The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification continues to create DOT-contract opportunities for growing businesses. Check out Sheree Thomas’s story and how the Allegheny County Department of Equity and Inclusion helped her entrepreneurial journey.
SB Thomas & Associates, a woman-owned construction and building engineering consultant firm, received its certification in 2011 to gain bidding power on government projects. Since then, her business has grown significantly and is a trusted vendor with Allegheny County Department of Public Works and numerous other government agencies and educational institutions.
The DBE Certification can open doors to building your business’s portfolio and creating networking opportunities. SB Thomas & Associates utilized the benefits of the DBE status and now boasts an impressive project portfolio of CCAC’s new-build Center for Education, Innovation, and Training, the renovation of CCAC’s Chalfant Hall, Allegheny County Health Department’s 46,000-square-foot Public Health Lab, multiple construction and building projects through Allegheny County Parks, and various roadway and traffic calming projects across the county.
If you are interested in learning more about the DBE Certification, visit https://www.alleghenycounty.us/PA-UCP
