Rick Duarte
Construction & Engineering
Outreach/Events
p 213-217-7329
e rduarte@mwdh2o.com
w www.mwdh2o.com

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

About Us
From minority women-owned engineering firms to a two-person virtual reality startup, our Business Outreach Program is helping small businesses across Southern California grow and thrive.

Since the program’s inception two decades ago, we invested more than $1.5 billion in Southern California’s small, local and disabled veteran-owned businesses.

Metropolitan’s business outreach team works hand in hand with small business owners to put them on the path to success. Our team advocates on their behalf, both inside and outside Metropolitan, hosts educational and networking events, and highlights relevant contracting opportunities.

While our Business Outreach Program aims to spur economic development across our region through small business investment, it also has generated cost-effective and creative solutions to Metropolitan. As capable and competitive as their larger counterparts, these businesses have nimbly adapted their innovative ideas to our needs.