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FExpiration te No.: 2006 - 592739866 -04 Page: 1 te: 9/20/2006 ate: 9/30/2007 erprise: Future Use Miami -Dade Co nty, Florida 1 11 This certificate is hereby issued to: Ben Chen, President Chen and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 240 Miami, FL 33139 By issuance of this certificate, the applicant, named above. has committed its firm to comply with the specific conditions listed below: 1. Affirms its commitment to the submittal of an affirmative action plan (Plan) for the purpose of maintaining equal employment and promotional opportunity, with particular emphasis on improving the minority and /or women workforce population and utilization of minority and /or women -owned professional firms, consultants, and /or suppliers. Special meetings will be conducted with executive management and supervisory personnel to explain the intent of the Plan and individual responsibility for effective implementation and making clear the firm's commitment to the Plan. Additionally, the Plan will be discussed at employee orientations and training programs. The Plan will be available for review during normal business hours by contacting the Affirmative Action Officer. Ben N. Chen, P. E. is the appointed .off rmative Action Officer and may be reached at (305) 249 -2279. 2. Pre - Qualified to offer professional services only in the Miami -Dade County technical categories shown in the attached "Statement • of Technical Qualifications. " All technical category restrictions must be strictly adhered to. • 3. Pre - Qualification Certification (PQC) consolidates the technical certification, affirmative action plan, and business entity registration into one streamlined certification process resulting in the issuance of a Pre - Qualification Certificate. • 4. Report any significant changes, such as staffing, qualifier, ownership, firm address, etc., to DBD's PQC Unit located at 111 N. W. ls' Street, 19`r' Floor, Miami, Florida 33128, within 30 days of such a change. Failure to report said changes to DBD may result in the immediate suspension or termination of your firm's PQC certification. • 5. Failure to renew your firms PQC at least thirty (30) days prior to your firm 's current erpiration date may result in the suspension and/or termination from County programs and current orfitnure contracts until your firm 's Pre - Qualification Certification has been • properly renewed. Any lapses in the certification of any of the required PQC areas (vendor registration, affirmative action plan, or technical certification) will result in a lapse in your PQC. Firms are responsible for observing and adhering to all submission deadlines. 6. Any renewal applications and /or supporting documents submitted after the application deadline might delay the review of your firm 's PQC certification to the nett available Technical Certification Committee meeting. The PQC application, submission deadlines, and the Technical Certification Committee meeting calendar can be found on the Department of Business Development's • web site located at www.mimnidadexov /dbd. • 7. Permit Miami -Dade County representatives to have access during normal business hours to audit books and records to verify information submitted with this application. This right of access shall commence on the approval date of this certificate and shall • terminate on its expiration date. Please note that if at any time Miami -Dade County's Department of Business Development (DBD) has reason to believe that any person • or firm has willftully and knowingly provided incorrect information or made false statements, DBD may refer the matter to the State Attorney's Office and /or other investigative agencies, initiate debarment procedures, and/or pursue sanctions or other legal remedies in • accordance with Miami -Dade Count, policy and /or applicable federal, state and local laws. 1l;vou have any questions regarding this certificate, please contact the PQC Unit at (305) 3;;-1018. MIAMI•DADE Marsha E. Jackman, Direc'Mr,"bepar(dent of Business Development