Creative Solutions for our Environment Your Name Veolia Water North America June 2010 Veolia Water Milwaukee SUPPLIER DIVERSITY: “DOING BUSINESS WITH VEOLIA””

1 VWM Purchasing Strategies Veolia Water offers equal opportunities to Small Business, Women-owned, Minority-owned (SWMBE’s) to participate in our purchasing process. Veolia Water will continue to strengthen its purchases with SWMBE businesses. Veolia Water will continue to contribute to the economic growth of our community and the State of Wisconsin. Veolia Water is committed to exploring ways to increase SWMBE’s participation.

VWM Contractual Obligations to SWMBE Participation Utilize the SWMBE suppliers for the purchases of goods and services such as repairs services, construction services, office supplies, safety, etc. (20%) Small Business Enterprises (5%) Women-Owned Enterprises (2%) Minority-Owned Enterprises (13%) VWM is committed to exceed our contractual obligations (30%) Local Providers Utilization of local providers for the purchase of goods and services of 88%. 4

VWM – SWMBE 2013 Purchases 2013 SWMBE Purchases Total: $11.8M MBE Purchases - $3.9M (33%) SBE Purchases – $373K (3%) WBE Purchases - $317K (3%) Local purchases includes Sewerage Service Area (SSA) and surrounding 7 counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Ozaukee, Washington, Kenosha, and Walworth (M7). M7 Purchases - $8.7 million (74%) SSA Purchases - $6.2 million (44%) 2013 Total Wisconsin Purchases – (85%)

Bidding Process Public Bidding – Project cost over $20,000 MMSD Bidding Procedure followed 30 days to process Request for Quotes – Project cost under $20,000 Flexibility in quoting process (3 quotes); VWM Projects 6

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Veolia Water Milwaukee Procurement Department Barbara L. Brown, Procurement Manager (414) ; Terry Puhek-Sandberg, Buyer, Jones Island (414) ; Mary Ann Ciesielczyk, Buyer, South Shore (414) ; 9

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