Victor Barbour, P.E. - Administrator of Technical Services Division

Victor Barbour, P.E. is the Technical Services Administrator for the N.C. Department of Transportation and is responsible for research and development, quality enhancement, contract standards and development, professional services management, transportation program management, contractual services and performance metrics. He has been with the department for 24 years.

The main objective of the Technical Services Division is to minimize the amount of time business units spend on the administration of project delivery so they can focus on technical delivery of their core business functions. Its staff members chair the bid review, goal compliance, American Council of Engineering Companies and Associated General Contractors committees. The division also leads a committee that manages the department’s bidders list.

The division consists of the following functions:

• The Contract Standards and Administration Division provides contracting standards and administration across all modal divisions to oversee the development, advertisement, evaluation and selection of transportation contracts throughout NCDOT;
• The Transportation Program Management Division is responsible for providing comprehensive program and project management services for multi-modal transportation projects statewide;
• The Quality Enhancement Division manages value for transportation projects, formalizes NCDOT’s ongoing continuous process improvement program and oversees market research, new product and process evaluation, and innovative construction practice studies;
• The Contractual Services Division oversees the department’s certification, prequalification and contractor utilization functions;
• The Professional Services Management Division is responsible for standardizing NCDOT’s acquisition procedures, contracting process, vendor performance evaluation and rating, and vendor workload tracking;
• The Photogrammetry Division provides efficient photogrammetry services to all modal divisions; and
• The Research and Development Division provides the department with a transportation-related research program for all multi-modal divisions. This includes investigation of materials, operations, planning, traffic, safety, pavement structures, construction, and the human and natural environments.