MBE/WBE Vendors
The City of Providence’s Minority and Women-owned Business (MBE/WBE) Procurement Program demonstrates the City’s continued commitment to the success of minority- and women-owned businesses. Minority- and women-owned businesses interested in participating in the MBE/WBE program must be at least 51 percent owned and controlled by a minority or woman and be City-certified.
For more information on this program please contact Purchasing and Supplier Diversity for the City of Providence, by phone at (401) 421-7740 ext. 506.
Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise Program
Please download and read the MBE-WBE Instructions document thoroughly. It will explain, based on the category of a Bidder, which of the additional forms below it must be submitted along with the Bid Forms above.
After determining which forms are required based on the information in the MBE-WBE Instructions document, please download the required forms to include in the Bid Package:
- Form A – MBE-WBE Participant Affidavit
- Form B – MBE-WBE Participation Disclosure
- Form C – MBE-WBE Participation Statement of Intent
- Form D1 – MBE-WBE Contractor Waiver
- Form D2 – MBE-WBE Independent Waiver
- Form E – MBE-WBE Outreach Contact
Example Forms – Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise Program
To assist in completing the forms for the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise Program, please find examples of Form B and Form C below.
- Example – Form B – MBE-WBE Participation Disclosure
- Example – Form C – MBE-WBE Participation Statement of Intent Single Certification
- Example – Form C – MBE-WBE Participation Statement of Intent Single Certification
Vendors that comply with the City of Providence participation goals by subcontracting with certified MBE/WBE businesses are required to submit regular utilization reports documenting the use of these subcontractors. An example of a Subcontractor Utilization Form template is below, for your convenience. Prime contractors may submit any format to document their use of certified MBE/WBE firms, as long as it contains at a minimum the same information in this example.
