Agency Employ & Econ Development Dept

Contractor Nicholas Taylor

SWIFT Contract Number 127229

Project Name SSB RFP PTK 17 22 Nicholas Taylor

Project Number (if applicable) N/A

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The State is in need of specialized services to assist people who are blind, visually impaired, or DeafBlind to obtain or maintain employment, and live independently.

Project Duration

Start Date Sat, 07/01/2017 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 06/30/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 07/21/2019 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $50000.00

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $8130.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal and State

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) N/A

Evaluator Name Jennifer Beilke

Evaluator Email Address Jennifer.Beilke@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor was not timely with invoices, reports or responses to emails or phone calls.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contractors quality of training was satisfactory. Quality of communication and billing was poor.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractor operated within SSB standardized rates.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Training was good. Communication was very poor. Contractor did not return phone calls or emails and eventually disappeared.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? No

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): Contract was cancelled due to contractor being non responsive.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 2 - dissatisfied