§ 2-1363. Certification as a small business enterprise.
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(a)
In order to qualify as an SBE, a business must submit (1) a letter or other documentation
from the United States Small Business Administration with OCC that establishes that
the firm qualifies as an 8(a) firm or HUBZone firm with the United States Small Business
Administration, or (2) a letter or other documentation from the State of Georgia or
United States Department of Transportation with OCC that establishes that the firm
qualifies as a DBE; or (3) evidence on a form prescribed by OCC, affirming under penalty
of perjury that the business qualifies as an SBE as defined in section 2-1357. To the extent that any business qualified as an SBE under the self-certification
procedure set forth in prior section 2-1363(a)(2), that business shall remain a certified SBE until the certification expires
pursuant to section 2-1364, and thereafter shall be required to seek recertification under section 2-1364 in order to remain "certified".
(b)
The OCC has the right to audit the certification of any business providing a certification
under subsection (a) in order to determine whether the business meets the criteria
of a small business enterprise set forth in section 2-1357. If the OCC determines that a business submitted a false certification of its SBE
status, the OCC may decertify the business by sending a notice of decertification,
and the business may be subject to the penalties set forth in section 2-1366. The SBE may appeal the initial notice of decertification within seven days of the
receipt of the initial notice of decertification following the procedures set forth
in section 2-1367.
