Agency Pollution Control Agency

Contractor Barr Engineering Co.

SWIFT Contract Number 168630

Project Name Freeway Landfill Design

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Complete 90% Design for Freeway Landfill Closure. Freeway Landfill requires major site improvements (in excess of $100M) to meet solid waste standards and regulations.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 11/04/2019 - 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? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $887340.82

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Contract total $887340.82

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Patrick Hanson

Evaluator Email Address Pat.hanson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Very satisfied. Work Order was issued to Barr to continue Design/Investigation work for the Freeway Landfill Closure Project during FY20. MPCA had difficulty receiving access permission form the owner to allow investigation work to be completed on-site and MPCA postponed making a design selection decision until late in the FY. These two factors delayed the project schedule which was outside of Barr’s control and they continue to proceed as best as they could. Barr staff worked with MPCA staff very well in keeping us informed on how these delays were impacting the project schedule

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very satisfied. Barr’s overall work quality was excellent. All documents and technical reports submitted met MPCA’s expectation.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Neutral. Barr assigned senior staff to complete the design work for this project. MPCA approved the staff but as the project progressed during the FY advised Barr to scale back on the hours of the senior staff, and have more junior staff complete the tasks. Barr was able to manage the cost and keep within the budget but overall the cost were higher than expected and required the MPCA to budget additional dollars for FY21 to complete the remaining design work.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very satisfied. Freeway Landfill closure has been a very difficult project for the MPCA over the last 20 years. There are over 15 stakeholders and all have their own opinion on how the landfill should be closed which results in a slow moving resolution to many on the design issues. Barr has stepped up and provided a valuable service for the MPCA over the last year to bring the project to conclusion.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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