Broward County Interlocal Certification Agreement

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Broward County have teamed up to make the process of becoming certified as Minority or Women-owned Business easier!

By completing the application, submitting it to one of the above entities, and completing the certification process, a firm may become automatically certified with the other two entities! This allows your firm to receive additional opportunities afforded to certified firms, but without having to complete multiple applications or wait lengthy periods to accomplish the certification process with more than one entity. Applicants may qualify for multiple certifications, based on the criteria they meet.

Under this agreement, Broward County Government will certify and approve all applications approved by the School Board. The School Board will certify all applications from Broward County Government provided that they meet with the School Board's size standards, and provided that the applicant firm submits their last three (3) years of Federal tax returns. Firms need not submit tax returns to Broward County Government in order to be considered for certification.

The School Board's size standards are as follows:

The Minority or Women Business Enterprise must be a small business concern whose average gross sales over three years do not exceed:

• Goods and Business Services: $6 million
• Professional Services: $6 million
• Construction trade and/or general contracting: $12 million
• Manufacturers / Wholesalers / Retailers can not have more than 25 employees.
  

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Broward County are interested in your comments concerning the application and welcome your calls about current and upcoming contract opportunities. Please contact one of the entities with any questions you might have about the application - we are ready to serve you!

Return the completed Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise application to the following:

Small Business Development Division
Broward County Board of County Commissioners
115 S. Andrews Avenue , Annex A-640
Fort Lauderdale , FL 33301
Attn: Certification Section
Phone: 954-357-6400 Fax: 954-357-6010
E-Mail: smallbusiness@broward.org
Certification Application

Certification Application