Agency Employ & Econ Development Dept

Contractor TDA Consulting

SWIFT Contract Number 212335

Project Name Five-Year HUD Consolidated Plan for the State of Minnesota

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The state is in need of a contractor to provide Minnesota residents the opportunity to participate in identifying housing and community development needs, provide feedback on how Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds should be allocated among Minnesota residents and to be informed about the use of HUD funds over the next five (5) years through the development of the five-year housing and community development Consolidated Plan, the 1st year Annual Action Plan and a final draft of the Analysis of Impediments (AI)

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 03/21/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 10/31/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 10/31/2023 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $79252.38

Amendments $0.00

Contract total $79252.38

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Housing and Department of Human Services.

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Natasha Kukowski

Evaluator Email Address natasha.kukowski@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor was working on a very tight timeline and produced quality work for the 5-year HUD Consolidated plan and met HUD's deadline. The draft AI which did not have a HUD deadline took a longer period of time resulting in multiple amendments to extend the deadline. This was mainly due to illness and scheduling conflicts.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The contractor's quality was at a high standard on a number of fronts.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractor's cost was very reasonable.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The State is overall satisfied with the contractor's performance.

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.): n/a

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied