Agency Pollution Control Agency

Contractor Tetra Tech Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 244628

Project Name Assessing Watershed Work (WRAPS & 1W1P) to Address Nutrients

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Minnesota is currently revising its state-level Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS), which was originally completed in 2014. Since 2014, all watersheds in the state have completed Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS). These technical strategies and reports have been used thus far by over 2/3 watersheds when developing comprehensive local water plans known as "One Watershed, One Plan" (1W1P). Local watershed strategies and plans largely focus on priority waters within their watershed jurisdiction, but additionally are one of the ways that larger-scale nutrient strategies, such as the NRS, are implemented locally for water quality needs downstream of the watersheds. This project will review the watershed documents to find nutrient related content that will inform the NRS revision process, so that the collective learnings and ideas from these local efforts can be used to improve Minnesota's NRS. Additionally, the project will identify how state-level nutrient reduction efforts could help support nutrient reduction at the local level, by providing specific types of information, web-site tools and dashboards, and other resources.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 03/08/2024 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 11/08/2024 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 11/08/2024 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $49880.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $49880.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State

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) N/A

Evaluator Name Corrie Layfield

Evaluator Email Address corrie.layfield@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Very satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's cost Very satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very satisfied - The Tetra Tech team did a nice job with a complicated project. The team lead, in particular, went above and beyond to keep this project on schedule and worked closely with MPCA and BWSR staff to capture subtlies that would have been easy to miss.

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 taken

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