Tiny Jewel Box not so tiny anymore

Longtime D.C. jewelry mainstay Tiny Jewel Box became even less tiny this week when it opened its expanded 8,000-square-foot boutique on Connecticut Avenue NW.

Setty’s services include design services for the expansion of Tiny Jewel Box.

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Setty at DC Streetcar permanent Car Barn Training Center

Setty signboard at DC Streetcar !

Construction on the permanent Car Barn Training Center (CBTC II) began in spring 2015 and is expected to be commissioned in 2017. Construction on the first phase of the Car Barn Training Center (CBTC I), which comprises the yard and the temporary storage facility was completed in 2014. Setty is providing MEP/FP design services for DC Streetcar permanent Car Barn Training Center (CBTC II).

Mayor Bowser and Councilmember Orange Announce Bold FY16 CBE Spending Goal

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Vincent Orange held a press conference to announce the Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) spending goal.  The Bowser Administration also unveiled a new website, cbeconnect.dc.gov, that will help CBEs better navigate the local government procurement process.

The FY16 expendable budget for District government agencies is $634 Million, of which at least 50 percent, or $317 Million, must be spent with CBEs.  This feasible, but bold, spending goal is the result of a top-to-bottom, data driven analysis of past practices and current agency budgets.  

In FY15, the Bowser Administration spent more than $250 million through contracts with small businesses, which exceeded the total amount spent in each of the past five years. The FY16 goal reflects the Mayor's commitment to build on the District's progress, and to increase its support for small businesses.

Mayor Bowser launched cbeconnect.dc.gov to both increase transparency in the goal-setting process and help CBEs navigate the procurement process.  The website offers a user-friendly platform to search for procurement opportunities across District government. The Bowser Administration will also release an 'Opportunity Guide' with an agency-by-agency overview of CBE opportunities. 

Civic Building and Veterans' Plaza received the First Annual Design Excellence Award from Montgomery County Planning Department

The Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza has won the First Annual Design Excellence Award, presented by the Montgomery County Planning Department. As part of the Machado Silvetti team, Setty provided MEP/FP design services for the civic building. The project is recognized for its exceptional work in architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and urban design that will represent Montgomery County’s high quality of design to the region, state, and nation.

The Award was presented at the “Celebrate Design” event on October 22 in the Silver Spring Civic Building.

FCPS Saves $4.5 Million Through Energy Conservation; 146 Schools Earn Energy Star Certification

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has realized $4.5 million in energy savings as a result of the Cenergistic energy conservation and management program, which began in February 2014. This effort began as one of many throughout FCPS to reduce operating costs and increase efficiency. The school district has also earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star Certification for 146 school buildings, and has the highest number of Energy Star-certified buildings in the country. SETTY is proud to be a partner in this effort with our Commissioning and Design projects throughout the county.

Setty Awarded Nationwide IDIQ Contract by USDA

SETTY awarded USDA Nationwide AE Indefinite Quantity Contact for A/E Services for Research and Laboratory Facilities. Congratulations team!

Under this contract Setty will provide energy-related studies, feasibility and conceptual studies, life cycle cost analyses, engineering design criteria development, design analyses, designs, construction drawings, specifications (including specifications for design-build), detailed cost estimates and analyses, construction management/administration, construction inspection and/or monitoring, design review, technical consultation, field surveys, engineering reports, and computer-aided drafting.

The Upcoming SETTY Charity Bike Ride

Pre-ride: Julisan Wijaya, Pankaj Hoogan, Ritesh Ramkumar, Erwin Mate, and Rohit Setty at the midway point of their 30 mile ride from FFX office to the DC office and back. The crew was pre-riding the route to test it out for the upcoming SETTY charity bike ride.