Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor On-Demand Services Group

SWIFT Contract Number 65291

Project Name Data Center Co Location – Application Development

Project Number (if applicable) 3796

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The skillset required for this legislative mandated project was not available with internal resources to meet the time frame of the project.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 07/10/2013 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 02/28/2014 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 02/28/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? No

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $99918

Amendments $0

Contract total $99918

Did project finish within budget? No

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 Vicky Sarner

Evaluator Email Address Vicky.Sarner@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Very Good

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very Good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Average

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Shoaib was very competent in his .Net development skills and understanding the application requirements. He often went above and beyond to complete the development work to keep the project on track.He wrote proficient code, and worked extremely well with the full agile project team. He would spend quality time with internal developers and business stewards to understand the requirements and explain his coding.
He developed an excellent .Net template that can be used for future .Net development at MnDOT. This will allow for developers to have common standards for future development and easier support and maintenance.
His role was not only development work but to train internal staff to support the application long term.
Shoaib did an excellent job in providing training and guidance to internal MnDOT developers, documenting his code and being available for guidance as needed throughout this contract.

QA testers raved about the bug free code Shoaib would deliver consistently throughout each iteration.

I would rehire Shoaib as a developer without question

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