Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor Johnson Group

SWIFT Contract Number 53607

Project Name Fish & Wildlife Hunting & Fishing License Marketin

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The State was in need of a full service marketing agency for creative, production and implementation of promotional efforts to retain and recruit Minnesota hunting and fishing license buyers and inform them of new price changes and license options in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 10/10/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 06/30/2013 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 06/30/2015 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $70000

Amendments $140000

Contract total $210000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Heritage

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Jenifer Wical

Evaluator Email Address Jenifer.Wical@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Delivery of tasks were alwasy timely and often ahead of schedule.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The contractor has a professional handle on working with state agencies and delivered quality work that met the needs of the project.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Under amendments the contractor reduced vendor costs to create more budget for implementation. The overall costs were appropriate.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Johnson Group was a pleasure to work with. They were proactive in bringing new ideas to the contract to make it a better overall project. The staff were professional, organized and tmely and even handled a few quick timeline changes successfully.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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