Alexandria PLUNKETT

Alexandria Plunkett serves as a key procurement lead within the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, overseeing the acquisition of critical surface transportation infrastructure services. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracting activities related to roadway rehabilitation, curb and gutter replacement, and ADA-compliant curb ramp construction, ensuring alignment with municipal infrastructure renewal goals. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts under the agency’s capital improvement program, with a strong emphasis on compliance with federal and state transportation standards. Plunkett’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance mobility, safety, and accessibility across Baltimore’s aging urban network. Plunkett collaborates with a diverse pool of qualified contractors specializing in civil construction and public works, primarily engaging firms with demonstrated expertise in highway, street, and bridge construction. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently works with regional and statewide firms possessing the necessary bonding capacity, safety certifications, and experience in municipal infrastructure projects. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive sealed bidding and performance-based contracting to ensure quality delivery and accountability. Plunkett’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued as no set-aside procurements. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, though small business participation is not excluded—vendors may still compete as small businesses under standard full and open competition procedures. Her approach prioritizes technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic set-asides. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—reflecting deep specialization in civil infrastructure. She procures services including asphalt paving, concrete curb installation, drainage system upgrades, and retaining wall reconstruction, requiring contractors with expertise in municipal engineering standards and DOT compliance protocols.