5502148 Joint Public Oversight Roundtable (Revised) on the Department of General Services Contracting and Procurement Practices for Constructing and Modernizing District of Columbia Public Schools

Notice of Joint Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

The Department of General Services Contracting and Procurement Practices for Constructing and Modernizing District of Columbia Public Schools

 

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

at 11:00 a.m.

in Room 500 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment; and Councilmember David Grosso, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, will hold a joint public oversight roundtable to discuss the Department of General Services (“DGS”) contracting and procurement practices for building and modernizing schools owned by District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”). The roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 

The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss how DGS contracts for the construction and modernization of DCPS schools; how DGS determines costs associated with constructing, modernizing, and maintaining DCPS schools; and how DGS works with both DCPS and community members when contracting, constructing, and maintaining a DCPS school.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony.  Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004. They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on July 10, 2015.

 

This notice is revised to reflect that the date of the roundtable has been changed from June 22, 2015 to July 8, 2015.