Agency Pollution Control Agency

Contractor Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission

SWIFT Contract Number B12986

Project Name Sweeney Lake TMDL

Project Number (if applicable) CR1552

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The objectives and tasks outlined in this work plan represent the components of the entire Sweeney Lake TMDL project. The task costs presented herein represent only the Phase 2 costs. Phase 1 work plan costs were described in the Phase 1 work plan which was contracted for separately in a contract executed in March 2007.

Sweeney Lake was a 2004 “new” listing in the Final EPA-Approved MPCA 2004 CWA 303(d) List of Impaired Waters (2004 303d List). Sweeney Lake was listed for excess nutrients with a target start and completion schedule of 2009/2012 according to the 2004 303d List. The City of Golden Valley and the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission are interested in accelerating the schedule for the TMDL to be positioned to begin improvement efforts and activities prior to the target completion date of 2012. By completing the study now, the project partners also gain the ability to incorporate implementation projects and activities into their respective programs. Sweeney Lake is currently listed on the 2006 303(d) list, where the target start and completion dates are 2006/2007. The outcome of the project will be to develop a TMDL for Sweeney Lake in cooperation with the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 04/02/2008 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 06/30/2010 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 02/28/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? No

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $78650.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $78650.00

Did project finish within budget? No

What was the funding source? 100 R263 WY3

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) No comment given.

Evaluator Name Brooke Asleson

Evaluator Email Address brooke.asleson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Poor

Evaluate the contractor's quality Poor

Evaluate the contractor's cost Poor

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Unsatisfactory - The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (BCWMC) hired several subcontractors to do the work but did not have good project management of the project . MPCA project manger took the lead project management role and worked directly with the primary subcontractor, but subcontractor was reluctant to make changes without first communicating with their contractor, BCWMC. The final deliverable was not a high quality document and required a significant amount of MPCA review. Near the end of the project the BCWMC hired an adminstrator that began to take over some of the project management duties that the BCWMC should have been doing all along. Even though deliverables were not high quality or recived on time communcaiton and project management improved great with the new staff from BCWMC.

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.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 2 - dissatisfied