§ 28-105 Eligibility for SLBE Program.
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 5, § 28-105 (2026)
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(a)General requirements.
To be eligible for certification as an SLBE, the business enterprise must:
(1)
be an independently owned and operated business enterprise that is not a broker, that is not a subsidiary of another business, and that is not dominant in its field of operation;
(2)
have owners who are actively involved in day-to-day management and control of the business;
(3)
perform a commercially useful function;
(4)
not have employed more than 50 full-time persons at any time during the last 3 years;
(5)
have annual gross revenues, as averaged over its most recent past 3 fiscal years or, if the business has not existed for 3 years, over the course of the existence of the business, of not more than:
(i)
$5 million for construction firms, specialty trade contractors, and manufacturing firms;
(ii)
$2.5 million for architectural firms;
(iii)
$1.5 million for professional services firms;
(iv)
$1.25 million for engineering firms; or
(v)
$1 million for firms providing other services, materials, or equipment, except for manufacturing firms; and
(6)
have a principal place of business in Baltimore City;
(7)
have:
(i)
been established for at least 1 year; or
(ii)
managing principals of the business who each have at least 3 years of relevant experience prior to forming or joining the business; and
(8)
in the year preceding the date of the initial certification application, not have received more than $1,000,000 in City contract payments as a result of contract awards from the City achieved through an open competitive bidding process.
(b)Ineligible firms.
(1)
A business firm is not eligible to become a certified SLBE if it is owned by:
(i)
other businesses that cannot themselves qualify under the SLBE eligibility requirements in subsection (a) of this section; or
(ii)
the principals or owners of other businesses that cannot themselves qualify under the SLBE eligibility requirements in subsection (a) of this section.
(2)
A business firm that has graduated from the SLBE Program under § 28-109 {“Graduation[, etc.]”} is no longer eligible to participate in the SLBE Program even if it otherwise meets all other eligibility criteria.
History: Ord. 16-595