Washington, D.C.
Division B – Tingey St. Diversion Sewer
Division B – Tingey St. Diversion Sewer
Location
Owner/Client
DC Water/JA Underground
Contracting Goals
32% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 6% Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
Design Goals
28% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 4% Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
L. S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC) was responsibile for the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Fair Share Objective initiatives for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority’s (DC Water) Clean Rivers Project. This $2.6 billion program was the result of a Consent Decree signed by the District of Columbia, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice. DC Water was required to clean up the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers by 2025. Five discrete portions of the work, called Divisions, totaling approximately $404,000,000. Twelve Divisions are anticipated.
Tunneling 1200 linear feet of combined sewers along Tingey St. SE between 2nd and 5 1/2 Street SE. Contractors constructed diversion chambers and manholes at two locations along Tingey St. Also this project included the construction of a temporary work shaft along Tingey St. and 2nd St. SE.
In addition to compliance program development, LSC’s role included:
- Introduction of an online reporting system that tracks usage of minority-owned and women-owned businesses on the projects, as well as online collection of employment data on behalf of DC Water.
- Outreach to protected class businesses is also fundamental to its mission, as is ensuring compliance with Davis Bacon Act requirements.
- LSC works closely with the District’s Department of Employment Services to ensure contractors meeting predetermined contracting thresholds participate in the First Source Employment Program, and that, where applicable, trade contractors operate an approved apprenticeship program.
