District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority

This Procurement Manual is issued by the General Manager of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority and is effective as of June 12, 2009. The Manual shall continue in effect unless modified by written amendment made by the General Manager. References to "§" are references to the Procurement Regulations of the Authority (PDF 188 kb) , which are Chapter 53 to Title 21 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (21 DCMR, Chapter 53).

This Procurement Manual is designed to guide Authority staff in implementing the Authority's Procurement Regulations (PDF 188 kb) in the acquisition of all goods and services, including construction services, for DC Water.

The General Manager may, in his or her discretion and without any formal amendment to the Manual, waive any of the guidelines or procedures set forth in this Manual, except any that are explicitly required by the Regulations.

Manual Table of Contents

Click on any of the chapter names below to download a PDF version of that chapter. You may also download the complete DC Water Procurement Manual (PDF 2.3 mb) .

1. Authority Procurement Policy Statement (PDF 42 kb)
2. Ethics (PDF 48 kb)
3. Contracting Authority (PDF 32 kb)
4. Acquisition Planning (PDF 51 kb)
5. Bonds and Insurance (PDF 39 kb)
6. Sealed Bids (PDF 94 kb)
7. Competitive Proposal (PDF 72 kb)
8. Multistep Procurements (PDF 47 kb)
9. Simplified Acquisitions (PDF 47 kb)
10. Limited Competition Purchases (PDF 28 kb)
11. Other Agency Purchases (PDF 41 kb)
12. Micro-Purchases (PDF 21 kb)
13. Sole Source (PDF 31 kb)
14. Emergency Procurements (PDF 26 kb)
15. Categorical Exemptions (PDF 35 kb)
16. Unsolicited Proposals (PDF 36 kb)
17. Contract Types (PDF 53 kb)
18. Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (PDF 27 kb)
19. Special Contracting Methods (PDF 27 kb)
20. Construction Contracts (RESERVED) (PDF 18 kb)
21. Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services (PDF 35 kb)
22. Alternate Project Delivery (PDF 74 kb)
23. Contract Management and Administration (PDF 116 kb)
24. Cost Principles and Proposal Analysis (PDF 32 kb)
25. Contractor Responsibility (PDF 30 kb)
26. Debarment and Suspension (PDF 57 kb)
27. Patents, Copyrights, and Other Proprietary Information (PDF 41 kb)
28. Protests (PDF 51 kb)
29. Claims, Disputes, and Appeals (PDF 45 kb)
30. Quality Assurance and Warranties (PDF 30 kb)
31. Purchase Cards (PDF 32 kb)
32. Business Development Programs (PDF 30 kb)

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