CDBE and SBE Certification for Broward County:

G. Batista & Associates is a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) for Broward County. We also posess the Community Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (CDBE) Certification. Please note that the certificates are in the name of R.E.E. Conuslting which is the legal name of G. Batista & Associates. You can click on this link below to view and obtain a PDF copy of the certificate. (Expires November 2010)

DOWNLOAD - Community Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Small Business Enterprise Certificate for Broward County for REE Consulting (DBA G. Batista & Associates)

M/WBE Certification for Broward County Schools:

G. Batista & Associates is a certified Woman/Minority Certified Business(M/WBE) for Broward County. Please note that the certificates are in the name of R.E.E. Conuslting which is the legal name of G. Batista & Associates. You can click on this link below to view and obtain a PDF copy of the certificate. (Expires February 2011)

DOWNLOAD - M/WBE Certificate for Broward County Schools for REE Consulting (DBA G. Batista & Associates)

Florida State Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certification:

G. Batista & Associates is a certified Minority Business Enterprise for the State of Florida. Please note that the certificates are in the name of R.E.E. Conuslting which is the legal name of G. Batista & Associates. You can click on this link below to view and obtain a PDF copy of the certificate. (Expires February 2011)

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Certification for Palm Beach County Schools:

G. Batista & Associates is a certified Woman/Minority Certified Business(M/WBE) for Broward County. Please note that the certificates are in the name of R.E.E. Consulting which is the legal name of G. Batista & Associates. You can click on this link below to view and obtain a PDF copy of the certificate. (Expires February 2011)

DEFINITIONS:

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Certification. For the purpose of implementing the Broward County Local Small Business Program, a small business is one that meets small business size standards as follows: for professional consultants, annual gross sales averaged over the previous three years shall not exceed $500,000; for firms in contractual services and commodities, annual gross sales averaged over the previous three year period shall not exceed $1,000,000; for firms in construction, annual gross sales averaged over the previous three years shall not exceed $3,000,000. Each business shall be an independently owned and operated business, and employ twenty-five (25) or fewer permanent full-time employees. Per the Local Preference ordinance (No. 2002-19, section 1-74 c), in order to satisfy the local business requirement, the vendor must have a valid occupational license issued by Broward County at least one year prior to bid or proposal opening to do business in Broward County that authorizes the business to provide the goods, services or construction to be purchased and a physical business address located within the limits of Broward County, in an area zoned for the conduct of such business, from which the vendor operates or performs business on a day-to-day basis that constitute a substantial component of the goods or services being offered to Broward County. Post Office Boxes are not verifiable and shall not be used for the purpose of establishing said physical address. In order to be eligible for the local preference, the vendor must provide a copy of the business tax receipt(s) for the covered period prior to recommendation for award.

Community Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (CDBE) Certification.

Cities we provide service to in South Florida include Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Dania Beach, Hollywood, Sunrise, Tamarac, Weston, Davie, Plantation, Lauderhill, Deerfield Beach, Hallandale, Oakland Park, Coral Springs, North Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, Boca Raton, Cooper City, North Lauderdale, Parkland, etc