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PREQUALIFICATION AND CONTRACTORS' LICENSES

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 13, art. XII
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Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-400 Definitions.

§ 13-400. - Definitions. (a) "Person" as used in the chapter shall mean any individual, person, company, corporation, firm, association, partnership or any other legally established organization or entity. (b) "Prequalification Review Board" as used in this chapter shall mean the Board established by resolution adopted by the City for the purpose of investigating, reviewing and considering the granting, renewing, suspending or revoking of prequalification. A copy of the resolution establishing the Prequalification Review Board is on file in the office of the City Clerk. (c) "Private property" as used in this chapter shall mean any property other than property owned in fee or leased by the City or a trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary. It is understood that certain portions of private property upon which the City or a trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary has an easement, right-of-way or street is also within the definition of public property. (d) "Private work" as used in this chapter shall mean any work performed by: (1) a person for himself or (2) by a private contractor pursuant to a contract with other than the City or a trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary, provided however work which will become public property after or upon the completion and acceptance of the work is not "private work" as defined herein. (e) "Public construction contract" as used in this chapter shall mean any contract to construct or provide a public improvement or private work which will eventually, in whole or in part, be dedicated or provided for ownership, operation and/or maintenance to the City or a public trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary. (f) "Public improvement" as used in this chapter shall mean any beneficial or valuable change or addition, betterment, enhancement or amelioration of or upon any real property, or interest therein, belonging to the City or a trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary. Public improvement shall also include private work whenever all or a portion thereof will eventually be dedicated or provided for ownership, operation and/or maintenance to the City or a public trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary. (g) "Public property" as used in this chapter shall mean: (l) any real property, or interest therein, owned, managed, leased or operated by the City or a public trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary; (2) any real property, or interest therein, upon which the City or a public trust or authority of which the City is a beneficiary has a right-of-way, easement or street; (3) any public right-of-way, easement or street; and (4) any real property, or interest therein, which will become public property after or upon the completion and acceptance of the work. (Ord. No. 20815, § 1, 5-27-97)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-401 Prequalification required.

§ 13-401. - Prequalification required. (a) Except as specifically provided in this Code, any person: (1) Bidding or performing work on a public construction contract; (2) Engaging in work to provide a public improvement; or (3) Engaging in work on public property, for which a prequalification class of such work has been established, must be prequalified by the Prequalification Review Board for that class of work, except that Class "D" contractors may be administratively prequalified by the Prequalification Review Board's designee. (b) The City has established prequalification classes for the work as set forth by the Prequalification Review Board. The Prequalification Review Board may establish the qualification and requirements for such classes thereto established by the Prequalification Review Board. In addition, the Prequalification Review Board may revise and establish such other and additional prequalification classes of work as it deems in the best interest of the City. Further, the Prequalification Review Board may designate prequalification classes. Any adopted reference for prequalification classes and subclasses of work will be placed on file in the City Clerk's Office. (c) Provided, however, prequalification is not required: (1) to bid on certain public construction contracts whenever prequalification is waived by the City in the specifications; (2) to work on public property or to contract or provide a public improvement whenever the person performing the work obtains the appropriate prequalification and provides the required insurance and bond as provided in this Code; (3) as outlined in the Prequalification Classification Categories as adapted by the Prequalification Review Board; or (4) as otherwise expressly provided in this Code. (d) The Prequalification Review Board is directed and authorized to categorize and determine what types, kinds and nature of work shall be included in each of the classes and subclasses of work set forth in Subsection 13-401(b) above. The Prequalification Review Board shall establish policies and procedures for prequalification, including but not limited to investigation, review and consideration of applicants and applications and the granting, renewing, denying, suspending, limiting, conditioning and revoking prequalification. All policies and procedures established by the Prequalification Review Board shall be in accordance with its establishing resolution, adopted Prequalification, Classification Categories and this Code. The Prequalification Review Board shall establish an application form and such other forms and documents as it deems necessary. (e) A condition of prequalification shall be the requirement that the applicant or prequalified person have an employee or employees, as determined by the Prequalification Review Board, obtain or possess such licenses and obtain all permits as may be required by this Code. (f) Prequalification and renewal of any existing prequalification shall be for a period of one year from the determination of the Prequalification Review Board, or administrative approval of applicable Class "D" contractors. Provided however, should any prequalified person during the period of any prequalification seek to modify or amend the prequalification, the period of the amended prequalification shall be the remainder of the existing prequalification period and the period of the existing prequalification shall not be affected or extended by any such modification or amendment granted by the Prequalification Review Board. (Ord. No. 26061, § 1, 12-18-18, eff. 2-1-19; Ord. No. 26614, § 1, 12-8-20)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-402 Authorization of prequalification review board chairman to approve and execute surety bonds.

§ 13-402. - Authorization of prequalification review board chairman to approve and execute surety bonds. The Chairman of the Prequalification Review Board, or designee, is authorized to approve and execute Prequalification Class D surety bonds, on behalf of the City, on forms approved by the Municipal Counselor or assigned Assistant Municipal Counselor. (Ord. No. 27276, § 4, 2-14-23)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-418 Prequalification—Terms.

§ 13-418. - Prequalification—Terms. Whenever the performance, contracting or acceptance of any work requires the person to be prequalified, the term of the prequalification shall be for up to one year, said term being coterminous with the granting and expiration of the prequalification regardless of when the applicant applies for and obtains the prequalification. Prequalification obtained by persons for work not requiring prequalification shall be for a term of one year from the date of issuance of the prequalification. Provided however, any prequalification may be suspended or revoked as provided in this Code. (Ord. No. 26061, § 1, 12-18-18, eff. 2-1-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-419 Prequalification—Fees.

§ 13-419. - Prequalification—Fees. A person required by this article to obtain or renew a contractor prequalification shall first pay to the City Treasurer the prequalification fee for such prequalification as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. An application to modify or amend prequalification, change the name of the prequalified person, reinstate prequalification or to add additional prequalification classes shall be treated as a new prequalification application and require the submission of a new application and payment of another prequalification fee. Once paid, no refund or rebate of any prequalification fees shall be issued. A person required to submit an application, or an application to amend prequalification, change the name of the prequalified person, reinstate prequalification or any additional prequalification classes shall be treated as a new prequalification application and require the submission of a new application and payment of another prequalification fee. The amount of such fee(s) shall be as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, Section 60-13-61, Prequalification fee. Once paid, no refund or rebate of any prequalification fees shall be issued. (Ord. No. 26061, § 1, 12-18-18, eff. 2-1-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-420 City employees.

§ 13-420. - City employees. Nothing in this article requiring a prequalification to engage in construction work on public property shall apply to City employees acting within the scope of their employment for the City. (Ord. No. 26061, § 1, 12-18-18, eff. 2-1-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-421 Special provision.

§ 13-421. - Special provision. Notwithstanding Sections 13-401(f), 13-410, 26-11 or any other section or provision in this Code to the contrary, the Prequalification Review Board may extend the term of any annual prequalification in accordance with policies established by the Prequalification Review Board, provided any such extension shall not change the one year term of any subsequent renewal. (Ord. No. 26061, § 1, 12-18-18)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH13BU_ARTXIIPRCOLIFetched: 10/28/2026

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