American DBE Magazine Update: HRBT Expansion Project Achieves Milestone

HRBT EXPANSION PROJECT ACHIEVES MILESTONE

Awards More Than $500 Million in Contracts to Small Businesses

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project recently achieved a milestone by awarding a cumulative total of more than $500 million in contracts to Virginia-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) and Small, Women, and Minority (SWaM) vendors working on the project.

“Our project team is extremely proud of its DBE and SWaM vendor contributions, and we thank the efforts and collaboration of VDOT’s Civil Rights Division, including Ms. Queen Crittendon, VDOT’s Hampton Roads District Civil Rights Manager, on reaching this historic milestone” says Juan Miguel Pérez, HRBT Expansion Project Executive for Hampton Roads Connector Partners, the design-build contractor of the HRBT Expansion Project.

The HRBT Expansion Project is making a significant impact on the Hampton Roads community and beyond by providing careeradvancing opportunities to thousands of women and men. The HRBT Expansion Project has a minority workforce participation of 57%, exceeding the contract goal of 27.1%.

This contract achievement moves the HRBT Expansion Project closer to meeting its 12% DBE and 20% SWaM participation goals. Specifically, since initiation in 2019, the project has awarded 326 DBE and SWaM agreements valued at over $501.4 million to Virginia-certified DBE and SWaM businesses.