Agency Pollution Control Agency

Contractor Houston Engineering Inc

SWIFT Contract Number 125884

Project Name Lac qui Parle River and Minnesota River Headwaters

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The goal of this project is to establish load reduction requirements for impaired waters and to develop restoration strategies to improve water quality for impaired waters and protection strategies to maintain the quality of water for water bodies meeting standards.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 06/02/2017 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 06/30/2020 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 06/30/2020 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? No

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $173118.00

Amendments $11551.68

Contract total $184669.68

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State

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 Katherine Pekarek-Scott

Evaluator Email Address katherine.pekarek-scott@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Neutral:
The Lac qui Parle TMDL was submitted on January 17, 2020 and the WRAPS was submitted on January 26, 2020, the work plan due dates were December 31, 2019. The Minnesota River Headwaters TMDL was submitted on January 24, 2020 and the WRAPS was submitted on January 31, 2020, the work plan due dates were December 31, 2019. Objective 9, tasks B and C were not completed.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Neutral

Evaluate the contractor's cost Satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Neutral

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.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral