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D RnECTORBY-COTE M O N TA N A STEVE BULLCK
GOVERONOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
October 19, 2018 •
Mayor Cyndy Andrus TO24 `QS
City of Bozeman
P O Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
RE: Montana Department of Commerce, Big Sky Economic Development Program Contract#
MT-BSTF-1-16-21; MT-BSTF-1-16-21A and MT-BSTF-1-16-21B, Bigart Ecosystems,
LLC dba Wisetail
Dear Mayor Andrus:
This letter is in regards to the final closeout of the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund
(BSTF) Program contract with the City of Bozeman to assist Bigart Ecosystems, LLC dba
Wisetail with eligible purchase of equipment and wage reimbursement. The City of Bozeman
was awarded $60,000.00 in BSTF funds through the Montana Department of Commerce
(Department) effective May 23, 2016, with a contract expiration date of May 23, 2017. This
contract was amended to $40,000.00 for the creation of an 8 jobs with an expiration date of
May 23, 2018 and amended again to expire November 23, 2018.
In the final report from Bigart Ecosystems, LLC dba Wisetail dated August 24, 2018, the
Department received the Job Creation Report and Certification documenting the creation of 20
BSTF eligible jobs. The final $10,000.00 reimbursement for eligible expenses was processed on
September 7, 2018. The Department also received the final project closeout certification, dated
October 19, 2018.
All BSTF related records must be retained for three years after final project closeout approval by
the Department. To assist the Department with program performance reporting, the BSTF
award recipient may be required to provide annual project updates for 3 years after the close of
the contract.
Please consider this letter as documentation of closeout approval of the City of Bozeman's BSTF
project by the Department.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (406) 841-2792 or by email at
ddavidson2@mt.gov. It has been a pleasure working with you!
Sincerely,
At
Debi Davidson
Program Specialist
Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund
Montana Department of Commerce
cc: Cristy Peterson, Office Manager, Bigart Ecosystems, LLC dba Wisetail
Paul Reichert, Executive Director, Prospera Business Network
Brit Fontenot, City of Bozeman, Director Economic Development and Community
Development
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