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Introducing the New Community Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (CDBE) Program
The new Community Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (CDBE) Program is designed to help you, our Broward County small business owners, achieve greater opportunity in County procurement. It can only accomplish its intended goal if you are part of it! If you haven't done so, become a certified CDBE today!
To ensure that your firm can
participate in the program
SUBMIT YOUR CDBE APPLICATIONS
NOW!!!
See below for the eligibility requirements for the program—our application process is quick and painless.
Click Here for a copy of the application form. Simply complete the form, sign/notarize the affidavit form, and return it to us. It's that simple!
There are dozens of County projects waiting to be released under the new Ordinance and millions of dollars at stake!
We look forward to hearing from you soon, and to your participation in this new program.
Your success is our success!
Here are the CDBE eligibility requirements:
- Each owner must have a personal net worth not exceeding $827,250.00;
- Has an office in Broward County, meaning that it has a current business tax receipt issued by Broward County, a physical business address (an office where the firm conducts business, not a post office box) located within the geographical limits of Broward County in an area zoned for the conduct of such business, and has sufficient full-time employees in Broward County to perform the contracted work;
- Is an independent firm; and the applicant may not exceed the average annual maximum gross receipts standard, calculated over the previous three (3) years, for the business category in which the firm does most of its work, as follows:
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Business
Category
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Maximum Gross
Receipts Per Year
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Construction
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$9 million per year
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Architecture & Engineering
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$5 million per year
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Professional Services
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$4 million per year
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Business Services
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$4 million per year
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Commodities
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$5 million per year
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How to Do Business with Broward County Seminar Schedule - 2008 -- pdf |