MBDA Manhattan Center CLEAN WATER SUMMIT APRIL 21 2022
2022 INFRASTRUCTURE SERIES Once in a generation contracting opportunities improving our nation's infrastructure
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MBDA Manhattan Center Staff. Center Director, Roxanne Neilson Co-Director & Strategic Advisor, Dr. Cheng Zhu Program Associate, Ethan Penha Clean Water Summit Organizer Certification Specialist, Marlon Watson
MBDA Vision.
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Economic prosperity for all American business enterprises.
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MBDA Manhattan Center 2022 Clean Water Summit Agenda
AGENDA Introductions 3:00 PM -3:15 PM AWARDEES 3:15- 3:45 VARUNA MACE CORP NY PLUMBING SUPPLY PRESENTERS 3:45 pm
Director Adeem Kareem
City of Newark Department of Water & Sewer Utilities 4:10 pm EPA Zachary Schafer 4:30 pm: NYS DOH Bureau of Water Supply Kristine Wheeler, PE 4:45 PM Presenter: Sara Kelikoaelakauaikekai* Suzuki Columbia University Graduate Student "Public Health Implications of Arsenic on Tribal Lands"
" Clean Water Hero: Innovating to Build Resilience in Water Systems with the IoT" Jamail Carter Varuna CRO/Head of Business Development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGYVDvyTEp0
" Clean Water Hero: 3rd Generation Regional Stocking Plumbing Supplier" New York Plumbing Wholesale and Supply James Price is a seasoned professional with progressive experience in plumbing, heating, waterworks and sprinklers. As a family owned 3rd generation business Price is a PM currently operating out of the same community that grandfather once established businesses in, The Price family recognizes the importance of giving back to the community and fostering strong and impactful customer relationships.
Contact NYPS: https://nyps1.com/
" MBDA Manhattan Clean Water Hero: Mace Contracting Corp Best in Class Environmental Construction in NYS"
Contact Mace Construction Corp. (914) 576-0606
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Adeem Kareem City of Newark Director of Water and Sewer Utilities
" Clean Water Hero: Building a Best in Class Water System for the City of Newark" Director Adeem is nationally recognized for his leadership and handling of the City’s Infrastructure upgrades. He led the massive infrastructure project of replacing all lead service lines for the people in the City of Newark.
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Zach Schafer is Senior Advisor to EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, Radhika Fox. The Office of Water works to ensure that drinking water is safe, wastewater is safely returned to the environment, and surface waters are properly managed and protected. Prior to joining EPA, Zach served as the founding Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at United for Infrastructure and Senior Policy Director for the Council on Competitiveness. Zach also worked on water and climate policy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality during the Obama Administration. He holds a B.A. in economics, international affairs, and history from the University of Delaware and an M.A. in Energy and Environmental Policy from the Biden School of Public Policy at the University of Delaware. .
Opportunities : EPA Office of Water
Zach Schafer Senior Advisor to EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, .
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Kristine Wheeler is the Director of the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Water Supply Protection. The Bureau of Water Supply Protection implements the drinking water regulatory program for the State of New York. Kristine has over 23 years of experience in Civil Engineering in both the public and private sector, 18 years of which has been with the Department of Health. She is a licensed professional engineer in the State of New York and holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University.
Opportunities : NYS DOH BUREAU OF WATER SUPPLY
Kristine Wheeler, PE Director of the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Water Supply Protection.
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Presenter: Sara Kelikoaelakauaikekai* Suzuki of Maui Hawaii "Public Health Implications of Arsenic on Tribal Lands" Columbia University *Native Hawaiian English translation: Rain Sparkling on the Ocean"
PROCUREMENT
NYS CLEAN WATER MWBE GOALS
BUILD.GOV use the guide to find infrastructure spend in your community
A GUIDEBOOK TO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FOR STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER PARTNERS Guidebook(Water Page 230-267) https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BUILDING-A-BETTERAMERICA_FINAL.pdf
MWBE-DBE EPA Procurement Resources Current Guidance EPA DBE- MWBE PROGRAM https://www.epa.gov/grants/questions-related-dbe-exceptionissued-october-1-2019#q01 https://www.epa.gov/grants/disadvantaged-business-enterpriseprogram-requirements EPA GRANT INFORMATION BY REGION- Review to identify grant management officers in your region, then reach out to find awardees that need DBE MWBE participation https://www.epa.gov/grants/regional-grants-information
Procurement NYS EFC Environmental Facilities Awards Interactive MAP NYS Project Awards https://nysefc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html? id=a235c2a5cec647b39b1a1cff91a097b8
List of 2021 NYS Project Awards
https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/04/ websiteawardlist_2021_0.pdf
https://minoritycommerceweekly.com/digital-edition/
Procurement NYS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/pws _contacts/map_pws_contacts.htm
Procurement
FIND CWSR FUNDED PROJECTS IN NYS https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oEypHJp5B0aKALu26xEYJVy8jrSKN8 fD/view?usp=sharing
Vendor Directory
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Presentations
Sara Kelikoaelakauaikekai Suzuki is Native Hawaiian, originally from the Island of Maui. She is currently a Graduate student at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in the department of Sociomedical Sciences pursuing her Master’s in Public Health. Sara has participated in summer internships with the Departments of Native Hawaiian Health and Hawai’i Pacific Health. She is a board member of the American Public Health Association American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Caucus and the New York chapter of the Association of Medical Facilities Professionals. She gained experience in construction as a project management intern with CORE Construction. Her long-term goal is to give back to the Hawaii community by becoming a leader in public health who advocates for them on a broader scale through public health policy and construction management.
CONTACT: ss6394@cumc.columbia.edu
Clean Water is a Basic Human Right Guard Your Health: email FreeWaterTesting@health.ny.gov directly or call the State Health Department at (518) 402-7650 to request a free drinking water lead test kit in NY
City of Newark Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1i 30Sry-5hrloEP7THVMtszLFrx8J3V8S/edit? usp=sharing&ouid=1054850380240953438 35&rtpof=true&sd=true
NYS DOH Bureau of Water Supply Presentation
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D5Xek LWvEnDczkivi9pbHx1RY16LenK1/view? usp=sharing
Sara Kelikoaelakauaikekai Suzuki Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18kNqzOVPvg qwasUNtlLK-s38Ex3nGhaH/edit? usp=sharing&ouid=105485038024095343835&rtpof=tru e&sd=true
Roxanne Neilson MBDA Manhattan Center Managing Director
Dr. Cheng Zhu MBDA Manhattan Center Co-Director & Strategic Advisor
Ethan Penha MBDA Manhattan Center Program Associate
Marlon Watson MBDA Manhattan Center Certification Specialist
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