Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor MacDonald & Mack Architects, Ltd

SWIFT Contract Number 3000072276, 3000096069,

Project Name North Great River Road Property Restoration

Project Number (if applicable) 93273

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Contractor assisted State with updated condition assessment and recommended treatment reports, restoration construction document production, bidding assistance, construction support and maintenance plans for the following four historic roadside properties:
1. Camp Ripley Entrance Walls at the junction of Trunk Highway (TH) 115 and TH 371 in Belle Prairie Township
2. St. Cloud Historical Marker on TH 10 in St. Cloud
3. Burns Avenue Overlook on TH 61 in St. Paul
4. Sibley Pioneer Church Memorial on TH 13 in Mendota

Contractor also assisted State with condition assessment and recommended treatment reports for another four historic roadside properties:
5. Babcock Memorial Park on TH 10 in Elk River
6. Daytonport Roadside Parking Area on TH 10 in Anoka
7. Point Douglas Road Retaining Wall off TH 61 in St. Paul
8. Mendota Granite Arrow on TH 55/110 at TH 13 in Mendota

This expertise was not available from state employees.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 10/10/2008 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 07/31/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 09/30/2013 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $172880.00

Amendments $22860.00

Contract total $195740.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Chapter 152 bonds

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Carol Zoff

Evaluator Email Address carol.zoff@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The Contractor consistently performed work in a timely manner. Further the Contractor helped facilitate schedule adjustments required by the State, including but not limited to the shutdown,

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality MacDonald and Mack provided was very high, in product, technical ability, professional conduct, as team members, public interface, inter agency interface and thoughtfulness. That 12 sites were restored within budget, scope, and prior to the funding expiration and despite additional work due to site conditions that were not in the original scope but required addressing during this work (ie replacing storm sewers at two sites, improving ADA access, state shut down) with very little supplemental agreements in the construction phase is a testament to the high quality provided.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The Contractor’s billable rate was standard but the value received was very high. They worked within budget and managed the work in a manner that allowed the project to be fully executed with no requests for additional funding other than that to address scope changes driven by site conditions (ie leaking storm sewers), or design direction (ADA accommodation) not able to be known at the time of the proposal or the initial site assessment phase.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance MacDonald and Mack performed was excellent. They are credible, professional, and personable historic architects that are respected by the public, project partner agencies, internal MnDOT staff, contractors and sub-consultants for the consistently excellent work they provided and the quality manner in which it was provided over five years’ time.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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