Agency Water & Soil Resources Board

Contractor Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District

SWIFT Contract Number 86138

Project Name White Cedar

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: BWSR used the following process to determine contractors:
A. Data from the Northeast Wetland Mitigation Inventory was reviewed to evaluate the relative abundance of northern white cedar resources among Minnesota counties.
B. Koochiching County was determined to be among the counties with the most extensive northern white cedar resources in the state.
C. Other agency project partners and BWSR North Region staff were consulted to evaluate to discuss potential grantees.
D. Several north region SWCD staff was contacted to determine whether they were interested and qualified to conduct the project work.
E. Based on this process, Koochiching SWCD was selected as a grantee for the project.
Koochiching SWCD was previously awarded a contract to assist in implementing phase one of the project, the “Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration”, (funded under M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 2, Subdivision 04r.) and successfully provided work products in a timely manner.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 07/01/2014 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 06/30/2017 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 06/30/2017 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $48000.00

Amendments $50000.00

Contract total $98000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? 2050 / R9PCDR2

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) BWSR used the following process to determine contractors:
A. Data from the Northeast Wetland Mitigation Inventory was reviewed to evaluate the relative abundance of northern white cedar resources among Minnesota counties.
B. Koochiching County was determined to be among the counties with the most extensive northern white cedar resources in the state.
C. Other agency project partners and BWSR North Region staff were consulted to evaluate to discuss potential grantees.
D. Several north region SWCD staff was contacted to determine whether they were interested and qualified to conduct the project work.
E. Based on this process, Koochiching SWCD was selected as a grantee for the project.
Koochiching SWCD was previously awarded a contract to assist in implementing phase one of the project, the “Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration”, (funded under M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 2, Subdivision 04r.) and successfully provided work products in a timely manner.

Evaluator Name Dale Krystosek

Evaluator Email Address dale.krystosek@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contractor provided all of the deliverables requested from them in a timely manner

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of work was good.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The costs were below the estimates.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very good.

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 4 - satisfied