Civil Rights
VDOT is open for all business. It has established an outreach plan to ensure equal contracting opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and Small Women and Minority owned (SWAM) businesses.
Virginia Megaprojects
Megaprojects are a group of large-scale construction projects in Northern Virginia that are taking place over the course of several years. Together, their purpose is to improve multiple modes of transportation and ridesharing, and to create a new highway network for carpools and buses called High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes. Click here for more information.
Contract Opportunities
Areas for potential construction contract opportunities include but are not limited to:
- Highway bridge construction
- Earthwork and drainage
- Highway construction, paving and striping
- Traffic control
- Demolition, hauling and disposal services
- Mechanical contracting
- Water, sewer and utility lines
- Retaining walls, noise barriers and landscaping
- Signage and lighting
- Fencing
- Curb and sidewalk
- Construction related support and more
Areas for potential supportive service opportunities include but are not limited to:
- Reprographics
- Office supply
- Cleaning & janitorial service
- Administrative staffing services
- Lunch wagon
- Catering service (office meetings)
- IT software & support service
- Courier service
- Copier service
- Marketing & communications services
- Security (office & worksite)
Many contract opportunities will be available over the next several years in many different contract sizes. This information will be available on the following Web sites:
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia Department of Transportation Business Opportunities
- Virginia HOT Lanes Business Opportunities
- Virginia HOT Lanes Business Survey (pdf)
- Dulles Metrorail Extension - Dulles Transit Partners
- Fairfax County Parkway Extension Business Opportunities - Cherry Hill Construction
- I-95 Widening Business Opportunities - Shirley Contracting
DBE-SWAM Outreach Program
Procedures have been developed to maximize construction contracting and supply opportunities for the many businesses throughout our region.
The DBE Program is administered pursuant to U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, 49 CRF Part 26. The SWAM certification program is administered by the Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (“DMBE”) and is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s effort to help small, women- and minority-owned businesses with doing business with state government entities.
Firms interested in participating in the DBE/SWAM Program should become certified as a DBE and/or a SWAM vendor in the Commonwealth of Virginia and pre-qualified in your respective areas of work. To maximize DBE opportunity/ involvement on the projects surrounding state reciprocity has been established. For information and assistance in completing reciprocity documentation, please call 571-483-2600 and ask to be connected with a Civil Rights Program representative.
Civil Rights Program
The DBE and SWAM Program fulfillment is managed by the General Engineering Consultant (GEC) for the Virginia Megaprojects through its Civil Rights Program Office. The Civil Rights Program staff is committed to full support of each of the Megaprojects Prime Contractors as they involve DBE and SWaM companies in their construction and supportive service contracts.
Thie Civil Rights Program office is supported by:
A Community Resource Board (CRB), which is comprised of individuals representing organizations and associations throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area. The primary objectives are: to provide support and assistance to the GEC, including community outreach; to assist with the recruiting of businesses and employees; and to disseminate information on contract opportunities to DBE and SWaM vendors. The CRB also assists with the identification and coordination of available resources for training, counseling and support services.
A Civil Rights Council consisting of representatives from VDOT and the Federal Highway Administration is established to ensure uniform procedures for administration of the project’s DBE programs.
Contacts and Certifying Agencies
6363 Walker Lane, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22310
(571) 483-2600 Main number
(571) 483-2601 Fax
Carolyn Wolcott
Civil Rights Program Manager
(571) 483-2602 – direct office
(703) 586-3238 – mobile
Virginia Department of Transportation
Northern Virginia District
Civil Rights Division
Avion Lakeside I
14685 Avion Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151-1104
(703) 383-VDOT phone
NOVAinfo@vdot.virginia.gov
Certifying Agencies:
The Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise
1111 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-5560
toll free VA only 800-223-0671
http://www.dmbe.virginia.gov
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
1 Aviation Circle
Washington, DC 20001
703-417-8625
http://www.metwashairports.com
