The Business Industry Development (BID) Program

The BID Program was created to support Miramar's commitment to supporting local, small, and women-owned businesses. The program's goals include increasing access to city contracts and promoting economic growth within the business community.

Key highlights include:

Encouraging participation from underrepresented businesses in city projects.
Providing resources and opportunities for business owners to learn about the city's procurement process.
Strengthening partnerships to drive economic development in Miramar.

The program reflects the city's focus on fairness, transparency, and creating opportunities for all businesses.

Upcoming Events

BID CONNECT EVENTS

SAVE-THE-DATE

Thursday, November 12, 2026

MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (NORTH)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE BUILDING

8 – 9am Networking Breakfast

9 - 1pm EXPO Extravaganza!

1- 2pm Networking Lunch

BID SIGNATURE EVENTS

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR BID SIGNATURE EVENTS

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) provides certification services to local small businesses in order to bid on Broward County procurement contracts with Small Business Enterprise (SBE), County Business Enterprise (CBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program requirements. Certification in these programs provides a gateway to other OESBD services that support the growth and sustainability of Broward County's business community. For certification assistance, please call 954.357.6400.

The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD)

The BID Program Background

The BID Program was created to support Miramar's commitment to local, small, and women-owned businesses. Learn about the background of the program.

Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses

Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses makes Contracting Opportunities visible to businesses/corporations!

BID Opportunities

The City utilizes Onvia DemandStar to maintain our vendor database and provide electronic notification of our Solicitation opportunities. Each vendor is categorized by NIGP commodity codes for the specific goods or services offered by the vendor.

BID CIP Scope Review PPT Presentation

Download The 2025 CIP Scope Review Presentation

Technical Skills Training

BROWN BAG WEDNESDAY’S

Trainers/Courses/Dates

COURSE:	TRAINER:	FIRM:	COURSE TITLE:	COURSE DATE:
Course 1:	Gail Birks	CMA Enterprise	Bid Preparation Toolkit	March 11, 2026
Course 2:	Andre Coakley	Credit 360	Improving Busi/Personal Credit	April 8, 2026
Course 3:	Lucas Alvarez	Dependable Partners	Commercial Insurance Requirements	May 13, 2026
Course 4:	Gladys Keith	FSB Bonding	Let’s Get You Bondable	June 10, 2026
Course 5:	Akra Wissam	Tough Leaf	Efficient Use of Technology	July 8, 2026
Course 6:	Annette Lewis	S. Davis & Assoc	Accounting Guidance for Businesses	August 12, 2026
Course 7:	Barbara Gobbi	Branding/Marketing	Tell Your Brand Story / Grow Your Business	September 9, 2026

Development Tools

BID’s internal development tools are designed to: (1) ensure access to all firms that desire to do business with the city; (2) develop growth strategies; (3) implement current business procedures, and (4) identify and close competition gaps.

- Vendor Performance Scorecard

- Department Data Collection and Reporting

- Firm Utilization Disclosure Forms

- Project Review/Authorization Forms

- Firm Availability Research and Reporting

- Small Business Stakeholder Connections

- Department Utilization Strategies

- Small Business Empowerment Meetings

- Contractor Digital Database

- Small Business Support Toolkit (Operational Requirements)

Annual Events

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Dr. Karen E. Hollis, Esq.

Chief BID Administrator | Master Compliance Administrator®

CITY OF MIRAMAR | Economic Dev. & Housing Dept.

2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025

Email: kehollis@miramarfl.gov