Agency Health Department

Contractor McFarlane Media Interests

SWIFT Contract Number 177260

Project Name Diverse Media

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: McFarlane Media Interests (MMI) provided the following: Weekly ¼ page display advertisements in the only African American-owned and oriented weekly newspapers in Minnesota, Insight News and Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. And MMI created, conducted and promoted daily Virtual Town Hall Meetings on COVID-19 Awareness, Mitigation, Prevention, and Resources for Minnesota African American Communities utilizing the Brand Power of Conversations with Al McFarlane. The Town Hall was filmed live on Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 10/06/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 12/31/2020 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 12/31/2020 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $60000

Amendments $117962.82

Contract total $177962.82

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Diverse Media Contracts

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Gabriel McNeal

Evaluator Email Address gabriel.mcneal@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness exceptional

Evaluate the contractor's quality exceptional

Evaluate the contractor's cost average cost billed

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance McFarlane Media Interests productivity and quality of work during May – December 2020 time frame was exceptional. All media placement and other services proposed were done professionally, timely and with great quality.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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