Since receiving its 8(a) certification in March 2020, Makwa Global, a Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures company, has been building a successful portfolio of government contracts.
Makwa Global has 4 overseas construction contracts with the State Department, each worth $10 - $20M over the next 2 – 4 years. Additionally, Makwa Global has also received a $20M contract for five years to assist the Department of State with a training program.
While details of the above mentioned contracts are confidential, Makwa Global was recently awarded a Minnesota contract in where details can be shared.
Beginning on October 1, 2021, Makwa Global Facility Services, LLC (MG Facility Services), was awarded the Multi-Phased Infrastructure Upgrades Contract for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mid-Continent Ecology Division in Duluth, Minnesota. This has a total contract value of $30 million.
MG Facility Services will be providing construction and upgrades to the laboratory for the Mid-Continent Ecology Division. The EPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division's existing main laboratory building is a 93,484 square foot, two story building that was originally constructed in 1967 with a lab addition constructed in 1982, and an administrative addition in 2001.
Derek Dorr, CEO of Makwa Global shared that they will be leveraging local partners to provide the EPA with a customized solution. “We are proud to have been selected by the EPA to provide these essential upgrades to their Laboratory that have been many years in the making,” said Dorr.