Certification Definitions

APPLICANT TYPES:

• Affirmative Action - Contractors, suppliers, and professional service providers that have completed the City required Affirmative Action forms and are on file with the City of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department as an Affirmative Action employer.

• SBE - Contractors, suppliers, and professional service providers that have been granted SBE certification by the city. The SBE program has no ethnic or gender requirements. This certification is valid only for city of Phoenix business incentive programs that specify SBE certification.

• MBE - Minority contractors, suppliers and professional service providers that have been granted the MBE certification designation by the city. This designation includes both male and female minority owners. This certification is valid only for incentive programs exclusive to the city of Phoenix contracting and procurement processes.

• WBE - Caucasian female contractors, suppliers and professional service providers that have been granted WBE certification by the city. This certification is valid only for incentive programs exclusive to the city of Phoenix contracting and procurement processes.

• DBE - Firms located in the United States that are owned and controlled by a person or persons belonging to designated minority groups or by women. This certification is valid for contracts that the city awards that include funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This certification is valid on all contracts bid by the city of Phoenix that specify the utilization of DBE subcontractors and on projects bid by Maricopa County that specify the use of minorities or women.

BUSINESS CATEGORIES:

• Contractors - Licensed construction contractors

• Consultants - Professional service providers

• Services - General service providers

• Vendors/Suppliers - Businesses that provide commodities or goods

BUSINESS TYPES:

• Specific types of services or supplies listed in alphabetical sequence beginning with "Abrasives" and ending with "Work Management."