DBE/SBE Certified
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12.08.2005
LEE SHERROD WINS SGA
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD!
10.18.2004
Horizon ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC. IS NOW WBE/DBE/SBE CERTIFIED
Horizon Environmental Services, Inc (Horizon) is pleased to announce that we are now certified as a SBE/WBE (Small Business Enterprise/Woman-owned Business Enterprise) by the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA). Horizon has also been certified as a DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) under the Texas Unified Certification Program (TUCP). Horizon has been a woman-owned business enterprise since November 2003.
Services provided by Horizon over its 17-year history include multidisciplinary EAs/EISs in support of federal and state environmental reviews; jurisdictional wetland determinations; endangered species habitat assessments and surveys; cultural resources surveys and mitigation (prehistoric and historic); wildlife habitat and wetlands restoration/creation; baseline aquatic and terrestrial investigations (inland and coastal); geologic resource assessments; real estate environmental site assessments; environmental constraints analyses for alternative project sites, routes, and land development scenarios ("fatal flaw" analyses); post-project land use planning and mitigation; GIS mapping; FERC environmental inspection/ training during pipeline construction, and permit management including preparation, agency coordination, and expert testimony.
Horizon is pre-certified in TxDOT work categories 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.8.1, 2.9.1, 2.10.1, 2.11.1, 2.13.1, and 2.14.1.
We look forward to providing environmental services under the DBE classification as you may deem of benefit to your company or organization.
For more information please visit: https://www.dot.state.tx.us/business/tucpinfo.htm
If you have any questions or desire additional information, please contact:
JoAnn Wiersema
President
(512) 328-2430
Lynda Sherrod
Vice President
(512) 328-2430
George L. Vaught
Vice President
(512) 328-2430
03.14.2003
Horizon ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Joins Inaugural Event for TEXAS Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) met with other corporations and public agencies on February 18, 2003 to inaugurate the newly established Texas Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (Texas CWRP). This kick-off event was held at The Houstonian Hotel in Houston, Texas and featured speakers from both the public and private sector. Tom O'Connor, President of Duke Energy Gas Transmission, gave the welcoming address; US Congressman Chris Bell (D- Houston) and J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary for the US Department of the Interior, were the Keynote Speakers. Emilio de Cardenas, a vice president of environment, health and safety at Duke Energy and Chair of the Texas CWRP Advisory Board, gave the concluding remarks.
The Texas CWRP operates as a private sector initiative, working with the Coastal America Partnership (a partnership of federal, state and local governments and private alliances to address problems affecting the nation's coasts, waterways and wetlands) and state agencies. It is dedicated to protecting, enhancing, and restoring our nation’s critically important wetlands, coasts, and waterways.
“We see this as a great opportunity to benefit the environment that we wouldn’t otherwise have,” said Lee Sherrod, Horizon principal and Texas CWRP Advisory Board member. “By working together and combining resources, companies and agencies can accomplish so much more.”
Assisted by Coastal America, Horizon and the Texas CWRP are finding ways to help our coastal ecosystems in this region and beyond. Coastal America was founded by former President George Bush in 1991. It is not one agency or program, but a vast network of corporations, federal agencies, and state and local governments working together to protect our delicate coastal resources.
Horizon is a corporate member of this program, along with other companies such as Duke Energy, ENSR International, Conoco Phillips, and the Panhandle Companies. These companies, and others in the private and public sectors, help raise awareness of coastal environmental issues and also initiate projects that tackle coastal problems.
Horizon and the Panhandle Companies, Founding Partners of Texas CWRP, were presented with a certificate of recognition for their membership in and contributions to Texas CWRP. George Vaught, principal and co-founder of Horizon, accepted the honor on behalf of his company, and Eric Estopinal accepted for the Panhandle Companies.
The Texas CWRP's inaugural project, the San Jacinto marsh restoration, will include marsh improvement; extension of the boardwalk; and the creation of an observation deck. The monument and surrounding area attracted approximately one million visitors in 2002.
"Our project," said de Cardenas "should enhance the experience for years to come."
While projects such as the San Jacinto restoration include hard work and manpower, corporate donations are generally matched 3:1 by federal/state grants. Plus, a minimum of 90% of all funds are to be used to implement on-the-ground restoration and protection projects.
For further information on the Texas Coastal Wetlands Restoration Partnership visit http://www.texascwrp.org.
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