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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​​ Sept. 9 and 23. 

​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.

Do Business with NCDOT

NCDOT will host regional outreach events for disadvantaged business enterprises statewide Feb. 25. Events were​​ held at seven locations​, each of which will host people in two highway divisions.     

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.​

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. 9
10 a.m.-noon

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. 23
10 a.m.-noon

Division 2 Office
2815 Rouse Road Extension
Kinston​

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

Division 3
(Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 9
10 a.m.-noon


Division 3 Office
5504 Barbados Blvd. 
Castle Hayne
​
Trevor Carroll, P.E. 
(910) 341-2000
tkcarroll@ncdot.gov

Division 4
(Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m.-noon



Division 4 Office
509 Ward Blvd.
Wilson
​​
Brandon Herring, P.E.
blherring@ncdot.gov
(252) 640-6410

Division 5
(Durham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties)​
Saturday, Sept. 9
10 a.m.-noon
Wake Tech Community College
3434 Kildaire Farm Road
Cary​​
​Mickey Biedell, P.E.
(919) 220-4600 mbiedell@ncdot.gov​
​Division 6
(Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties)
​Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m.-noon​


Southeastern Community College
4564 Chadbourn Highway 
Building D Auditorium Whiteville​
​
Marjorie Davis
(910) 364-0600
msdavis2@ncdot.gov

​​Division 7
(Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Orange and Rockingham counties)​
​
Saturday, Sept. 9​
10 a.m.-noon
​

Division 7 Office
1584 Yanceyville St.
Greensboro

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

​Division ​8
(Chatham, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and Scotland counties)​​
​
Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m.-noon​
Division 8 Office 
150 DOT Drive
Carthage
Michael McKenzie, P.E.
(910) 773-8029
mlmckenzie1@ncdot.gov

​Division 9
(Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Rowan and Stokes counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 9
10 a.m.-noon



​Division 9 Office​
375 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem​​
​
Marsheeka Steward
(336) 747-7800
mdsteward@ncdot.gov​

Division ​10
(Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union counties)​
​Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m.-noon
Metrolina Regional Transportation Management Center
2327 Tipton Drive
Charlotte

Jared Mathis, P.E.

(704) 202-1300
​jsmathis@ncdot.gov​​

​Division 11
(Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 9
10 a.m.-noon
Wilkes Agricultural Center
416 Executive Dr.
Wilkesboro

Bethany Elmore
336-903-9115
belmore​@ncdot.gov
​Division 12
(Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell and Lincoln counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 23
10 a.m.-noon

​              Division 12 Office
1710 E. Marion St. 
Shelby

Greg Brittain
(980) 552-4222
gbrittain@ncdot.gov
Division ​13
(Buncombe, Burke, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties)
​
Tuesday, Sept. 19
3-5 p.m.​​
Division 13 Buncombe Maintenance Facility
11 Old Charlotte Highway
Asheville   ​​
Brendan Merithew, P.E.(828) 250-3000
bwmerithew@ncdot.gov
​​Division 14
(Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain and Transylvania counties)
​
Saturday, Sept. 23​​
10 a.m.-noon

​
Division 14 Maintenance Office
619 Paragon Parkway
Clyde


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

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