Wayne County Veteran Enterprise Bid Credit

A business at least 51% owned by veterans, or with veterans making up a quarter of its workforce, can be certified as a Veteran Enterprise and gets a 2% equalization credit on county bids. Any discharge other than dishonorable counts.

Also called: veteran-owned business, Veteran Enterprise, procurement, bid preference, equalization credit, contracting, Division of Human Relations.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Wayne County, MICounty

Wayne County's procurement ordinance, County Code section 120-64, applies equalization percentage credits when comparing offers, and a certified Veteran Enterprise gets 2%. The credits stack with others the business qualifies for, such as small business or county-based enterprise, up to 10% in all, and the contract goes to the lowest offer after the credits. What counts. Section 120-251 defines a veteran as a person who served in the active military, naval or air service and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and a Veteran Enterprise as a business at least 51% owned by a veteran or employing veterans as at least 25% of its workforce, dealing for at least a year in the kind of goods or services being bought. The Division of Human Relations must certify the business before the bid deadline.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wayne County Veteran Enterprise Bid Credit
Gate	Rule
Veteran-owned or veteran-staffed business, certified	At least 51% veteran ownership or a workforce at least 25% veterans, certified before the bid deadline. No rating is needed.

Sources

Wayne County Code § 120-64, equalization creditsOfficial
Wayne County Code § 120-251, definitionsOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-01.

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