Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor Steigerwaldt Land Services Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 172484

Project Name Forestry - Site-level Guideline Monitoring

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Sustainable Forest Resources Act of 1995 requires monitoring of the implementation of forest management guidelines (FMGs) on public and private timber harvests within Minnesota. This contract ensures the collection of specific data needed to evaluate FMG implemention.

Project Duration

Start Date Thu, 03/05/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 12/30/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 12/30/2021 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $116640.00

Amendments $116640.00

Contract total $233280.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Clean Water Land and Legacy Fund

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name David C. Wilson

Evaluator Email Address David.C.Wilson@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The first year was fine. In the second year of the contract, data collection extended beyond the planned finish date.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Acceptable.

Evaluate the contractor's cost High, but acceptable.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Acceptable, but not timely in the second year.

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.): Deductions were made for inaccurate data collected on a few QAQC sites.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral