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The Gwinnett County, Ga., District Attorney's Office and Solicitor General's Office have purchased case management computer software from Greenwood Village, Colo.-based CIBER.

The Pasadena, Calif., Water & Power Department has contracted with Broomfield, Colo.-based MWH to manage the department's 21-month-long geographic information system program that will assess lifecycle management of the department's water and power assets

Delaware Chief Information Officer Thomas Jarrett has received the Meritorious Service Award from the Lexington, Ky.-based National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

North Las Vegas, Nev., has received a certificate of achievement from the Washington-based International City/County Management Association for the city's reporting of performance data to the public through newsletters, budgets and information provided to elected officials.

Denver Regional Transportation District General Manager Cal Marsella has been named the Washington-based American Public Transportation Association's Outstanding Public Transportation Manager of the Year.

Cambridge, Mass.-based CDM has received the National Design-Build Best Project Award from the Washington-based Design-Build Institute of America for its two water reclamation facilities in Rio Rancho, N.M.

El Paso, Texas, has purchased arsenic removal media from Fort Washington, Pa.-based Severn Trent Services to be used at three of the city's water treatment facilities.

San Diego County, Calif., has contracted with New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff to manage construction and inspection of a water supply project.

Palm Springs, Calif., has contracted with Houston-based Veolia Water North America to manage the city's wastewater system.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has contracted with Long Beach, Calif.-based Earth Tech to design and manage the construction of a wastewater treatment facility.

St. Louis has contracted with Overland Park, Kan.-based Black & Veatch to develop a new groundwater supply.

Harnett County, N.C., has contracted with Voorhees, N.J.-based American Water to manage water and wastewater treatment plants at U.S. Army Fort Bragg.

Minneapolis has contracted with Englewood, Colo.-based CH2M HILL OMI to manage the construction of the city's drinking water plant.

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