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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Outreach

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The N.C. Department of Transportation's Division of Highways in partnership with its Office of Civil Rights hosts regional outreach events for all 14 highway divisions. If you own a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise — whether a small, woman-owned or minority-owned business —​ NCDOT wants to work with you.

Hundreds of firms representing all types of industries participated in the first several events held on Saturdays since June 2021. ​​The next round of out reach events will take place in​​ September 2024​. 

​NCDOT's Division of Highways advertises and awards numerous contracts each year for all sorts of transportation work. Each project is an opportunity for NCDOT to encourage DBE participation and provide equitable and balanced access for these businesses to compete on contracts.

NCDOT has multiple contract opportunities statewide, including:

  • Construction
  • Maintenance
  • Emergency work
  • Mowing
  • Traffic control
  • Tree service
  • Cleaning service
  • Litter pickup
  • Dead animal removal

It is important to NCDOT to collaborate with disadvantage business enterprises. As such, the department is extending an invitation to all certified firms​ to do business and learn more about the opportunities available.

​Highway Division staff will be on hand during these events to help the owners of small, minority or woman-owned firms learn about how they can do business with NCDOT. These outreach​ events are being organized by the Division of Highways in partnership with NCDOT's Office of Civil Rights. 

NCDOT is asking people to RSVP the appropriate highway division contact below if you would like to attend an event near you.​​​

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Do Business with NCDOT

Can't make it to a meeting? Additional information for doing business with the Division of Highways is available on Connect NCDOT​, the department's website for business and transit partners.

​​Division
​Date & Time​
​Location
​Contact​
​Division 1
(Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties​)
​
​​​Saturday, Sept. 14
10 a.m.-n​​oon




Division 1 Office
113 Airport Drive
Suite 100
Edenton


Marjorie Eckert
mleckert@ncdot.gov
(252) 482-1850​



​Division 2
(Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m.-noon



Division 2 Office
2815 Rouse Road Extension
Kinston​

Mary Margaret Herring
mmherring@ncdot.gov
(252) 775-6100 
​

Division 3
(Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 14​​​
10 a.m.-noon


Cape Fear Community College
McKeithan Building
4500 Blue Clay Road
Castle Hayne
​
Adrienne Cox, P.E. 
amcox1@ncdot.gov
(910) 341-2000​


Division 4
(Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m.-noon



Wilson Community College
902 Herring Ave.
East Wilson


​​
Brandon Herring, P.E.
blherring@ncdot.gov
(252) 640-6410



Division 5
(Durham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties)​
Saturday, Sept. 14​​
10 a.m.-noon
Wake Tech Community College ​
3434 Kildaire Farm
Cary
​Mickey Biedell, P.E.
mbiedell@ncdot.gov​
(919) 220-4600​

​

​Division 6
(Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties)
 Canceled Saturday, Sept. 28​​ due to inclement weather.




​
Marjorie Davis
msdavis2@ncdot.gov
(910) 364-0600

​​Division 7
(Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Orange and Rockingham counties)​
​
Saturday, Sept. 14
10 a.m.-noon
​

Division 7 Office
1584 Yanceyville St.
Greensboro

​
Jennifer Sour
jsour@ncdot.gov
(336) 487-0000

​Division ​8
(Chatham, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and Scotland counties)​​
​
Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m.-noon​
Division 8 Office 
121 DOT Drive
Carthage


Michael McKenzie, P.E.
mlmckenzie1@ncdot.gov​
(910) 773-8029

​Division 9
(Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Rowan and Stokes counties)
​
Tuesday, Sept. 10
4-7 p.m.



​Davidson-Davie Community College
297 DCC Road
Rittling Room 202
Thomasville


​
Marsheeka Steward
mdsteward@ncdot.gov​
(336) 747-7800



Division ​10
(Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union counties)​
​Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m.-noon


Metrolina Regional Transportation Management Center
2327 Tipton Drive
Charlotte

Jared Mathis, P.E.

​jsmathis@ncdot.gov
(704) 983-4458

​​

​Division 11
(Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 14
10 a.m.-noon
Wilkes County Agriculutural Center
416 Executive Drive
Wilkesboro

Bethany Elmore
belmore​@ncdot.gov
(336) 903-9115
​Division 12
(Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell and Lincoln counties)
​
Canceled Saturday, Sept. 28​​ due to inclement weather.

​              

Greg Brittain, PLS
gbrittain@ncdot.gov
(980) 552-4222
Division ​13
(Buncombe, Burke, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties)
​
Tuesday, ​Sept. 10
4-7 p.m.​​
Buncombe County Maintenance ​Office
11 Old Charlotte Highway 
Asheville  ​​
Brendan Merithew, P.E.
bwmerithew@ncdot.gov
(828) 250-3000
​​Division 14
(Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain and Transylvania counties)
​
Canceled Saturday, Sept. 28​​ due to inclement weather.





Wesley Grindstaff
wtgrindstaff@ncdot.gov
(828) 586-2141
​​These events are being organized by the Division of Highways in partnership with the Office of Civil Rights.

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