Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Houston Engineering, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number B49896

Project Name Pelican Rapids to the North County Line (Sand Lake

Project Number (if applicable) 97740

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: A hydraulic study of a way to economically drain Sand Lake including detailed plans. Sand
lake has risen several feet in the past 2 years and threatened to flood T.H. 59 and a way to mitigate the
rising water was needed.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 10/12/2010 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 10/13/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 10/18/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 1090.25

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $95728.53

Amendments $-751.16

Contract total $89409.73

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) {Empty}

Evaluator Name Bridget Miller

Evaluator Email Address Bridget.Miller@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Good, worked hard to complete on time

Evaluate the contractor's quality One of 1st State Contracts – learned lots (Thief River ofc.)

Evaluate the contractor's cost Came in under budget

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Struggled with invoices, CADD standards and plans to start, but quickly learned and did well

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.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied