David Duong wins a US$2.7 bil contract in the US
(VOV) - California Waste Solutions (CWS), parent to Vietnam Waste Solutions, of Vietnamese tycoon David Duong was awarded a US$2.7 billion rubbish contract for the city of Oakland, California.
After three hearings, CWS clinched the deal against rival Waste Management – the US largest solid waste collector. The contract commences in July 2015 and has a duration of 20 years.
David Duong, CWS President and General Director said CWS won the bid – the largest contract in Oakland city thanks to its competitive price and the company’s reputation for quality service.
David Duong has also invested heavily in the Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex in HCM City. He plans to build a solid waste treatment complex worth US$700 million in Thu Thua district, Long An province with a daily capacity of burying 40,000 tonnes of waste.
David Duong said the project in Long An will apply the world’s latest technologies in accordance with standards of the US Environmental Protection Agency and Vietnam’s Law on Environmental Protection.
David Duong emigrated from Vietnam to the US with his family in 1979. While his younger siblings went to school during the day, he worked and went to school at night to learn English.
David saw an opportunity in the rubbish business and began a small recyclables company and rapidly built it into one of the most successful companies in the industry.