Fifteen years ago, Western Contracting Corporation entered new markets and since has successfully completed over $150,000,000 in construction contracts. Today, the firm performs heavy dredging, marine, and mining activities primarily in the Missouri River Basin in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Our main client is the Corps of Engineers; however, the firm also contracts with several public utilities and various state and local agencies in the Basin. The following two events facilitated our recent successes. The MRRP In March 2004, the Federal government began funding a new program referred to as the Missouri River Recovery Program (“MRRP”). The MRRP creates engineered wetland habitat for three threatened and endangered species (piping plover, least tern, and pallid sturgeon) that are indigenous to the Missouri River ecosystem. In 2004, Western was one of four contractors selected by the Corps of Engineers for a five-year contract for the construction shallow water wetland habitat. Prior to the MRRP, the firm successfully completed five Corps of Engineers “river work” projects between 1999 and 2004, and had made significant investments in marine equipment. Floating plant …show more content…
The contract had a completion date with a significantly daily liquidated damage penalty in the event the work was not completed within the specified contract time frame. However, the penalty amount was equal to a bonus amount for every day the work was completed before the completion date. After award, Western mobilized three portable dredges, worked seven days per week, 24 hours per day, and completed the work ahead of schedule to earn the bonus. Once again, the firm excelled in the performance of its contract requirements in a technically challenging and time sensitive
In this paper I will discuss the various aspects of a Federal Contract Specialist position and what makes it different from many other government jobs. Some people think contracting is just shopping for a living, however, it requires great skill and attention to detail. Contract Specialists must be able to communicate effectively with their customers, vendors and other contracting personnel and they must be able to accurately interpret regulations and apply them appropriately. This position is a little bit customer service representative, a little bit personal shopper and a whole lot of legal assistant.
Any work required to be done in accordance with the provisions of 41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles and Equipment Exceeding $15,000;
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Both my spouses and my families have been practicing agriculture for years. This has introduced me to many of the programs that the Farm Services Agency has to offer. On my mother’s side, they have participated in the CRP Highly Erodible Lands Initiative program. By enrolling in the CRP program, ground they farm in the hills has benefited by increasing the water quality to intermittent streams below and provided habitat for deer, turkeys, and other local wildlife. Their farm located near the Missouri River has some farmers enrolled in the Flood Plain Wetlands initiative in order to combat loss of crops from flooding. It offers waterfowl habitat and minimizes risk in planting crops that flood from year to year. My father-in-law has been enrolled in the SAFE program and he is trying to re-habilitate habitats for prairie chickens. In western Kansas there are wildlife guzzlers on some of the land enrolled in
industry is large enough for many sellers. CMI’s foray into this industry is new, however; in order to develop clientele, CMI should cultivate several segments (namely, the large engineering contractors, consulting engineers, and independent contractors), in addition to a media blitz
Walter McMillian filed a petition after spending six years in prison. He had been convicted and facing a death row at Alabama State. On 1986, Ronda Morrison was murdered in Monroe County. Walter McMillian and Ralph Myers were convicted for this murder. Myers pleaded guilty to a lesser offence presented at court and also testified against Walter McMillian. Walter was convicted for capital murder and was sentenced to death. The murder conviction was reversed, after the petition had been filed, on the grounds that the state had excluded exculpatory evidence.
Gadsden is located in the northeastern corner of Alabama and is the county seat of Etowah County. It is 60 miles
Giving full credit to restricting the Mississippi River as the culprit for loss of wetlands is not accurate. The booming oil and gas exploration of the 1970’s and 1980’s merits a name on the marquee as well. The pipelines and canals used to transport the resources to the outside world placed a great deal of stress on the fragile wetlands. Erosion from the barges in and out of the marshes as well as the salt water allowed into the fresh water, providing a precarious habitat for fresh water species – flora and fauna alike. Plants provide root systems to hold soil in place. Fish and fowl provide an economy for the area. Enter
After the Kanapolis Dam in Kansas, we got overly ambitious by bidding in the first stage of the Fort Randall Dam on the Missouri River near Lake Andes, South Dakota. Western left around $900,000 “on the table” with their bid of $4,300,000, after knocking off most of the bit-time experienced contracting firms. This scared us as well as our main banking connection, the First National Bank of Chicago. They insisted that we secure our construction loans with a first mortgage on all of our equipment. Confronted with his situation, we followed the strategy of Marshall Foch in World War I, i.e. the German armies were about to envelope Paris when Foch decided to attack the thin German lines in the north rather than retreat – so we decided to get larger equipment of
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the primary agency that works to conserve, protect, and enhance the nation's fish and wildlife by providing sustainable healthy environments for future generations. It is through these three basic principles of ‘conserve, protect and enhance’ the USFWS is able to bring programs that both directly affect the health and well-being of migratory birds, fish and endangered species. In most cases it is through habitat protection that enables the USFWS to carry out these three principles. The Small Wetlands Program (SWP) is one such program that the USFWS utilizes to maintain the health of migratory birds in the United States.
in England a serious case review is an examination of all the evidence presented if a child dies as a result of suspected or actual abuse or neglect. Other parts of the uk have their own
Comparing the term sheet of the offer from RSC and TCV consortium to that of CellTech, RSC and TCV’s PCPT had a much more dilutive impact to Metapath upon exit.
The company I chose for this assignment is the Missouri Department of Conservation. It is a Missouri state agency whose mission is to protect and conserve Missouri’s natural resources.
Art Beaumont, the newly hired president of MediSys Corp, created a core team in August 2008 in order to accelerate the IntensCare project. Team consisted technically competent employee in six areas: research and development, engineering, software design, production, marketing and regulatory affairs. Jack Fogel, a senior production manager was assigned the project leader. IntensCare project was very important to the success of Medisys but the team had very tight schedule. However, differences started to emerge soon after which obfuscated the future of IntensCare project.
If MCI wants to issue $500 million of 20-year subordinated debentures, we first calculate the interest payment, which is $62.5. The total interest payment would be $116.6 by adding up the previous net interest, so we can calculate the interest coverage ratio by dividing the operating income in 1983 by the total interest payment, which is 2.53. Then we look up the