Resources for M/WBEs
Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE)
SLDC works to promote business opportunities and capabilities of Minority- (MBE) and Women- (WBE) Owned Business Enterprises, and works to eliminate barriers for equal economic opportunity for MBEs and WBEs in the marketplace.
M/WBE Business Services
Assist with the M/WBE Certification Process
Assist M/WBE with Business Expansion Strategies
Technical and Business Consulting
Business Incentives
M/WBE Certification Program
SLDC manages the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program and monitors the utilization of M/WBEs by prime contractors on construction projects in the City of St. Louis that are $1 million or more receiving an incentive.
Business Diversity Development (BDD) at St. Louis Lambert International Airport
BDD administers certification programs for both the City of St. Louis Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program as well as the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Programs.
Additionally, BDD:
Handles Title VI complaints
Investigates Third Party Challenges against currently certified firms’ certification
Monitors the City of St. Louis Living Wage
Provides Outreach services to the small business community
Performs monitoring and enforcement of Ordinance 70767 and the City of St. Louis Certification and Compliance Rules on contracts subject to the Ordinance at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
BDD processes the following application types:
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code expansion requests for MWDBEs & ACDBEs
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Interstate Certification requests
Ownership Changes
New Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
New Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
New Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
New Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE)
No Change Affidavits for MBE, WBE, DBE and ACDBE firms
Minority and Women Business Enterprise Certification Program
SLDC has approved new rules governing the certification and compliance of women and minority owned businesses for participation in the City's Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program (M/WBE Program).
Contact
Marla Roach
Contract Compliance Manager
roachm@stlouis-mo.gov • 314.657.3746
Lennox Lamb
Certification Manager
lambl@stlouis-mo.gov • 314.617.0400