[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E621]
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           HONORING OMI, WINNER OF THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARD

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate, Operations Management International, Inc., one of the 
2000 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners. President Clinton 
presented the Malcolm Baldrige award to OMI. The award, first presented 
in 1988, recognizes US companies for business performance excellence 
and competitive improvement. It is the highest-level quality award 
given in the U.S.
  The Baldrige Award evaluates organizations on seven performance 
excellence criteria: leadership, strategic planning, customer and 
market focus, information and analysis and human resource focus. This 
award recognizes organizations that play a major role in energizing our 
nation's economy and quality of life. OMI uses these criteria as a 
cornerstone for its ``Obsessed With Quality'' process. OMI is an 
employee-owned global leader in the management of water, wastewater and 
utility systems.
  This is the first time that a water treatment company has won the 
Baldrige Award. OMI operates and maintains more than 160 public and 
private sector wastewater and water treatment facilities in 29 states 
and eight countries. Their primary services are processing raw 
wastewater to produce clean, environmentally safe effluent and 
processing raw groundwater and surface water to produce clean, safe 
drinking water.
  ``OMI began its quality journey in 1990 when we initiated our 
`Obsessed with Quality' process. Winning the Baldrige Award 
demonstrates how our quality process continues to positively affect the 
millions of lives our people touch . . . My thanks to all OMI 
associates for a job well done,'' said OMI President Don S. Evans.
  Mr. Speaker, OMI is helping our economy grow and is setting an 
example for other businesses to follow. I want to thank them and 
congratulate them for their continued success.

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