Section 123:2-14-03 - Recertification(A) All MBE, EDGE, or WBE-certified businesses must apply for re-certification prior to their certification's expiration date. The at least fifty-one percent eligible owner(s) must demonstrate to the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, Equal Opportunity Division (DAS/EOD) that the certified business and its at least fifty-one percent eligible owner(s) continue to qualify for the business's certification(s). DAS/EOD may request that the at least fifty-one percent eligible owner(s) submit the following documents: (1) current annual balance sheet;(2) current annual income statement;(3) current annual cash flow statement;(4) current annual profit and loss statement;(5) last three years of the at least fifty-one percent eligible business owner(s)'s personal taxes;(6) last three years of business taxes; and(7) any other documents DAS/EOD considers necessary.(B) DAS/EOD will notify each MBE, EDGE, or WBE-certified business of the requirements and procedures for re-certification. If a certified business does not request re-certification prior to the current certification expiration date, the certified business may be required to submit a new application, all required supporting documentation, and an interview to be considered for certification into the program. (1) If a certified business does not request re-certification prior to the its certification's expiration date, DAS/EOD may grant the certified business a grace period (a maximum of three months from the certified business's last certification date) upon request (in writing) by the at least fifty-one percent eligible owner(s). DAS/EOD may consider mitigating circumstances that delayed the timely request for re-certification by the certified business in determining whether to grant a grace period. In all cases, DAS/EOD is the final arbiter as to whether to grant or not to grant a grace period. Failure of DAS/EOD to notify the certified business of its re-certification requirements is not a sufficient reason for failing to apply for re-certification in a timely manner.(C) Upon the completion of six cumulative years in the MBE, EDGE, or WBE program(s), a business seeking re-certification is required to complete a new application, submit all required supporting documentation, and have an interview conducted to determine that the business and its least fifty-one percent eligible owner(s) continue to meet all the requirements of the relevant program(s). Ohio Admin. Code 123:2-14-03
Effective: 10/9/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/09/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 123.151, 123.152, 123.154
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 122.71(E), R.C. 123.151, 123.152, 123.154