Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
District staff shall have the authority to accept, review,
approve, certify, decertify and deny applications for SBE Certification.
Applicants must be registered with the District as a vendor prior to submitting
an application for Certification.
(1)
Applicants shall submit applications for SBE Certification using Form No. 1231,
"SBE Certification Application", (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12424)
effective August 3, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein and is
available at no cost by contacting the South Florida Water Management District
Clerk's Office, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road,
West Palm Beach, FL 33406, (800)432-2045, ext. 6805, or
(561)682-6805.
(2) To establish SBE
eligibility, the Applicant shall:
(a) Provide
documentation to demonstrate that the 3-year average gross receipts of the
Applicant, together with its Affiliate Business, does not exceed $13 million
for Construction, $5 million for Commodities, and $6 million for Services. In
determining the gross receipts of the business and its Affiliate Business, the
District shall consider the 3 federal tax returns filed by the Applicant for
the 3 years immediately preceding application submittal. If 3 federal income
tax returns have not been filed for the 3 years immediately preceding
application submittal, then the Applicant must submit a financial statement for
any of the 3 years immediately preceding the application in which the Applicant
did not file a federal income tax return(s). The financial statement must be
prepared by a Certified Public Accountant as defined by Section
473.301, F.S., not employed by
the Applicant, but retained for the purpose of preparing financial statements
for the Applicant. Applicants in business less than 1 year shall submit an
opening balance sheet and income statement for the months in which it was in
business. The opening balance sheet and income statement must be submitted on
letterhead from the Applicant's Certified Public Accountant.
(b) The Applicant must demonstrate that the
business is licensed as required by law to do business in the State of Florida
if the business requires a license.
(c) An Applicant shall have only 1 business
certified with the South Florida Water Management
District.
Rulemaking Authority
373.044,
373.113 FS. Law Implemented
373.1135
FS.
New 8-3-06, Amended
12-9-20.
