Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor St. Mary's University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 3000029055

Project Name Update of National Wetland Inventory - South MN

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of this contract was to update the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) data for 36 counties in southern Minnesota. This is part of a statewide effort to update the NWI. The original NWI was conducted in the mid-1980s and is now generally out-of-date and inaccurate. The NWI is an important tool for wetland planning, management, and conservation.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 10/01/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 09/30/2014 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 07/31/2015 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $705307

Amendments $50400

Contract total $755707

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Steve Kloiber

Evaluator Email Address steve.kloiber@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contract met expected deadlines. The primary work of the updated NWI data was completed by April 2015 (30 months). The contract was extended beyond 30 months to account for some related additional work requested by the state.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of the contractors work was very good. The accuracy of the final product met expectations.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The contractor provided their services at a competitive cost.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The overall performance of this contractor was very good.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied