Washington, D.C.
Division N- Low Impact Development Retrofit Project
Division N- Low Impact Development Retrofit Project
Location
Owner/Client
DC Water
JA Underground
Contracting Goals
32% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 6% Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
Design Goal
28% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 4% Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) (Design)
L. S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC) was responsible 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. Seven discrete portions of the work, called Divisions, totaling approximately $819,368,566.00, Twelve Divisions are anticipated.
Division N
The LIDR project included design, construction, monitoring and maintenance of low impact development techniques at three DC Water facilities to reduce runoff volume to the collection system. The components were; 1) two bio retention areas and permeable pavers in the parking lot of the Anacostia Water Pumping Station, 2) green roof over East Side Pumping Station, and 3) green roof over Fort Reno Reservoir and permeable pavers in the parking lot.
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.
- Implementation of DC Water Works Interim Employment Program during development of the Permanent Employment Program.
