DC Water Awards Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Contract to Morcom International, Inc

WASHINGTON - Nov. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- Morcom International, Inc., a top-ranked provider of public safety, wireless communications and in-building wireless systems has recently been awarded a contract by DC Water to build and install a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) in the underground tunnels at the water provider's Blue Plains Waste Water Treatment Plant. Based in Chantilly, VA, Morcom International designs, supplies, installs and supports airport and radio communications, critical communications, and weather information systems.

“We are excited to work with DC Water to provide this communications solution to their facility,” said Manuel Ojeda, CEO of Morcom. “Boosting signal strength via a network of antennae is essential for public safety and critical communications in facilities such as these.”

Morcom will be tasked with installing DAS in the 6 miles of tunnels running beneath the facility. The Blue Plains Advanced Waste Water Treatment Plant is the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world, serving over 2 million customers in the Washington DC metro area, covering 150 acres and maintaining a capacity of 370 million gallons per day (MGD), with a peak capacity of 1.07 billion gallons per day (BGD). Once installed, the DAS will enable clear communications for public safety and administrative task forces within the Blue Plains facility’s underground tunnels and galleries.

During the summer of 2014, DC Water's Blue Plains Advanced Waste Water implemented a process called thermal hydrolysis to generate power for the plant. The procedure involves extracting methane from human waste or "biosolids" in the wastewater, and burning the methane to generate power. The Blue Plains facility is the first of its kind in North America. This highly-efficient process is anticipated to cut the average water bill in Washington DC by one-third.

Morcom International commenced operations in 1984. Since, the company has become the leader in the public safety, defense, wireless communications, weather information systems, and navigation fields. Morcom International was featured on the Top Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2008 by Inc.com for its 241% growth and client base expansion.

For more information on recent and past projects in Weather Information System Solutions, visit Morcom's website.

For more information on recent and past projects in Distributed Antenna Systems, Public Safety and Critical Communications Systems Solutions, visit Morcom's website.

About Morcom International, Inc.

For 30 years, Morcom has provided In-Building Solutions and Critical Communications Solutions for international airports, buildings and weather monitoring emergency systems. Morcom’s presence in both the private and public sector includes tailored designs, highly secure systems, software and hardware integration with previously installed communications systems, international installations, systems training and on-site monitoring.

Morcom specializes in Public Safety and Critical Communications: Morcom has performed Advanced Critical Communications and Weather Observation System Solutions to all branches of the US Military, the Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), the Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Lima, Peru, the Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) in Colón, Panama the Comalapa International Airport (SAL) in El Salvador, three airports in Nicaragua, as well as in-building systems for the Fort Belvoir Hospital and the Loudon County Public Schools System.

Morcom is a federal contractor and ISO 9001 certified. For more information, go to Morcom's website or visit Morcom on Facebook @MorcomUSA

Set Asides

Morcom International qualifies for the following set asides:

Certified Local Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LDBE) firm for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA);

Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA);

Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm for the Department of Transportation (DOT);

Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) firm for the State of Maryland;

Certified Small and Disadvantaged Business (SDB) firm with the Federal Register.