Prequalification required.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-401
in effect§ 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)
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_ARTXIIPRCOLI_S13-401PRREFetched: 10/28/2026