Contractor/Vendor Pre-Qualification Form (PQF)
1. Company Name: Telephone: Fax:
2. Contact for Requesting Bids:
Title: Telephone: Fax:
3. Officers
Years With Company
4. Form of Business: Sole Owner Partnership Corporation Joint Venture
Is your company a subsidiary of another company?
If yes, name of Company
Is your business a division of another company?
If yes, name of Company
Is your business franchised by another company?
If yes, name of Company
Has your company engaged in business with CenterPoint Energy within the last 12 months?
If yes, name of CNP location where you are doing business
Are you an employee or relative of an employee of CenterPoint Energy?
If yes, explain:
Business Classification Definitions
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) -- A minority-owned business, as used in this form, refers to a business that is at least 51-
percent owned by one or more minorities, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more
minorities.
Asian-Indian -- A U.S. citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Asian-Pacific -- A U.S. citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines,
Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas.
African-American -- A U.S. citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic -- A U.S. citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the
following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Basin only.
Native American -- A person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the
community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe,
band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and proof can be
provided through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter, tribal roll register number).
Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) -- A small disadvantaged business, as used in this document, refers to a small business
1) that is at least 51-percent owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged, or a
publicly-owned business whose stock is at least 51-percent owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals and 2) whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more such
individuals.
Women Business Enterprise (WBE) -- A women-owned business, as used in this form, refers to a business that is at least 51-
percent owned by one or more women, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more
minorities.