Agency Water & Soil Resources Board

Contractor Regents of University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 191931

Project Name Tillage and Erosion Survery

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Minn. Stat. §15.061 and 2018-2019 Laws of Minnesota 2017, 1st Special Session, HF 707, 4th
Engrossment, Article 2, Section 7( m) and 2020-2021 The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article. 2, Sec. 7(m) allows agency to enter into this professional/technical service contract. Session Laws 2017 States: m). $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the second year are for a program to systematically collect data and produce county, watershed, and statewide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures, including cover crops, to address erosion. Session Laws 2019 States: (m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the second year are for grants or contracts for a program to systematically collect data and produce county, watershed, and statewide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures, including cover crops, to address erosion. Up to $700,000 is available for grants to or contracts with the University of Minnesota to complete this work.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 06/01/2021 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 09/30/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 09/30/2023 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $150000.00

Amendments $32677.00

Contract total $182677.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? 2302 / R9PCET9 & R9PCET1

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) The University of Minnesota is uniquely positioned to do this work was selected because they have a wide range of
expertise needed to meet the goals of this project regarding wind erosion soil modeling, water erosion modeling
via the collaboration with Iowa State University, geospatial expertise regarding hydro-enforced digital elevation
models, direct experience with the Daily Erosion Project web application and supporting data products, and
education and outreach capacity. The University of Minnesota also has the technical expertise to further develop
these technical methodologies, publish those methodologies, and publish scientific papers related to this project.

Evaluator Name Marcey Westrick

Evaluator Email Address marcey.westrick@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The timeliness of the work and associated task completed was sufficient and there were no issues.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of the work completed was of high caliber.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost to do the complex modeling work and research that is associated with this project is reasonable.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall, the University of Minnesota’s performance on this project was high.

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