To: Applying DBEs with North Carolina

Subject: Interstate Certification

Based on the options presented in the Federal Regulations for DBEs, North Carolina has opted to not certify a firm solely based on the home state’s certification. Instead North Carolina will make their own decision based on the following information that is to be provided by the firm:

1)  A complete copy of the application form and all supporting documents and any other information submitted to any state related to its certification. This includes affidavits of no change and any notices of changes submitted to any recipient concerning its application of status as a DBE;

2)  Any notices or correspondence from states, other than the home state, concerning the status as an applicant or a DBE (e.g. denial of certification or subject to decertification action);

3)  If a certification appeal with USDOT has been filed, the firm must disclose this and provide its appeal letter and USDOT’s response;

4)  An affidavit sworn to by the firm’s owners before a person authorized by state law to administer such oaths or an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury that the firm’s owner has submitted all information required by 49 CFR Part 26.85(c), that the information is correct, and that the information submitted is identical to the information submitted to the home state.

This documentation must be complete before the North Carolina Unified Certification Program can review the firm for NC DBE status. Please keep in mind that if the home state’s on-site report is more than three years old as of the date of the firm’s submitted application to North Carolina, North Carolina may require that the affidavit also affirm that the facts in the on-site report remain true and correct, or may ask the home state for a new site visit.

MAILING ADDRESS:
NC Department Of Transportation
Contractor Utilization & Certification
1511 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1511 / Telephone: 919-508-1948
FAX: 919-508-1814
Website: www.ncdot.gov/business/ocs/ucp / LOCATION:
104 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh NC 27601