Agency Agriculture Dept

Contractor Terracon

SWIFT Contract Number B54782

Project Name Kettle River Co. Creosote Plant Site - Phase VII

Project Number (if applicable) CF-4929

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Provide project oversight for the excavation, loading, hauling and disposal of creosote contaminated soil and debris from the former Kettle River Company - Creosote Plant Site, Phase VII at Sandstone, MN. Tasks included sampling of soil to determine direction of excavation activities, monitoring of air quality to ensure safe working conditions for on-site contractors and residents, and oversight of backfilling and site restoration.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 03/28/2011 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 06/30/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 06/30/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $75170.15

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Contract total $75170.15

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? 11 331 B04 11V7 E02

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Robert Anderson

Evaluator Email Address robert.anderson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Terracon managed their project time very well, and were able to adjust staff time on-site to match ever changing on-site time of construction contractor. Overall project time was kept to a minimum, resulting in decreased costs for project.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Terracon provided superior quality of service for the oversight of this project, maintaining a presence on-site at all times to ensure State's needs and concerns were being meet and addressed.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Terracon's management of their time on site, management of soil and debris sampling needs, and willingness to change with the project resulted in significant overall cost savings, completing the project and their responsibilities at approximately half of the projected contract costs.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Terracon's performanace was superior on this project, and is evident in having the project end on time, under budget and to the satisfaction of the MDA, regarless of the many obstacles placed before them.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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