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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, March 8
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, March 22
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, March 8​​​
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, March 22
10 a.m.-noon

​
Nash Community College
522 N. Old Carriage Road
Continuing Education Building
Rocky Mount 


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



Division 5
(Durham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties)​


Saturday, March 8
10 a.m.-noon
Wake Tech Community College ​
10908 Chapel Hill Road
Building 2 Auditorium
Morrisville

​Mickey Biedell, P.E.
mbiedell@ncdot.gov​
(919) 220-4600​

​

Division 6
(Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties)






Saturday, March 22​​
10 a.m.-noon






Southeastern Community College
Building D
Auditorium
4564 Chadbourn Highway 
Whiteviile

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




​​Division 7
(Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Orange and Rockingham counties)​
​
Saturday, March 8
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, March 22
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)


​
Thursday, March 13
4-6 p.m.




​
Davidson-Davie Community College
297 DCC Road
Rittling Conference Center
Thomasville


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



Division ​10
(Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union counties)​



​Saturday, March 22
10 a.m.-noon





Metrolina Regional Transportation Management Center
2327 Tipton Drive
Charlotte

Jason Brooks, P.E.

​jcbrooks@ncdot.gov
(704) 983-4430

​​

​Division 11
(Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties)
​
Saturday, March 8
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)


​
Saturday, March 22
10 a.m.-noon




Division 12
1710 E. Marion St.
Shelby
       
Greg Brittain, PLS
gbrittain@ncdot.gov
(980) 552-4222


Division ​13
(Buncombe, Burke, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties)
​
Saturday, ​March 8
10 a.m.-noon
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)


​Saturday, March 22
10 a.m.-noon





Swain County Maintenance Facility
381 Toot Hallow Road
Bryston City



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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