Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor University of North Dakota

SWIFT Contract Number B41037

Project Name continuation of corrosion potential of bromide

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Slate ofMinnesota has becn assisling the taconite processing industry in finding cost cffeclivc melhods lo control mercury in slack enissions. Reduclion in slack
mercury cmissions arc needed for lhis source iflhe state is lo rcach its long term goal of9oo/o reduclion. Bromide (Br) iojeclion is one oflhe melhods most commonly
used to conlrol mercury at coal fired po*er planls and has bccn shown effective capturing mercury al taconite processing planls. Howcvcr, Br gas is corrosive to
mclals al high temperatures. l hcsc cxpcrimcnls cxplorcd lhc corrosion potentialand mechanisms of Br gas on the steelalloy gmlcs uscd in laconitc processing plants

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 03/01/2010 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 03/31/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 03/31/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $149045

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $149045

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? $55,892 fiom DNR linvironmental

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Mike Berndt

Evaluator Email Address mike.berndt@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Flvaluale lhe performance oflhe [ork including sn appraisal oflhe conractor=s timeliness, quality, cosl. and ovcmll performance in mecling lhc terms and objeclivcs
ofthe conlract:
Thc projccl $€s ofexceplionally high quality. A numbcr olcxpcrimcnlal dimculties wcre confronted in the early stagcs ofthe project, but all \ €re ovcrcome. l he
rcsulls were provided in a vcry clca y writlcn repon, including an inlcrpretalion th6t exceeded our expeclations. Somc alloys oxidizr more quickly lhan othcrs and lhis
documcnt used scienlific principles lo explain why lhis happens. 'Ihe resuhs and inlerprelalions could bc uscd logclhq lo evaluale coffosion at lhc conditions lesled
and also to ex(mpolalc lhc resuhs lo metals and condilions nol tesled. Updates and lhe dran repon wcrc 6ll providcd in a limely manncr. A lhrcc monlh no-cosl
exlcnsionwasrcqucstcdandgrantcdwcllbetorelhcoriginaldeadline.Thefinalreponarrivedbeforethecndoflhcexlendedconlractendcd.'lhisreport*as
rcvie$cd, and 6llcommcnls wcrc addressed in the final reponf

Evaluate the contractor's quality Flvaluale lhe performance oflhe [ork including sn appraisal oflhe conractor=s timeliness, quality, cosl. and ovcmll performance in mecling lhc terms and objeclivcs
ofthe conlract:
Thc projccl $€s ofexceplionally high quality. A numbcr olcxpcrimcnlal dimculties wcre confronted in the early stagcs ofthe project, but all \ €re ovcrcome. l he
rcsulls were provided in a vcry clca y writlcn repon, including an inlcrpretalion th6t exceeded our expeclations. Somc alloys oxidizr more quickly lhan othcrs and lhis
documcnt used scienlific principles lo explain why lhis happens. 'Ihe resuhs and inlerprelalions could bc uscd logclhq lo evaluale coffosion at lhc conditions lesled
and also to ex(mpolalc lhc resuhs lo metals and condilions nol tesled. Updates and lhe dran repon wcrc 6ll providcd in a limely manncr. A lhrcc monlh no-cosl
exlcnsionwasrcqucstcdandgrantcdwcllbetorelhcoriginaldeadline.Thefinalreponarrivedbeforethecndoflhcexlendedconlractendcd.'lhisreport*as
rcvie$cd, and 6llcommcnls wcrc addressed in the final reponf

Evaluate the contractor's cost Flvaluale lhe performance oflhe [ork including sn appraisal oflhe conractor=s timeliness, quality, cosl. and ovcmll performance in mecling lhc terms and objeclivcs
ofthe conlract:
Thc projccl $€s ofexceplionally high quality. A numbcr olcxpcrimcnlal dimculties wcre confronted in the early stagcs ofthe project, but all \ €re ovcrcome. l he
rcsulls were provided in a vcry clca y writlcn repon, including an inlcrpretalion th6t exceeded our expeclations. Somc alloys oxidizr more quickly lhan othcrs and lhis
documcnt used scienlific principles lo explain why lhis happens. 'Ihe resuhs and inlerprelalions could bc uscd logclhq lo evaluale coffosion at lhc conditions lesled
and also to ex(mpolalc lhc resuhs lo metals and condilions nol tesled. Updates and lhe dran repon wcrc 6ll providcd in a limely manncr. A lhrcc monlh no-cosl
exlcnsionwasrcqucstcdandgrantcdwcllbetorelhcoriginaldeadline.Thefinalreponarrivedbeforethecndoflhcexlendedconlractendcd.'lhisreport*as
rcvie$cd, and 6llcommcnls wcrc addressed in the final reponf

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Flvaluale lhe performance oflhe [ork including sn appraisal oflhe conractor=s timeliness, quality, cosl. and ovcmll performance in mecling lhc terms and objeclivcs
ofthe conlract:
Thc projccl $€s ofexceplionally high quality. A numbcr olcxpcrimcnlal dimculties wcre confronted in the early stagcs ofthe project, but all \ €re ovcrcome. l he
rcsulls were provided in a vcry clca y writlcn repon, including an inlcrpretalion th6t exceeded our expeclations. Somc alloys oxidizr more quickly lhan othcrs and lhis
documcnt used scienlific principles lo explain why lhis happens. 'Ihe resuhs and inlerprelalions could bc uscd logclhq lo evaluale coffosion at lhc conditions lesled
and also to ex(mpolalc lhc resuhs lo metals and condilions nol tesled. Updates and lhe dran repon wcrc 6ll providcd in a limely manncr. A lhrcc monlh no-cosl
exlcnsionwasrcqucstcdandgrantcdwcllbetorelhcoriginaldeadline.Thefinalreponarrivedbeforethecndoflhcexlendedconlractendcd.'lhisreport*as
rcvie$cd, and 6llcommcnls wcrc addressed in the final reponf

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 5 - very satisfied