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The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.6 million contract Thursday to Taylor Enterprises of Grand Coulee for grounds maintenance and landscaping, the USBR said in a press release Tuesday.

The contract calls for providing personnel, materials, tools, and equipment to maintain the Grand Coulee Power Office grounds and associated landscaping. The work includes maintenance of lawns; annual planting and maintenance of flower beds; noxious weed control; pruning and shaping of trees and shrubs; and operation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.

Taylor Enterprises is a 100-percent woman-owned small business that has served federal, state, and local governments as well as commercial, industrial, and residential customers for more than 15 years, the bureau said. Their services include construction cleanup, janitorial and custodial work, floor care, carpet cleaning, and landscaping and grounds maintenance.

The company also took over grounds maintenance at North Dam Park this year under a contract with the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District.