Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor HDR Engineering

SWIFT Contract Number B55388

Project Name TH14 in North Mankato

Project Number (if applicable) 98761

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Federal Regulations 23 CFR Part 627 requires that a Value Engineering Study must be conducted on projects whose total project cost (TPCE) is over $25M (or a bridge project over $20M). MnDOT policy is to conduct a VE study for all projects with a TPCE greater than $20M. TPCE for this project exceeded both thresholds.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 04/18/2011 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 07/30/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 06/01/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 211.75

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $44860.90

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Contract total $44860.90

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Anjani Milkert

Evaluator Email Address minnie.milkert@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness very good

Evaluate the contractor's quality good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Similar to other contractors for same service

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very good. This was a rushed VE study. HDR responded quickly and completely to all of MnDOT’s requirements and requests. HDR was flexible in tailoring the study to the late review and DB requirements. The HDR team was extremely well qualified and provided useful and creative input to the process.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied