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Contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 51587

Project Name I-94/T.H. 280 Interchange Concept Development

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of this contract was to provide concept alternatives for managed lane connections along a nine mile segment of I-94 between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, including the I-94/T.H. 280 interchange.
Based upon workload and the special nature of some of the required tasks, internal resources were not available to complete the work for this project.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 08/22/2012 - 00:00

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

Actual end date Thu, 10/30/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 3841.75

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $543472.16

Amendments $-172.15

Contract total $543300.01

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway, Federal

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 Ron Rauchle

Evaluator Email Address ron.rauchle@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness PB delivered tasks in a timely fashion.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The contractor delivered the project quality that was needed for each of the tasks, which varied by task.

Evaluate the contractor's cost This was a fixed contract cost.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance I believe that PB did a good job overall. While there was a bit of an issue is how some material was presented, I believe all associated with the project were satisfied with their work. This project was required to deliver results that were not popular which contributed to this factor. PB did provide work beyond the limit of what was billed in order to wrap up the project.

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