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Mon September 16, 2019 - Northeast Edition #19
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn recently hosted a kickoff workshop for Opportunity MDOT, a first-of-its-kind program to maximize economic empowerment of small and disadvantaged businesses (DBE) throughout the state.
The workshop, held at the University of Maryland, College Park, was designed to help prepare and train small and minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses for opportunities related to the I-495 & I-270 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program, in the event a build alternative is selected.
"The P3 program will not only deliver transformational traffic relief in Maryland, it also will connect disadvantaged Marylanders to life-changing career opportunities," said Rahn.
Small and disadvantaged businesses were invited to learn more about how they could get involved with the I-495 & I-270 P3 Program through Opportunity MDOT. The event was attended by several hundred business representatives and companies.
As the proposed I-495 & I-270 P3 Program strives to provide travelers with congestion relief, Opportunity MDOT is designed to ensure Maryland's small businesses, workforce and economy benefit from the program's overall investment, estimated to be $9 billion to $11 billion. Every $1 billion in highway construction supports 13,000 jobs for one year, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
In the months ahead, Opportunity MDOT will provide additional information and tools for job seekers and prime contractors looking for opportunities within the P3 Program.