Washington, D.C.
Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Project 1C
Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Project 1C
Location
Owner/Client
DC Water
PC Construction
Contracting Goals
32% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 6% Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
Employment Goals
51% District Resident New Hires, 35% Apprenticeship Hours for District Residents
The Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Facility 1C was designed to remove excess nitrogen fumes from the atmosphere thereby enhancing air quality. The contract work includes construction of a Slurry Wall to support Reactor construction, Denitrification Reactors, Post Aeration Tanks, Influent and Effluent Channels and other structures and piping to support the enhanced nitrogen removal process, as well as several ancillary work items.
L. S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. was retained to implement mandated contracting and employment compliance requirements and to assist Project subcontractors in complying with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) and the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations. Specific strategies were established and implemented to include:
LSC’s specific roles include:
- Developed a full M/WBE Compliance Plan.
- Acted as the liaison between AECOM and the Department of Engineering and Technical Services (DETS) and other committees as needed.
- Conducted Compliance workshops to introduce reporting procedures as required by DC Water.
- Provided hiring and employment information to other jurisdictional government agencies.
- Developed and implementing an Outreach Program to procure M/WBE participation:
- Provided contractor lists from which Ulliman Schutte and subcontractors will select for awards.
- Met with M/WBE contractors to cultivate project interest.
- Notified the M/WBE contractors of available subcontracting opportunities.
- Established contact and developing relationships with local business and community organizations to extend M/WBE outreach efforts.
- Developed a system (including data collection forms and electronic database) to track both M/WBE and non-M/WBE participation on DC Water major projects
