What do I need to take consideration when supplying the City Government?

Question

What do I need to take consideration when supplying the City Government? I live in Houston, TX and my company is minority owned and operated.

Sorry, forgot about what I sell. We are one of the largest industrial grade TIRE importer and distributor in the Central Region.

Answer 1

The City of Houston website explains what a business must do to supply for the city government

Guide to Doing Business with the City of Houston http://www.houstontx.gov/purchasing/doing_business.htm

The first step is to complete a Supplier Registration Form http://purchasing.houstontx.gov/registration_form.aspx with Strategic Purchasing; and File an application for certification with the Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division .http://www.houstontx.gov/aacc/index.html . Once your certification is approved by Affirmative Action, you will be listed in the MWDBE Directory http://houston.b2gnow.com/FrontEnd/VendorSearchPublic.asp?TN=Houston_Diversity as a Certified MWDBE Supplier. This process takes about four weeks to complete. This office can be reached by calling 713-837-9000.

I trust that you have gotten the certifications from SBA to show you are a minority owned and operated business. If not, get 8(a)Business Development certification from SBA http://www.sba.gov/8abd/

Answer 2

If you've already gotten a contract with the city, look over the contract carefully and be sure you supply the specified products or services exactly as defined by the city, deliver them to the office or person indicated in your contract on the schedule that is set forth in the contract. Be sure your invoices have purchase order numbers or other identifying contract info included and that they are sent to the appropriate person or office for payment.

Answer 3

You should contact one of the city departments and ask for a list of the requirements. It is best that way then you know for sure that you are following all the rules.

Answer 4

Affirmitave action will protect you. Since you are minority owned, you can do anything you want and you will continue to get selected for city contracts. Affirmative Action makes sure that contractors aren't selected based on past performance or qualifications; they are selected based on something much more important to taxpayers... their race or gender.

Answer 5

What are you supplying them with? Let's see - Minority owned in Houston, Texas. Must be Marijuana. Make sure you throw in a pack of Joker 1.5's

Answer 6

Read your question ALOUD to yourself and LISTEN !!!
Anything missing??
Supplying what?
C'mon. The question is almost irritating.