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40 • 0 Extended Page 1.1 The County will promptly implement any DOT certification appeal decisions affecting the eligibility of DBEs for its DOT -assisted contracting (e.g., certify a firm if DOT has determined that the County's denial of its application was erroneous). The County will review the eligibility of DBEs that it certified under former Part 23 to ensure that they meet the standards of Subpart D of Part 26. The County will complete this review no later than three years from the most recent certification date of each firm. See Attachment D. For firms that have been certified or reviewed and found eligible under Part 26, the County will again review their eligibility every three years. Finns shall fill out a new application; determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis. "No Change" Affidavits and Noticec of Chanee The County requires all DBEs to inform it, in a written affidavit, of any change in its circumstances affecting its ability to meet size, disadvantaged status, ownership or control criteria of 49 CFR Part 26 or of any material changes in the information provided with its application for certification. See attachment E. The County also requires all owners of all DBEs it has certified to submit, on the anniversary date of their certification, a "no change" affidavit meeting the requirements of Part 26.830). The text of this affidavit is as follows: I swear (or affirm) that there have been no changes in the circumstances of [name of DBE firm] affecting its ability to meet the size, disadvantaged status, ownership, or control requirements of 49 CFR Part 26. There have been no material changes in the information provided with [name of DBE's] application for certification, except for any changes about which [name of DBE] has provided written notice to Indian River County under Part 26.83(1). [Name of DBE] meets Small Business Administration (SBA) criteria for being a small business concern and its average annual gross receipts (as defined by SBA rules) over the firm's previous three fiscal years do not exceed $16.6 million. The County requires DBEs to submit with this affidavit documentation of the firm's size and gross receipts. The County will notify all currently certified DBE firms of these obligations annually. This notification will inform DBEs that to submit the "no change" affidavit, their owners must swear or affirm that they meet all regulatory requirements of Part 26, including personal net worth. Likewise, if a firm's owner knows or should know that he or she, or the firm, fails to meet a Part 26 eligibility requirement (e.g., personal net worth), the obligation to submit a notice of change applies. -10-