AIRPORTS -Jacksonville International  -Craig -Herlong  -Cecil Field

SEAPORTS - Blount Island Terminal - Talleyrand Terminal - Ed Austin Terminal

Monday, August 20 , 2001

Mr. Jesse Pina
President
ACES of Jacksonville, Inc.
2120 Corporate Square Blvd. Suite 24
Jacksonville, Florida 32216

RE: DBE/MBE RE– Certification Notice

Dear Mr. Pina:

Please be advised that your firm has been re-certified as a Disadvantaged and Minority Owned Business Enterprise (DBE/MBE) by the Jacksonville Port Authority (JPA). Your firm is re-certified as DBE/MBR firm providing the products(s) and services (s) of:

1. Computer Consulting, Software Development, Technical Staffing, Internet Services.

Your business is eligible to participate as a DBE/MBE on JPA projects in the business area(s) listed above without further review. In addition, your firm will be identified as a re-certified firm in the JPA directory of Certified firms.

Your firm’s re-certification status under the JPA is effective for one (1) year provided there are no changes in the organization, ownership and/or control during the approval period. It is your responsibility to contact this office 60 days prior to certification expiration to initiate the re-certification process. Additionally, please be advised that you are required to immediately notify the JPA’s Disadvantaged and Minority Compliance Office of any changes in your Jacksonville Port Authority of any changes in your business organization, ownership, and/or control including business service capabilities.

BY virtue of this certification, your firm is also eligible to be identified through the Unified Certification Application Process (UCAP). Upon review of your application by the UCAP Committee, your firm may also become certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA), the Duval County School Board (DCSB), and the City of Jacksonville.

The Authority reserves the right to re-evaluate a business certification prior to the firm’s participation on a Jacksonville Port Authority project, or at any time the Port Authority determines that such re-evaluation is warranted for cause.

If you should have any questions concerning the Authority’s Disadvantaged or Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Programs, please feel free to call me at (904) 630-3041.

IPJ/kc
Expiration date: 10/26/02

AIRPORTS -Jacksonville International  -Craig -Herlong  -Cecil Field

SEAPORTS - Blount Island Terminal - Talleyrand Terminal - Ed Austin Terminal

Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Mr. Jesse Pina
President
ACES of Jacksonville, Inc.
2120 Corporate Square Blvd. Suite 24
Jacksonville, Florida 32216

RE: UCAP – Certification Notice

Dear Mr. Pina:

Please be advised that your firm has been CERTIFIED as a Disadvantaged (DBE) and Minority (MBE) Owned Business Enterprise by the Jacksonville Port Authority. In Addition, your firm has also been CERTIFIED through the United Certification Application Process (UCAP). As a result of the UCAP Certification your firm is now also certified to do business with the City of Jacksonville, the

Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the Duval County School Board (DCSB) as a minority owned business enterprise. Under this certification, your firm is eligible to participate in the areas(s) listed below:

1. Computer Consulting, Software Development, Technical Staffing, Internet Services.

Your firm is eligible to participate as a DBE/MBE on JPA, City of Jacksonville, JTA and DCSB projects, in the business areas listed below, provided that the qualifying individual meets the agencies minority business program requirements. In addition, your firm will be identified in the next updated editions of the Jacksonville Port Authority and UCAP Directories of certified minority firms.

Your firm’s certification status under UCAP is effective for one (1) year from the date of certification provided there are no changes in ownership, control, independence and/or operations of the firm during the approved certification period. Please note that you are required to immediately notify the Jacksonville Port Authority of any changes in your business ownership, control and/or operations including business service capabilities.

The Authority reserves the right to re-evaluate a business certification eligibility prior to the firm’s participation on any Jacksonville Port Authority project, or at any time JPA determines that such re-evaluation is warranted for cause.

If you should have any questions concerning the JPA’s DBE/WBE/MBE programs, or the Unified Certification Application Process, please feel free to call me at (904) 630-3041.

IPJ/kc

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