Where can I find information on presenting a proposal for a minority business?

Full question:

If you could please assist me in getting information on presenting a proposal for a minority business I would like to start. I am presenting it to my place of employment (METRO Washington DC). I would like to install ATM machines at their garages and give them money for rental space which would be $ .20 on every dollar that I make as a profit.

  • Category: Corporations
  • Date:
  • State: District of Columbia

Answer:

The following is a DC statute:

RCW 39.19.170
Prequalification of minority and women-owned businesses -- Waiver of performance bond.

(1) State agencies shall not require a performance bond for any public works project that does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars awarded to a prequalified and certified minority or woman-owned business that has been prequalified as provided under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A limited prequalification questionnaire shall be required assuring:

(a) That the bidder has adequate financial resources or the ability to secure such resources;

(b) That the bidder can meet the performance schedule;

(c) That the bidder is experienced in the type of work to be performed; and

(d) That all equipment to be used is adequate and functioning and that all equipment operators are qualified to operate such equipment.

[1993 c 512 § 10.]

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FAQs

To start a minority business in Washington DC, you must be certified as a minority or woman-owned business. This involves completing a prequalification questionnaire that verifies your financial resources, ability to meet performance schedules, relevant experience, and the adequacy of your equipment and qualified operators. Certification can provide access to certain benefits and opportunities in public contracts.