MSD Procurement and Supplier Diversity will host session for contractors, engineers, goods and service providers
Louisville MSD will host its second annual "Can You Dig It?" outreach session to educate potential contractors, engineers as well as goods and services providers, on $250 million worth of capital construction projects and other contract opportunities planned for 2017.
Such projects include the $142 million, 2.5-mile-long Ohio River Tunnel Project that will run 200 feet underneath I-64 downtown, as well as $125 million in three combined sewage overflow (CSO) storage basins. These storage basins include the Shawnee Park Basin, I-64 and Grinstead Basin, and the Portland Basin.
Other projects to be discussed will include sewer rehabilitation design and construction, drainage improvement projects, professional service contracts, and various goods and services. MSD actively seeks to partner with minority and women-owned businesses.
WHAT:
Can You Dig It? outreach session for contractors, engineers, goods and service providers
WHEN:
Thursday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m. – noon
WHO:
Tony Parrott, Executive Director, MSD
René Thomas, Director of Procurement and Supplier Diversity, MSD
John Loechle, Engineering Director, MSD
Contractors, engineers, goods and services provider attendees
WHERE:
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
1701 W Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40203
Parking available on first come, first served at 18th Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Photo/Video of Speakers
Interviews with Speakers
Photo/Video of Attendees
MORE:
As one of the community’s economic engines, MSD supports more than 2,300 jobs annually.
In addition to the $250 million in 2017 projects, MSD recently completed an extensive analysis of the wastewater, stormwater and flood protection systems that protect the community. MSD’s Critical Repair & Reinvestment Plan identifies the critical needs in these areas and the solutions to address them. However, the solutions come with a large price tag—$4.3 billion over the next 20 years, including almost $500 million to finish the remaining federal Consent Decree obligations for managing sewer overflows.
Recognizing the magnitude of the impact on ratepayers and the community, MSD is embarking on a wide-reaching community conversation regarding the plan. Interested citizens can review the Critical Repair & Reinvestment Plan through March 1, 2017 at any Louisville library branch or on MSD’s website at www.LouisvilleMSD.org/CriticalRepairPlan.
