City of Tulsa Home Why Tulsa Support and Services Opportunities and Incentives TAEO Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door 311 Economic Development Small Business Enterprise Program Small Business Enterprise Program Home | SBE Directory | Data | Oversight Committee | Training | Apply Interested in learning more? Take this survey to see if you could qualify to participate in Tulsa's SBE Program. Why become a Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE)? City of Tulsa projects have a 10 percent SBE utilization goal. This goal directs prime contractors to identify and subcontract with Certified SBEs for 10 percent of the total dollar amount of the bid. Bids. Bids that do not meet this threshold can be rejected, even if they are the lowest bidder. The SBE Program has created significant business opportunities for Certified SBEs. On forty-seven completed City projects the SBE utilization rate has been 15.8 percent of all project expenses, and Certified SBEs have earned a total of $10.5 million. Certified Small Business Enterprises have earned over $10 million in the last three years Are you eligible? To be considered for SBE Certification, your small business must: Have been operational for at least one year prior to application Have annual sales volume (averaged over the previous three years) of less than $3 million or construction income of less than $5 million Be a for-profit business, independently owned with a physical address in one of the following counties: Tulsa, Osage, Rogers, Pawnee, Wagoner, Creek or Okmulgee Have capacity to perform work independently or as a subcontractor relative to its field of operation, and where required, has a license or certificate issued in his or her name Be owned by a person able to work in the U.S. legally Become a Certified SBE Apply to Become a Certified Small Business Enterprise Here To complete the application, you will need the following documents: Verification of Place of Business (ex. lease, deed, property tax bill, etc.) Verification of Revenues (federal tax return) State of Oklahoma Certification of Incorporation Learn More The SBE Program Policies and Procedures Manual provides additional information on program requirements, policies, and processes. Download the Manual below. SBE Program Policies and Procedures Business Opportunities Find projects with SBE Utilization Goals on the City of Tulsa Engineering Services Construction Bids website. Scroll down to find a list of upcoming projects Each project provides details on the scope of work and states the SBE Utilization goal All contractors who plan to bid on the project must attend a pre-bid meeting to qualify; attend the pre-bid meeting to learn which firms you can contact to work with If you cannot attend a pre-bid meeting, attendance is posted for each project Download the Current Availability List for Projects to see upcoming projects. The list includes information on project information, SBE Utilization, and pre-bid meeting dates. Current Availability List – as of November 15, 2021 More detailed information about the construction projects bidding process can be found at the City of Tulsa Engineering Services online. All non-construction bidding opportunities are available Purchasing Bid Opportunities & Results online. Small Business Enterprise Program Training Data Oversight Committee Quick Links & Information Contact Our Economic Development Team Business Tool Kit