Depending upon the role of the individual, maintenance personnel are heavily involved in the development, review, and finalization of agreements with either third-parties or local agencies. District engineers work with the maintenance analysts, the area supervisors, and the station supervisors to gather cost and resource data to ensure that the state's interests are captured and detailed correctly. Being able to provide historical costs on all maintenance activities is an important aspect that needs to be captured and reviewed when discussing the transferring of operations or taking on additional operations as part of an agreement. Maintenance needs to be aware of the Administrative Rule R918-6 that distinguishes the differences between UDOT maintenance responsibilities and the local agencies. If a local agency or UDOT are discussing items that differ from the administrative rule, then an agreement that clearly identifies the differences, the responsibilities of each entity, and the terms of the proposed agreement needs to be created.

Agreements are a tool that can be used to provide additional resources and improve levels of service upon state routes, and develop important relationships with local partners.  

The following link contains examples of various types of agreements, some of which are referenced above. These examples have been provided to assist maintenance forces who may be asked to develop agreements and need a place to start. These examples also provide an opportunity for maintenance forces to see and understand what types of agreements have been entered into and what details need to be included to ensure agreements are consistent and contain the necessary terms and conditions to protect the states interest.   

Maintenance Agreements

Projectwise Cooperative Agreements