The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the School Board of Palm Beach County and the City of West Palm Beach are pleased to announce a tri-party interlocal agreement that should significantly simplify the certification process for small business enterprises. The new procedure reduces the volume of paperwork required when small and minority/women business owners seek certification with the County, the City or the School Board.

When seeking certification with any of these three agencies, small business owners must:

1. Obtain a completed Multi-Agency Cover Sheet from the agency your business is currently certified with;
2. Complete the application of the agency you would like to become certified with;
3. Provide the documents noted below for the agency you would like to become certified with along with items (1) and (2) listed above.

Documents

OSBA

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M/WBE

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SBE

City of West Palm Beach

Palm Beach County Occupational License

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Fictitious Name Certificate

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Most recent three years’ tax returns, signed as filed with the Internal Revenue Service

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All schedules from three years’ corporate or partnership tax returns

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Schedule C from three years’ personal tax returns

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Proof of Domicile

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Palm Beach County CCNA Certification (Architects/Engineers)

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Resumes of principals and/or partners and/or management personnel

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PBC Vendor Registration

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Bank signature card

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List of Officers, Board of Directors and Shareholders

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Minutes of first corporate organizational meeting

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Partnership’s distribution of profits for previous year

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Third Party Agreements (rental and lease agreements, management agreements, purchase agreements)

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Application and Affidavit  

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Professional License/Certificate of Competency

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It is important to note that the purpose of the interlocal agreement is to reduce the volume of paperwork required to be submitted to each agency by the small business. Submitting the above documentation does not guarantee certification by the participating agencies. Each agency requires applicants to meet their unique eligibility criteria. For information on the City of West Palm Beach’s eligibility criteria, please visit our website at http://www.wpb.org/procurement/sbiz/sbcert.php or contact Tiffany McCray with the Small Business Program at tmccray@wpb.org or by phone at 561-822-1277.