Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor United States Department of the interior, Geologic

SWIFT Contract Number 3000086346 / 3000009148 /

Project Name Investigation of Water Resources

Project Number (if applicable) 91652

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Statewide investigation of water resources including operation of partial-record high-flow stream gauging stations, preparation of reports on drainage basin information and measurement of flow, velocity, depth and other data related to scour at bridges. This data is necessary for the hydraulic design of culverts and bridges in Minnesota and their safe operation.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 10/02/2007 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 09/30/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 09/30/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $1000000

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $1000000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway

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) USGS is the recognized expert in Minnesota for stream gauge operation. This was also a cooperative program where USGS contributed about ½ the effort to do the work. For MnDOT to contract with someone else for this work would have been much more expensive.

Evaluator Name Lisa Sayler

Evaluator Email Address Lisa.Sayler@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness River Gauge data and scour monitoring results were available very promptly and contractor responded very well to requests. Some of the basin characteristics and analysis products ran behind, but were eventually delivered.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Work done is very high quality and reliable. USGS has good system of quality control for observed data and analysis products.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Working with USGS is a good value for MnDOT because they cooperate on this work with providing funds for about ½ the effort.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance USGS provides high quality data and expertise

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