Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Peer Engineering, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 49202

Project Name Page and Hill Phase II Investigation

Project Number (if applicable) 1430

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: In the mid-1940’s, Page and Hill began leasing the property in Big Falls (which is former rail bank right of way property) from Burlington Northern (BN) railroad (and BN’s predecessor companies) to operate their wood treatment and forest product manufacturing business. State acquired the Page & Hill property from BN in 1992. There is documented soil and groundwater contamination at the property resulting from Page & Hill’s operations, and several environmental investigations have been completed since 1994 under the direction of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and/or the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). One of the primary contaminants of concern present at the property is pentachlorophenol (PCP), a highly regulated wood treatment chemical used by Page & Hill. A December 3, 2010 letter from the MDA Commissioner to representatives of Page & Hill, BNSH (a successor of BN railroad), and State states that the property had been added to the Superfund list.

The scope of work outlines the anticipated work effort to complete Additional Site Characterization at the Page & Hill property. The objective of the proposed work is to further define the extent of remaining soil and groundwater contamination associated with the past Page & Hill operations at the property, and to better define the potential costs associated with future corrective actions that could be required by MDA. It is recognized that additional follow up soil and groundwater investigation may be required following the work effort outlined herein.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 07/11/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 05/31/2014 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 05/31/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $89944.20

Amendments $9851.80

Contract total $99796.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? TH

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 Keri Aufdencamp

Evaluator Email Address keri.aufdencamp@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness VERY GOOD

Evaluate the contractor's quality VERY GOOD

Evaluate the contractor's cost REASONABLE

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance VERY 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.): NONE

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied