Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor UpNorth-Vet Inc

SWIFT Contract Number 3000086471 3000087010

Project Name SharePoint

Project Number (if applicable) 98893

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: MnDOT’s business realizes that a collaboration and knowledge-sharing solution tool is needed to foster innovation and sharing knowledge within the agency. MnDOT has chosen SharePoint as the collaborative tool to accomplish the need. A senior project manager with SharePoint experience including governance, strategy and developing a implementation roadmap along with communications and support plan was required. MnDOT did not have internal resources available thus the need for a consultant.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 08/17/2011 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 06/30/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 08/01/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 1943

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $207901

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Contract total $207901

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 Vicky Sarner

Evaluator Email Address Vicky.Sarner@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Prompt

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very Good

Evaluate the contractor's cost High

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Teresa is very professional and experienced in her role as a Senior Project Manager. Teresa is successfully leading the executive steering committee, technical working team, managing developers and keeping a variety of other groups abreast of the project status. Teresa also managed a difficult vendor that MnDOT hired to implement the first production SharePoint site. She has successfully completed governance planning,, and moving the first SharePoint site into production. Teresa’s knowledge and experience with SharePoint has been invaluable.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied