Agency Corrections Dept

Contractor Paulson & Clark Engineering

SWIFT Contract Number 125104

Project Name Replacement of Automatic Transfer Switch

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Project to replace the ATS at Willow River CIP. Old switchgear had failed on multiple occasions, and was past life expectancy.

Project Duration

Start Date Thu, 06/01/2017 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 05/10/2019 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 02/05/2018 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $23500

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Contract total $23500

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? CAPRA

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Benjamin Kitograd

Evaluator Email Address benjamin.kitograd@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Timeliness could have been better. No real sense of urgency even though this was an emergency project

Evaluate the contractor's quality Quality of the work was not very good. Multiple large ticket items we spec'd incorrectly by the consultant, which added extra time to the project, as well as additional costs from having to procure newly spec'd items through a contractor change order

Evaluate the contractor's cost Cost was fair

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall performance was not good

Would you engage the contractor's services again? No

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 2 - dissatisfied