Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor Specialysts, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 204568

Project Name Hospital Decompression

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Hospital Decompression sites were established to increase the number of available nursing home beds so that patients who no longer needed hospital level of care could be discharged, thus relieving the shortage of hospital beds due to the pandemic. This vendor hired employees to staff one of the four decompression sites.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 11/16/2021 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 12/31/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 12/31/2021 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $500000

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Contract total $500000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Coronavirus Relief Funds

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Carolyn Ham

Evaluator Email Address carolyn.ham@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Vendor has been very responsive to inquiries. Vendor was unable to locate and hire staff within the timeframe requested due to many factors, but worked diligently and ultimately found additional staff.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Good. For the most part, staff identified have been a good fit for the location.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Higher than others.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Good

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied