Powers and duties of the Director.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 1101
in effectSection 1101. - Powers and duties of the Director.
A. It shall be the duty of the Director to investigate and examine the qualifications of all contractors applying for a prequalification certificate and, upon determining that an applicant meets the requirements of this chapter and is in all respects responsible, qualified and competent for the class, character and magnitude of the work which the applicant proposes or intends to perform under contract with the City of Tulsa, to issue a certificate of prequalification to such contractor.
In determining the acceptability of an applicant for the purpose of prequalifications, the Director shall, among other things, investigate and consider the following:
1. Financial responsibility;
2. The character, quality and availability of the contractor's equipment, machinery and experienced personnel;
3. The performance record of the applicant in the performance of other contracts for public or private improvements;
4. The nature and extent of other contract commitments involving the use of the applicant's machinery, equipment and personnel;
5. Reputation for reliability and integrity;
6. The recommendation of the construction manager for the public improvement when the City is the general contractor and has contracted with a construction manager for the public improvement; and
7. Any other fact which would materially affect the ability of the applicant to properly, adequately, expeditiously and satisfactorily perform such work as might be awarded to such contractor.
B. If the Director, after investigation and examination of the applicant, determines that the applicant is qualified to perform contracts with the City of Tulsa, he shall issue a certificate of prequalification for the class and type of work which the applicant proposes or intends to perform under contracts with the City of Tulsa.
C. Such prequalification certificate shall certify that the applicant is qualified to bid upon one (1) or more of the following classes or categories of public improvements.
1. Class A - General. The Class A General Certificate shall entitle the holder to bid upon any and all contracts, without limitations.
2. Class B - Building Construction. The Class B Building Construction Certificate shall entitle the holder to bid upon all proposed contracts for the construction, erection and installation of buildings, warehouses and all other public improvements and public structures, except those described as Class C and Class D.
3. Class C - Paving and Bridge Construction. The Class C Paving and Bridge Construction Certificate shall entitle the holder to bid upon the grading, paving, surfacing, resurfacing, draining, guttering, bridging and other work involved in the construction or reconstruction of streets, alleys and private ways.
4. Class D - Utility Construction. The Class D Utility Construction Certificate shall entitle the holder to bid upon the installation and construction of all public utilities, such as waterworks, water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and related facilities.
5. Class E - Prime Contractor Construction. The Class E Prime Contractor Construction Certificate shall entitle the holder to bid upon proposed contracts involved in the construction of a public building improvement, except those described as Class A, Class C and Class D, when the City is the general contractor and has contracted with a construction manager to oversee the public building improvement. The certificate shall identify one (1) of the following subclasses representing the maximum amount of a proposed contract upon which the holder will be entitled to bid, based upon the estimated cost of the proposed contract, as determined by the Director:
E1 | - | Proposed contracts with an estimated cost not exceeding One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)
E2 | - | Proposed contracts with an estimated cost not exceeding Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)
E3 | - | Proposed contracts with an estimated cost not exceeding Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00)
E4 | - | Proposed contracts in any amount.
6. Class S - General/Specialty Construction. The Class S Construction Certificate shall entitle the holder to bid upon any public improvement not classified above, the estimated cost of which exceeds the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00).
D. The Director shall have the power to revoke or temporarily suspend a prequalification certificate of any contractor, subject to express conditions for reinstatement, when such contractor has:
1. Misrepresented any material fact in his application for prequalification certificate;
2. Defaulted in the performance of a contract with the City of Tulsa;
3. Failed to complete satisfactorily the performance of a contract with the City of Tulsa;
4. Failed to execute a contract awarded by the City of Tulsa; or
5. Ceased to possess any of the qualifications necessary hereunder for issuance of a prequalification certificate.
(Ord. Nos. 17285, 21207)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11PUWODE_CH11PRCO_S1101PODUDIFetched: 10/28/2026