Agency Agriculture Dept

Contractor Bellmont Partners

SWIFT Contract Number 158994

Project Name Promote MN Grown products

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Bellmont Partners provided public relations services to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Minnesota Grown program. Specifically, they helped us promote new early season apple varieties.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 06/07/2019 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 06/07/2020 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 06/30/2021 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $15500

Amendments $15500

Contract total $31000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal Specialty Crop Block Grant

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Paul Hugunin

Evaluator Email Address paul.hugunin@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Bellmont Partners was very organized and was always on time with deliverables

Evaluate the contractor's quality Top notch - they met or exceeded expectations

Evaluate the contractor's cost They are very cost competitive with similar companies

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance outstanding

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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