AFFIDAVIT OF CERTIFICATION This form must be signed and notarized for each owner upon which disadvantaged status is relied. A MATERIAL OR FALSE STATEMENT OR OMISSION MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS APPLICATION IS SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATION, REVOCATION OF A PRIOR APPROVAL, INITIATION OF SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND MAY SUBJECT THE PERSON ENTITY MAKING THE FALSE STATEMENT TO ANY AND ALL CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. I Wi liam . Waqes (full name printed), swear or af?rm under penalty of law that I am president (title) of applicant firm Vortex Constructidmm name) and that I have read and understood all of the questions in this application and that all of the foregoing information and statements submitted in this application and its attachments and supporting documents are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that all responses to the questions are full and complete, omitting no material information. The responses include all material information necessary to fully and accurately identify and explain the operations, capabilities and pertinent history of the named ?rm as well as the ownership, control, and af?liations thereof. I recognize that the information submitted in this application is for the purpose of inducing certi?cation approval by a government agency. I understand that a government agency may, by means it deems appropriate, determine the accuracy and truth of the statements in the application, and I authorize such agency to contact any entity named in the application, and the named firm's bonding companies, banking institutions, credit agencies, contractors, clients, and other certifying agencies for the purpose of verifying the information supplied and determining the named ?rm?s eligibility. I agree to submit to government audit, examination and review of books, records, documents and ?les, in whatever form they exist, of the named ?rm and its af?liates, inspection of its places(s) of business and equipment, and to permit interviews of its principals, agents, and employees. I understand that refusal to permit such inquiries shall be grounds for denial of certi?cation. If awarded a contract or subcontract, I agree to and directly provide the prime contractor, if any, and the Department, recipient agency, or federal funding agency on an ongoing basis, current, complete and accurate information regarding (1) work performed on the project; (2) payments; and (3) proposed changes, if any, to the foregoing arrangements. I agree to provide written notice to the recipient agency or Uni?ed Certi?cation Program (UCP) of any material change in the information contained in the original application within 30 calendar days of such change ownership, address, telephone number, etc.). I acknowledge and agree that any misrepresentations in this application or in records pertaining to a contract or subcontract will be grounds for terminating any contract or subcontract which may be awarded; denial or revocation of certi?cation; suspension and debarment; and for initiating action under federal and/or state law concerning false statement, fraud or other applicable offenses. I certify that I am a socially and economically disadvantaged individual who is an owner of the above-referenced ?rm seeking certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). In support of my application, I certify that I am a member of one or more of the following groups, and that I have held myself out as a member of the group(s) (circle all that apply): Female Black American Hispanic American Native American Asian?Pacific American Subcontinent Asian American Other (specify) Af?davit Page 1 of 2 I certify that I am socially disadvantaged because I have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias or have suffered the effects of discrimination, because of my identity as a member of one or more of the groups identified above, without regard to my individual qualities. I further certify that my personal net worth does not exceed $750,000, and that I am economically disadvantaged because my ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the same or similar line of business who are not socially and economically disadvantaged. I declare under penalty of perjury that the information provided in this application and supporting documents is true and correct. (Date) Executed on Signature ??at/xv (DBE Applicant)/ -D f? 5-: E: NOTARY CERTIFICATE ifj?sfgagbim? 33 Subscrib sworn to (or affirmed) before '0 - . J..- A .by i?msnau c, LAJ in KHISTINM. COMM #1815844 .rt- NOT T-ARYPUBLIG -CALIFORNIA KERN COUNTY *?rhfn My Comm. Exp. Oct 31. 2012" Af?davit Page 2 of 2