Agency Pollution Control Agency

Contractor Wenck

SWIFT Contract Number 28292

Project Name Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL

Project Number (if applicable) CR4707

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is a special purpose unit of local government created to carry out watershed management and to protect the water resources of the Minnehaha Creek watershed. The Minnesota Water Resources Board (MWRB) established the District on March 9, 1967 under the authority of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103D (formerly Chapter 112), the Watershed Act. The District was formed to conserve the watershed’s waters and natural resources by improving lakes, marshes and channels for water storage, drainage, recreation and other public purposes. Goals included reducing flooding, keeping silt out of streams, controlling erosion of land, reclaiming wetlands, controlling stormwater and preserving water quality in the District’s lakes and streams.

The District has implemented numerous programs, policies and projects to advance its goals. The District conducts an annual comprehensive hydrologic and water quality monitoring program through which data are collected, analyzed and posted annually. The District has also undertaken efforts to quantify loads through hydrologic, hydraulic and water quality modeling.

The District completed its first Water Resources Management Plan in 1969 and its third Water Resources Management Plan in 2007. The TMDL Study described in this work plan is an extension of the most recent Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan (CWRMP). The efforts of the TMDL Study will be coordinated with the on-going work covered in the CWRMP. Because of its existing programs and goals, MCWD is ideally-suited to complete a watershed-wide TMDL Study and to coordinate implementation in concert with stakeholders.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 07/01/2011 - 00:00

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

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

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $146988.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $102823

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? 352 R2B6 WY3

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 Christopher Zadak

Evaluator Email Address chris.zadak@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Good

Evaluate the contractor's quality Good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Good - They actually did not use all of the funding.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Good

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