Agency Commerce Dept

Contractor GDS Associates, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 98744

Project Name CIP: Identify and recommend prescriptive EUI m

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The goal of the project was to add electric utility infrastructure measures to the Technical Reference Manual. Since we do not have much internal knowledge of EUI calculations, it was necessary to hire an outside firm to develop the measures.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 08/24/2015 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 02/29/2016 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 12/31/2016 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $110470.02

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $110470.02

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Utility/Conservation Improvement Program

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Mark Garofano

Evaluator Email Address mark.garofano@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness It was a time crunch to get everything done at the end, with the last deliverable provided one day before the contract ended.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The contractor provided quality work and more measures than were initially included in the scope of work.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost was good, especially with the additional measures.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The contractor was occasionally heading down rabbit holes and had some timeliness issues, but overall provided a good addition to the TRM with these measures.

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

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied