ann Arbor for a 30-month period. Each participating vehicle will be equipped with a mix of integrated, retrofit, and aftermarket V2V and V2I-based safety systems. UMTRI’s program will enable wireless communications among the partici...
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