BRIDGE Program
Building Resources in Developing and Growing Enterprises
It is the policy of the City of Tulsa to utilize developing
businesses whenever practicable, and to encourage the utilization
of developing businesses by those who do business with the
City.
2012 BRIDGE Event
Join the City of Tulsa BRIDGE.DBE & M/FBE Program, Small
Business Administration (SBA) and Oklahoma Department of
Transportation (ODOT) and others for our 2012 BRIDGE
Event. The Event Agenda is available online.
When: March 8, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Where: Tulsa Convention Center
100 Civic Center | Tulsa, OK 74103
The event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more
information, contact (918) 596-7818.
Benefits of Certifying
Certified businesses enjoy benefits that help them build
business capacity, navigate the world of business, and network with
other businesses.
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Educational Opportunities: Many organizations
put on educational programs, training seminars, and business
development conferences designed to teach small businesses how to
negotiate the business world and become successful. BRIDGE provides
a one-stop information center through the Human Rights Department
so that certified businesses can stay informed about educational
programs around the City.
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Peer Partnering: Developing businesses confront
a variety of challenges. Finding resources that are most relevant
to them and knowing how to access them can be a daunting task.
Business owners can also benefit by sharing information about their
challenges and solutions with one another.
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Networking: Business people often feel more
comfortable doing business with individuals they already know.
Establishing and nurturing personal relationships is thus a
critical part of developing a successful business. BRIDGE offers
opportunities for certified business owners to meet other business
people with whom they might partner on future projects.
Certified Business Directory
Click on Code for a list of Certified Business within that
Commodity, which is sorted alphabetically by business name.
Certified Business
Directory
City Contracts
Links to Contracting opportunities in
Engineering, Real Estate, Airport, and Purchasing.
City Contracts
Resource Center - Web Links
BRIDGE Certification Application and Procedures
(All documents below are required for certification into
BRIDGE.)
Application Contents BRIDGE Certification Procedures and
Application Additional Information Forms (copy if
needed) Application
Instructions Personal Financial
Statement (PFS) PFS InstructionsIRS Form W-9
Renewal
Business Certification Renewal
Annual Renewal
Form
Business Certification Reciprocity First-Year Renewal
This document is for those certified via reciprocity from
another agency, please complete the reciprocity renewal and submit
the supporting document for your first annual
renewal. Afterwards, you can use the annual renewal form.
Renewal Form-Reciprocity
Reciprocity
Businesses can also become certified through reciprocity if they
are already certified with certain agencies.
Currently approved reciprocity agencies are indicated below:
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Small Business Administration 8(a)
- North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTCA)
- South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTCA)
- Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC)
- Women's Business Council Southwest (WBCSW)
- Oklahoma Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)
- City of Kansas City, MO Minority/Women/Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (MWDBE)
All businesses desiring to reciprocate into the City of Tulsa
BRIDGE program should:
1. Complete and notarize the BRIDGE Certification Application
but DO NOT submit any of the supporting documents; instead submit
only supporting documents 2-6 outlined below.
2. Complete the application: Complete all of section A of the
BRIDGE Certification Application. Central Contractor Registration
(CCR) reference will not be accepted for section A of the
application. Fill in all blank areas on the application. Refer to
CCR in sections B & C in spaces where CCR data is applicable.
You may refer to CCR only if you have included it in your SBA
profile, business capabilities narrative, keywords, and performance
history. Include a print out of your SBA profile with the submitted
application.
3. *Personal Financial Statement (PFS): If the agency that your
firm is certified with requested that you complete a PFS to certify
with their agency, submit a copy of the PFS from the agency in
which you are requesting reciprocity from. If the agency that your
firm is requesting reciprocity from did not request you to complete
a PFS, you must submit a completed PFS with your BRIDGE
certification application using the designated City of Tulsa
PFS.
4. Submit a current copy of the Letter/Certificate from the
agency in which your firm is requesting reciprocity from. This
document must have an expiration date.
5. Submit an Economic Disadvantaged Narrative, as requested in
section C-11 of the BRIDGE certification application. See page
three of Application Instructions (online) for assistance with the
narrative.
6. Mail or deliver your application and its supporting documents
to HRD.
* Data provided in PFS must be less than 12 months old.
NOTE: Councils MUST SUBMIT A PFS for certification with the City
of Tulsa. Out-of-State businesses can only reciprocate if certified
with an approved agency in their home state.
Certification Review
Committee
BRIDGE Survey - Click Below
BRIDGE
Survey Feedback
Preventing Illegal Discrimination
It is the policy of the City of Tulsa to prevent illegal
discrimination and to ensure that persons who contract with the
City do not practice illegal discrimination.
To assist the City with implementing this policy, contractors
and subcontractors will be required to provide demographic
information on their workforce, information on their past use of
subcontractors, and information about discrimination complaints and
judgments that resulted in a negative finding or ruling. The Human
Rights Department will be responsible for monitoring patterns of
illegal discrimination.
Information for Prime Contractors
Pilot Incentive Program
The City of Tulsa's Engineering Department will select
City funded construction projects to bid under a new pilot program.
The new program will break down contracts $250,000 and under,
eliminating pre-qualification and increasing contracting
opportunities. The program is also designed to increase
opportunities by bidding directly to the City of Tulsa. To learn
more about the Pilot Incentive Program, please contact the Public
Works Department at (918) 596-9249.
How General Contractors Can Participate
We invite contractors to participate in all aspects of
the program. Contractors and contractor associations that offer
educational and training opportunities may advertise their events
through the program. Contractors are also encouraged to serve as
peer partners. We are also always grateful to contractors who are
able to help sponsor networking events.
To participate in any of these programs, please contact
the Business Development Coordinator at (918) 596-7818. We are
located at City Hall at One Technology Center, 175 East 2nd Street,
8th Floor, Tulsa, OK, 74103.
