Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor Ecological Strategies LLC

SWIFT Contract Number 210095

Project Name Botanical Vegetation Assistance and Field Data Collection for Ecological Long Term Monitoring

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Work as part of a vegetation sampling team of two to three additional people; the additional team members are DNR employees. The team will safely navigate to sampling points, establish permanent plot marking for relocation, collect vegetation plot data, identify plants accurately and process unknown plants for identification at a later time if needed.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 05/16/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 09/20/2023 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 02/26/2025 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $34965

Amendments $43330

Contract total $78295

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? LCCMR

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Holly Bernardo

Evaluator Email Address holly.bernardo@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Always on time or early

Evaluate the contractor's quality high quality

Evaluate the contractor's cost fair and reasonable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Great

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): None

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied