Agency Health Department

Contractor Public Health Institute

SWIFT Contract Number 3000010043 & 3000013426

Project Name Health Communications

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Public Health Institute offered technical assistance for statewide health Improvement Grantees regarding strategic communications. They offered media training at five one day regional trainings in the fall of 2012; three webinars on health equity, planning, and messaging; and planning assistance throughout the length of the contract. they also complted a report on earned media.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 10/02/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 06/30/2013 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 10/31/2013 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $80000

Amendments $17340

Contract total $97340

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? 2360

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name William Burleson

Evaluator Email Address william.burleson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness They completed all projects on time.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Excellent. Public Helath Institute, more commonly known as Berkeley Media Studies, is the gold standard for stratgic communications for health improvement such as SHIP.

Evaluate the contractor's cost We found them to be a good value for the amount to time, travel, and reseach needed for this project.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Excellent.

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.): none

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