| Updated: |
6/2/2009 |
| Description: |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification applies to firms seeking contracting opportunities with recipients of federally funded transportation-related monies. Some of the recipients in this category include the Oregon Department of Transportation, Tri-Met and the Port of Portland.
Similar Keywords: contractors, omwesb |
| Statutes, Rules, Ordinances: |
ORS 200
OAR 445-050
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| Duration: |
3-years |
| Fees - application, exam, etc.: |
No fee |
| Responsible Agency: |
OMWESB -Certifications |
| Bonding Requirements: |
CCB, Bond & Insurance Requirements pages 11 & 12 |
| Insurance Requirements: |
CCB, Bond & Insurance Requirements pages 11 & 12 |
| Prerequisites: |
- Applicant business must be at least 51% owned by one or more qualifying individuals (socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are citizens of the United States or lawfully admitted permanent residents).
- Average annual gross receipts for the previous three fiscal years for the applicant business must not exceed the size limits as defined by the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
- The applicant business must not be inextricably associated nor dependent upon a non-disadvantaged firm or individual.
- The qualifying individual: must have day-to-day managerial and operational control over all aspects of the business including technical competence and experience directly related to the firm's operations; must have made a real and substantial contribution of capital or expertise for their individual ownership interest in the business; and personal net worth must not exceed $750,000.
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| Application Form: |
Application for Certification, Disadvantaged, Minority, and Women Business Enterprise (D/MWBE) |
| Service Links: |
 OMWESB Emerging Small Business Brochure section on Federal DBE Certification
 OMWESB Certified Firm(s) Information Main Search Page
 DBE Eligibility Information with links to Applications
Agency Contact Information
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| Required Documentation: |
- Federal tax returns
- Oregon registrations/licenses
- proof of ethnicity/ gender
- work history/training
- partnership agreement
- operating agreement
- corporate bylaws, minutes, stock certificates and stock transfer ledger
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Agency Information
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Please refer to the Agency Website for further details and additional information.
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| Agency Name: |
OMWESB -Certifications |
| E-mail Address: |
omwesb.web@state.or.us
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| Phone: |
503-947-7922
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| Mail Address: |
DCBS-Office of Minority Women & Emerging Small Bus
350 Winter St. NE Room 300
Salem, OR 97301
- 7922
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| Website Information: |
http://egov.oregon.gov/DCBS/OMWESB/ |
