Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor Scientific Certification Systems

SWIFT Contract Number 91442

Project Name Forest Certification

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Auditing firm to verify and certify the State's forestlands to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standards.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 07/01/2015 - 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: $227496

Amendments $20281

Contract total $247777

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? General fund

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Tim Beyer

Evaluator Email Address Tim.Beyer@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor was late on producing final reports a couple of times during the life of the contract, but not to a point that required remediation.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contractor had some issues with the quality of the audit process and in reporting.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractor was competitive in cost.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall the contractor had some performance issues throughout the life of this contract either in behaviors, professionalism, timeliness, and reporting.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 2 - dissatisfied