Washington, D.C.
Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Project 2C
Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Project 2C
Location
Owner/Client
DC Water
Ulliman Schutte 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 2C; in conjunction with the Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Facility 1C, involves the construction of a Pump Station, Channels and Process. This Contract consists of the removal, cleaning, rebuilding and installation of existing equipment, including but not limited to: removal of existing methanol facility, methanol storage tanks and piping and the provision of new methanol storage and feeding facilities.
L. S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. was retained to implement a mandated contracting and employment compliance requirement and to assist other Project subcontractors to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) and the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations.
Specific strategies were established and implemented to include:
- Developing a full M/WBE Compliance Plan.
- Acting as the liaison between AECOM and the Department of Engineering and Technical Services (DETS) and other committees as needed.
- Conducting Compliance workshops to introduce reporting procedures as required by DC Water.
- Providing hiring and employment information to other jurisdictional government agencies.
- Developing and implementing an Outreach Program to procure M/WBE participation including, but not limited to:
- Providing contractor lists from which Ulliman Schutte and subcontractors will select for awards.
- Meeting with M/WBE contractors to cultivate project interest.
- Notifying the M/WBE contractors of available subcontracting opportunities.
- Establishing contact and developing relationships with local business and community organizations to extend M/WBE outreach efforts.
- Developing a system (including data collection forms and electronic database) to track both M/WBE and non-M/WBE participation on DC Water major projects.
