Agency MNIT

Contractor Nover Engelstein & Associates, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 186455

Project Name WinWam Invoice Enhancements

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Commerce Weights and Measures program relies on collecting fees from its regulated community in order to provide the funding for its program. The system that generated the invoices was obsolete and no longer worked as the State migrated to Windows 10 this calendar year. Adding invoicing functionality to this existing system was the most cost effective solution to that issue.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 12/14/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 03/31/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 05/31/2021 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $27000

Amendments $0

Contract total $27000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) The WinWam software is a proprietary solution and Nover Engelstein & Associates, Inc is the only company authorized to support, implement, and maintain it.

Evaluator Name Barb Hearley

Evaluator Email Address barb.hearley@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contractor completed everything on time. We did extend the contract for time, but that was because the business needed additional time on their end, not the contractor.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The contractor was easy to work with and listened to the business' needs and produced exactly what they needed.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Cost was appropriate for the amount of work.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Excellent

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): no negative action

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