Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor Attic Correctional Services

SWIFT Contract Number -MWK 84860.00

Project Name MSOP Community-based Housing Search

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Contractor would search for properties to lease for the purpose of housing MSOP clients on provisional discharge. MSOP needed SO-friendly landlords and Attic had experience securing this type of housing.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 10/15/2014 - 00:00

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

Actual end date Fri, 09/30/2016 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $35000.00

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Contract total $35000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? MSOP General Operating

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Mari Moen

Evaluator Email Address mari.moen@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness While we had no firm deadlines, contractor did not act with a sense of urgency. Timely and regular communication was not maintained.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Acknowledging the challenge for the contractor to find suitable properties / locations with willing landlords, I would rate their actual work as fair. In the end, they were unable to find properties that met MSOP's narrow criteria. However, having billed us for only 48 hours over a year's time, it seemed that they lacked initiative to achieve results.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Hourly rate was reasonable. Overall cost was low due to low number of hours worked and billed.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Contractor was ineffective. While it was a challenging task, the contractor was not taking the initiative to put in the hours and effort that might have yielded better results.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? No

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): After about a year, we told the contractor that MSOP staff would take over conducting the searches so we let this work order expire. Another work order with the contractor remains in effect for leasing properties. The contractor could prove to be a valuable resource in this regard but we have yet to use those services.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 2 - dissatisfied