Plan Room

	To ensure success . . .

. . . we have charged our staff and professional partners with strengthening each Plan Room member in the following areas: Bidding and scheduling Financial planning Accounting and bookkeeping Business plan writing and forecasting Bonding support documentation Marketing and communications General business management Sound human resources practices

Critical tools for construction contractors

Our membership-based Plan Room and Virtual Plan Room will service the needs and requirements of prime construction contractors, architects, engineers and contract owners, as well as minority, women and small-business contractors. We established the Plan Room under the sponsorship of:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation
The City of Raleigh
The Wake County Public School System
Wake Technical Community College
N.C. Small Business & Technology Development Center
the support of the UNC System

Many of the contractors who enter our program lack the critical business tools necessary to sustain viable enterprises. One of our sponsors has agreed to provide a state-of-the-art construction software package. Our staff will schedule regular training on that software, which will allow these business owners to control their construction projects from start to finish. This software will enhance the contractors' business skills throughout the process, from initial brainstorming sessions to the day-to-day updating.

Optional orientation modules include networking, industry information and updates to hone the contractors' professional development and procurement opportunities with general and prime contractors.

How it works

Join the Plan Room

Plan Room equipment receives graphical files and plans from architects, planners and owners, and updates construction project lists and forecasts.
Our online Virtual Plan Room allows members access to Plan Room data from any computer, 24 hours a day.
Copy Services** provide hard copies of prints and allow members to take the job home for takeoffs and estimating at their own business locations.
Projects-Out-To-Bid Bulletins from all over North Carolina allow members to identify potential projects for bidding outside of Wake County.
Daily Project Updates at the Plan Room bulletin board keep members apprised of all new projects, bidders’ lists and other critical project information.
Knowledgeable Plan Room Staff can answer questions on any Plan Room project.

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The business service gap that will be filled by the RBTC Plan Room for construction contractors is significant: Emerging construction contractors and established contractors will utilize our expertise to successfully bid and deliver their contracted services.

In order to become a member, You must go through our mandatory orientation and complete a questionnaire and member profile. The orientation will also include instructions on how to access projects and to enhance critical business skills.

Visit our Virtual Plan Room for a sample of the type of information and assistance our members can access, 24 hours a day.

For more information about the Plan Room membership, call 919.836.8618.