Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Bloom Companies LLC

SWIFT Contract Number 3000022116

Project Name District-wide Improvements of 127 Pedestrian Ramps

Project Number (if applicable) 99132

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The State contracted with Bloom Companies LLC to provide professional, technical assistance to complete detail design for 127 pedestrian ramps in MnDOT District 6 to bring them to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA). The work was completed under State Project 8826-74 on Trunk Highway (TH) 57 in Kasson, TH 30 in Hayfield, TH 251 in Hollandale and TH 65 in Glenville.
After discussing with section leaders the work to be completed, it was determined that there was no State employee with the required expertise available to complete this work.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 10/11/2011 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 10/15/2013 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 04/19/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $61648.65

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Contract total $61648.65

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway Fund

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Michael Dupont

Evaluator Email Address michael.dupont@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor was responsive to requests and delivered the project in a timely manner.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Bloom ended up with a quality product. They were not totally familiar with MnDOT’s plan standards; so, there was a fair amount of editing needed initially, but final plans turned out good.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The Contractor managed the cost of the Contract very well and completed the project within budget.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall, Bloom did a good job at delivering a quality plan on schedule and on budget. The State’s Project Manager reported one negative comment about the plan as follows. He initially provided a list on corners on the project that he wanted to use standard details for, but Bloom provided site specific details at all corners. He thinks in the end this probably added to the workload because of the level of editing needed for each sheet and his goal was to use the plan as an example of the ADA Project Design Guide. In the end detailing every corner was not detrimental to the plan. It would have just had the benefit of streamlining the work required

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