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Small Business Opportunities with WSSC

Small Local Minority Business Enterprise Office
Hosts Pre-Bid Conference and Workshop

LAUREL – September 14, 2009 The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) will host a Pre-Bid Conference and Workshop for the Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) Project. The conference is designed to help small, local and minority business enterprises identify contractual opportunities with WSSC.

The Small, Local and Minority Business Enterprise (SLMBE) Office of WSSC will host this informative networking event. Information about the projects at five WSSC Wastewater Treat Plants will be discussed in detail. Representatives from the Project Delivery Group along with the Acquisition Office will be on hand to answer any questions.

The purpose of ENR projects is to provide enhanced nutrient removal at the five plants. Maryland’s Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) Program takes the next step in wastewater treatment beyond the previous Biological Nutrient Removal Program (BNR). The Bay Restoration Fund and State Revolving Loan will fund the upgrades at the plants that include the Western Branch in Upper Marlboro MD., Piscataway in Accokeek MD., Parkway in Laurel MD., Seneca in Germantown, MD., and Damascus in Gaithersburg, MD.

The construction activities vary from site to site, but all five WSSC ENR projects include civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical process upgrades. The estimated construction costs for all five projects total $125M.

The Centralized Bidder Registration (CBR) system will be available on-site. Please note that vendors seeking to do work for WSSC must be registered in the CBR. Information on registering in the CBR can be found on the WSSC website, www.wsscwater.com.

The Pre-Bid Conference will highlight contract requirements. The conference is FREE and open to the public.

For more information, please contact WSSC’s Small, Local and Minority Business Enterprise Office at (301) 206-8800.

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Established in 1918, today WSSC is the 8th largest water and wastewater utility in the nation, with a network of more than 5,500 miles of fresh water pipeline and nearly 5,400 miles of sewer pipeline. Serving 1.8 million residents in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties our drinking water has always met or exceeded federal standards.