1. (a) Only DBE firms certified at the time of execution of the contract, subcontract, or purchase order, as appropriate, are eligible for DBE goal participation.
2. (b) Work performed on a contract by a firm after it has ceased to be certified as a DBE will not be counted toward the overall annual DBE goal.
3. (c) Participation by a DBE on a contract will not be counted toward DBE goals until the amount of the participation has been paid to the DBE.
4. (d) Payments made to a DBE that was not on the original commitment may be counted toward the contract goal if that DBE was certified as a DBE before the execution of the subcontract and has performed a CUF.

Source Note:The provisions of this §9.235 adopted to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5320.