Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

Research Center

Approved Research Projects  

• Status of Projects Approved for FY 2012-13 (PDF - 90 KB)

Research Proposals  

The following documents provide the requirements for preparing research proposals. 

• Instructions for Completing the Scope of Services  (PDF - 21 KB) 
• Policy for Out-of-State Travel for Research Proposals (PDF - 19 KB)

Progress Reports 

Reports must be prepared in compliance with the terms of the contract and as specified in the scope of service. Most agreements require reporting to comply with the format provided in the progress report template provided below. 

• Research Progress Report Template (Word - 21 KB)

Invoices 

• Cost Reimbursable Invoice, form #350-000-20, Word (135 KB), PDF (14 KB)

No-Cost Task Work Order Amendment Request Form 

Requests to amend task work orders that do not involve a change to the contract cost must be approved by the project manager, the Research Center manager, and the authorized party for the contractor. To request an amendment to the task work order, please use the form below. 

• Master University Agreement Task Work Order Amendment Request Form  (Word - 14.2 KB)

Draft/Final Reports 

The below guidelines document provides the requirements for preparing research reports.

• Guidelines for University Preparation and Publication of Reports (PDF - 34 KB)
• Metric Conversion Table
• Technical Report Documentation Page (Word - 25 KB)

Most projects now require final reports to be submitted on CD media. The media are distributed nationally and should be prepared and packaged in an attractive, professional manner, providing at a minimum, FDOT project number, title, contractor name, and date of publication.

Demonstration Projects:

• FDOT Research Center Demonstration Project Request Form (Excel - 11 KB)

Project Manager Training

• RFRP Training for Research Project Managers, Presentation Slides (PDF - 661 KB), Video (WMV -  18,699 KB)
• Express Training Progress Report Schedule Analysis, Presentation Slides (PDF - 125 KB), Video (WMV - 5,835 KB
• Project Reporting Training for Research Project Managers, Presentation Slides (PDF - 1,026 KB), Video (WMV - 18,371 KB)

Additional Resources

• University Master Agreement (Word - 111 KB)
• NCHRP 20-45, Scientific Approaches to Transportation Research 
• Research Program Manual (PDF - 874 KB)
• Summary Template (Word - 30 KB)