Welcome to Purchasing!

We are proud to support local, minority and women-owned businesses; and urge you to become a registered vendor.

Shown under Resources are links to various organizations designed to connect businesses with corporations and/or inform businesses of purchasing opportunities. You are encouraged to take advantage of what these organizations offer. We will update this page as we find more organizations designed to assist local, minority and women-owned businesses.

Register as a Local Business Vendor

The City of Beachwood strives to demonstrate loyalty, as well as its support for vendors working and/or living in the City while seeking the best value of goods and services. 

For the City of Beachwood’s purposes, a Local Vendor is defined as a person, company, or organization which sells or supplies goods or services and who maintains an office, storefront or factory within the City of Beachwood limits and pays taxes.

• Local Vendor Registration Form
• W-9 Form

Register as a Minority or Women-Owned Business Vendor

The City of Beachwood seeks to increase the number of minority and women-owned businesses which are given the opportunity to participate as vendors.

For the City of Beachwood’s purposes, a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise is defined as an individual or group who owns a majority of a business, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture of any kind, has U.S. citizenship, and is a member(s) of one or more of the following economically disadvantaged groups: African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American/Latino, and Native-American.

For the City of Beachwood’s purposes, a Women-Owned Business Enterprise is defined as an individual or group who owns a majority of a business, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture of any kind, has U.S. citizenship, and is female.

• MWBE Registration Form
• W-9 Form

Completed registration and W-9 forms should be submitted electronically by email to Purchasing@beachwoodohio.com.