Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor Quandel Consultants, LLC

SWIFT Contract Number 55096

Project Name PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT FOR NLX PRELIMINARY E

Project Number (if applicable) 99823

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The contractor acted as the Project Management Oversight consultant for the Northern Lights Express passenger rail project. It
was necessary to employ a PMO for this project because the expertise does not exist in-house.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 11/21/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 01/31/2015 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 06/26/2017 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $1682335.64

Amendments $2949170.43

Contract total $4631506.07

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? FEDERAL

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) {Empty}

Evaluator Name Loetterle,Francis E.

Evaluator Email Address Francis.Loetterle@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Excellent

Evaluate the contractor's quality Excellent

Evaluate the contractor's cost Appropriate and Reasonable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance very satisfied

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.): {Empty}

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