Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Summit Environmental, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 3000009521, 3000017763

Project Name TH 610/ Phase I Archaeological and Arch-History Su

Project Number (if applicable) 97811

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Survey required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in order to use federal funding.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 11/16/2010 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 07/31/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 07/31/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $57048.68

Amendments $34433.20

Contract total $91481.88

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? SP&R Program

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 Jacqueline Sluss

Evaluator Email Address jacqueline.sluss@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Should have been better.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Report was good when completed.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Average with peers

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance There were weather problems that hampered getting the archaeology done and it had to extend to the next season. However, the other part of the problem was that they didn’t have enough staff to do the work efficiently. They should not have said they could do the work.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? No

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): Not for archaeology unless they staff up with qualified archaeologist. There were weather problems that hampered getting the archaeology done and it had to extend to the next season. However, the other part of the problem was that they didn’t have enough staff to do the work efficiently. They should not have said they could do the work. It resulted in delayed results and more time spent making changes to the contract. The switch in personnel caused a mistake in the report, which needed to be redone.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral