Agency Commerce Dept

Contractor GDS Associates

SWIFT Contract Number 219402

Project Name Sherco review

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: To provide engineering expertise related to the Sherco 3 outages and the resonableness of Xcel’s maintenance policies and decisions prior to the outage.

Project Duration

Start Date Thu, 09/29/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 08/15/2023 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 12/31/2024 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $138238

Amendments $139000

Contract total $277238

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State Utility

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Michael Zajicek

Evaluator Email Address Michael.zajicek@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor met all deadlines given and provided work in a timely manner so that complete reviews could be conducted and feedback implemented.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contractor provided excellent quality work that resulted in a positive outcome at the Commission.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The contract required several amendments to cover additional scope of work. Overall the cost was reasonable.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The Contractors overall performance was excellent and helped result in around $50 million being refuneded to Xcel Energy Ratepayers.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied