NCDOT’s disadvantaged business workshop is Saturday

Robeson Community College Small Business Center will partner with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for a Disadvantaged Business Enterprises event on Saturday, February 19, 2022 from 10 am – 12 noon at Robeson Community College in The Workforce Development Center (Building 18).

Small, women-owned and disadvantaged business owners wanting to learn how to compete for state transportation contracts are invited to attend the workshop on Feb. 19 at Robeson Community College. The workshop, which was originally to take place on Jan. 29, was rescheduled to Saturday because of inclement weather on the January date.

Attendants can learn how companies can do business with NCDOT through contracting opportunities.

“The goal of the DBE program is to level the playing field by providing small businesses that are owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts,” said Bob Moore, Director of Small Business Center. “In the next few years, NCDOT will be letting large contracts in and around Robeson County. Our Small Business Center is working with NCDOT in this outreach event to equip our small business community with the information and certifications they will need to procure this upcoming work. These procurements will not only build the small business itself but our communities and county.”

Examples of Contract Work:

Mowing
Tree Cutting
Landscape Planting
Snow & Ice Removal
Rental Equipment
Emergency Work
Traffic Control
Roadside Litter Pickup
Paving
Striping
Construction
Maintenance

The in-person workshop will be from 10 a.m. to noon at Robeson Community College’s Workforce Development Center in the Truist Room (formerly the BB&T Room), located at 5160 Fayetteville Road in Lumberton.

Attendants can learn how companies can do business with NCDOT through contracting opportunities.

Any business owner or representative wishing to attend should RSVP Marjorie Davis at msdavis2@ncdot.gov or 910-364-0600.

The NCDOT is looking for more companies that can perform contract work such as mowing, roadside litter pickup, snow removal, traffic control, road construction and maintenance.

Staff members from Division 6, which covers Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties, will be at the workshop to answer questions.

The department will adhere to COVID safety protocols such as social distancing and face coverings during the workshop

For more information contact Bob Moore, Director of Small Business Center at (910) 272-3631 or bmoore@robeson.edu

Learn more at ncdot.gov/highwaysdbe