North Carolina Construction News staff writer
State transportation officials are reaching out to businesses interested in helping restore Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage to the region.
Restoring roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure is expected to cost several billion dollars, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) initial estimates.
“We are going to need help from qualified businesses with many skill sets,” said state Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins. “There is debris to be moved, roads and bridges to be designed, fixed or rebuilt, as well as other types of contract work to be done.
“We’re going to need a lot of help to rebuild Western North Carolina.”
NCDOT is working to educate the business community on the many contracting opportunities that will be available and the requirements to bid on state transportation contracts.
NCDOT staff will host six separate “Special NCDOT Prequalification Outreach” on Oct. 29 and 30 – in-person workshops at the Buncombe County NCDOT Division 13 Office, 55 Orange St., Asheville.
Businesses interested can attend one or more of the sessions to learn about prequalification, a requirement for any business that wants to bid on state transportation contracts.
Work sessions will cover how to apply online to become prequalified, the North Carolina Identity Management Service process, and the documentation and experience requirements for various scopes of work.
Registration is required and limited to two persons per firm and space is limited. Click this link to register.
The prequalification sessions will be held:
Oct. 29:
- 8 to 11 a.m.
- Noon to 3 p.m.
- 3 to 6 p.m.
Oct. 30
- 8 to 11 a.m.
- Noon to 3 p.m.
- 3 to 6 p.m.
NCDOT will also host the following prequalification work sessions:
- 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 24 at NCDOT’s Division 6 Training Room (Building 511), 558 Gillespie St., Fayetteville
- 1-4 p.m. Nov. 14 at Nash Community College in the Continuing Education Building (Room 8123), 522 North Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount
Participation in any work session is not required to become prequalified.
For more information call 919-707-6909.