Washington, D.C.
Capitol Power Plant Design – Build Cogeneration Facility Project
Capitol Power Plant Design-Build Cogeneration Facility Project
Location
Owner/Client
Architect of the Capitol (AOC)
Washington Gas Energy Services
Contracting Goals
30% Small Business Enterprise (SBE), 16% Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 3% Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), 1% Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 1% Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone), 0.5% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
The Architect of the Capitol partnered with Washington Gas and Light (WGL), to design and build a cogeneration facility at the Capitol Power Plant (CPP). To complete the design-build phase of this project, Washington Gas selected contractor Burns & McDonnell, Inc. (BMcD), an engineering design firm specializing in architecture, electric power generation, environmental and construction consulting services.
The AOC CPP Cogeneration Project seeks to achieve energy savings, reduction in environmental impacts and maintain a reliable source of chilled water and steam for the 23 facilities on Capitol Hill. Cogeneration simultaneously produces electricity and heat. The Capitol Power Plant’s system improvea efficiency through the use of the natural gas in a combustion turbine to generate electricity and heat.
L. S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC) was responsible for implementation, documentation of efforts and monitoring small business goal achievements. Within scheduled guidelines, LSC completed the following tasks:
- Provided on-site, full-time Project Administrator support to the WGL Project Management Team. Supported efforts include security/badging processing, logistics coordination for contractors and visitors, office administration and invoice processing.
- Coordinated the efforts of the WGL/general contractor to identify eligible protected class subcontractors and development of successful small business subcontractor relationships.
- Developed a protected class participation program and implementation plan.
- Outreached to the protected class community, in particular those firms located in DC.
- Worked with local community organizations and business associations to ensure specific commitment and economic development benefits occur within the local community.
- Analyzed eligible contracts/dollars to assist in contract sizing, packaging, and subcontractor responsibility and subcontractor availability.
- Developed report mechanisms and provided instruction to the developer and all project contractors regarding tracking and reporting efforts to reach employment and contracting goals.
- Monitored and tracked reporting requirements for all trades that have specific contracting and employment goals associated with them.
