Allyson Boyd

Allyson Boyd serves as a key procurement professional within Knox County’s Engineering & Public Works agency, overseeing the acquisition of critical transportation and infrastructure construction services. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracts related to highway, street, and bridge construction, ensuring compliance with state and federal engineering standards, environmental regulations, and public safety mandates. Her responsibilities include soliciting bids, evaluating technical proposals, and awarding contracts that align with the agency’s strategic goals of modernizing aging infrastructure and enhancing regional mobility. She works closely with engineers, project managers, and compliance officers to ensure procurement activities support technically sound, resilient, and sustainable public works projects. Boyd maintains collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of qualified construction contractors specializing in civil infrastructure, including general contractors with expertise in earthwork, pavement systems, and structural bridge fabrication. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven experience in Tennessee DOT-aligned construction practices and robust safety and quality control programs. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive bidding, transparent evaluation criteria, and contractor performance tracking to ensure accountability and delivery of high-integrity infrastructure. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements designated as “No Set-Aside,” indicating a focus on technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic classifications. This approach prioritizes project outcomes and contractor reliability over mandated set-asides, though she remains compliant with all federal and state small business participation requirements. Boyd’s procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 237310 — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction — encompassing earthmoving, asphalt paving, concrete structures, drainage systems, and traffic control installations. Her technical expertise lies in evaluating complex civil construction proposals, ensuring adherence to AASHTO and TDEC standards, and managing contracts for projects requiring geotechnical analysis, stormwater management, and environmental mitigation.