Interstate Bridge Replacement Program

IBR Commitment to DBE Participation

The IBR program will assist firms in obtaining their DBE certification

  • Work with local contracting groups that represent DBE firms as we put together our plan and incorporate their ideas −

  • Work to maximize DBE participation and goals as the program moves forward on future contracts.

Develop a DBE and workforce capacity-building strategy to ensure a workforce is ready to deliver the program.

  • Ties to our Equity Objective to “Ensure that economic opportunities generated by the program benefit minority and women-owned businesses, BIPOC workers, workers with disabilities, and young people.”

Potential Future Workforce Opportunities

Many opportunities will be available over the next 10+ years as the program works to finalize design and construct a safe, reliable multimodal connection across the Columbia River:

Architecture − Engineering − Surveying − Planning and Scheduling − Permit Coordination − Public Outreach − Quality Control and Testing − Construction Management − Bridge Construction − Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Construction − Highway Cover − Road Construction − Light Rail Construction − Transit Station Shelters − Buildings Construction − Steel Fabrication and Erection − Electrical − Concrete − Stormwater and Trenching − Drilled Shafts − Asphalt Paving − Retaining Walls − Painting − Excavation − Site Work − Utilities Relocation − Trucking − Landscaping − Security − Guardrails − Signage − Traffic Control − Demolition − Debris Removal − Final Cleaning

Contracting with ODOT and WSDOT

The ODOT Procurement Office uses the eBids system for highway and bridge construction projects

For more information on how to do business with ODOT, subscribe for email updates, or create an eBids account, please visit https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Business/Pages/index.aspx

WSDOT has a business webpage you can access for more information on how to do business with WSDOT and subscribe for email updates.

  • For more information, please visit https://wsdot.wa.gov/businesswsdot

We have added the slide deck and map presented during the meeting here:

More information on the Interested Bridge Replacement Program