| L.A. MBOC refers businesses to agencies and City departments to assist with meeting their
company's needs. Referrals are made for the following:
CERTIFICATION
Certification as a disadvantaged, minority and/or woman business
enterprise (DBE/MBE/WBE) is available through the City of Los Angeles:
For a City of LA Certification Application, click here
For a quick guide to certification, click here
- The California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) provides DBE certification from one certifying agency in California.
- The CUCP is honored throughout the state and eliminates duplicate or multiple agency DBE
certifications. In addition, certified firms are listed in the statewide directory of DBE/MBE/WBE firms.
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Certification as a DBE/MBE/WBE allows additional opportunities to bid on government contracts with several agencies
throughout the State of California, including the following local agencies in the Los Angeles region:
Other types of Certifications include:
BONDING AND INSURANCE
Bonding and insurance are encouraged for the purpose of limiting business liability
and are required for many public and private sector contracts. The LA MBOC refers
interested businesses to bonding specialists for assistance.
BONDING ASSISTANCE
- The City of Los Angeles' Bonding program assists businesses in increasing their capacity to work on contracting opportunities.
- Merriweather & Williams
- Bond Services of California, LLC
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Merriwether and Williams and the L.A. MBOC have established a working partnership to
offer their mutual resources to their respective clients. Merriwether and Williams
is not only a partner, as a minority owned and operated company they are also a
client of L.A. MBOC. Working together they are making strides in utilizing the
Bonding Assistance Program in the City of Los Angeles to increase opportunity
and inclusion of local small and minority contractors in City contracts. They
have been a key partner in helping service the minority business community.
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