Exit this survey 2010 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS FORECAST 1. Business Forecast Question Title * 1. Compared to 2009, do you expect the dollar volume of projects you compete for to be: Higher Lower Comparable No prediction/not applicable Highway Highway Higher Highway Lower Highway Comparable Highway No prediction/not applicable Other transportation Other transportation Higher Other transportation Lower Other transportation Comparable Other transportation No prediction/not applicable Water sewer Water sewer Higher Water sewer Lower Water sewer Comparable Water sewer No prediction/not applicable Power Power Higher Power Lower Power Comparable Power No prediction/not applicable Manufacturing Manufacturing Higher Manufacturing Lower Manufacturing Comparable Manufacturing No prediction/not applicable Hospital, higher ed Hospital, higher ed Higher Hospital, higher ed Lower Hospital, higher ed Comparable Hospital, higher ed No prediction/not applicable Retail, warehouse, lodging Retail, warehouse, lodging Higher Retail, warehouse, lodging Lower Retail, warehouse, lodging Comparable Retail, warehouse, lodging No prediction/not applicable Public building Public building Higher Public building Lower Public building Comparable Public building No prediction/not applicable Comments Question Title * 2. Did you add or lay off any employees in 2009? Added, total number and percentage Laid off, total number and percentage No change Question Title * 3. Do you plan to add or lay off workers in 2010? Add, total number and percentage Lay off, total number and percentage No change/Don’t know Question Title * 4. Did you buy construction equipment in 2009? New, estimate dollar value Used, estimate dollar value Don’t know Question Title * 5. Do you plan to buy construction equipment in 2010? New, estimate dollar value Used, estimate dollar value Don’t know Question Title * 6. Has your company been awarded at least one stimulus funded contract since February 2009? Yes No Don’t know If yes, estimate the number of contracts and dollar value: Question Title * 7. Has the stimulus helped retain staff you otherwise would have laid off? Yes No If yes, estimate the number of staff retained because of the stimulus: Question Title * 8. Has the stimulus allowed you to add new staff? Yes No Estimate number of new staff hired because of the stimulus: Question Title * 9. How has the stimulus affected your equipment purchasing plans? Because of the stimulus, I have purchased or plan to purchase construction equipment The stimulus has had no impact on my purchasing of construction equipment Estimate total value of construction equipment purchased because of the stimulus: Question Title * 10. Do you expect more or less stimulus funds to be available for bid in 2010 than in 2009? More Less The Same Highway Highway More Highway Less Highway The Same Building Building More Building Less Building The Same Utility Utility More Utility Less Utility The Same Private Construction Private Construction More Private Construction Less Private Construction The Same Water Resources Water Resources More Water Resources Less Water Resources The Same Other public work Other public work More Other public work Less Other public work The Same Comments Question Title * 11. In light of how competitive the bidding process for construction contracts has become, have you adjusted your bids for at least one project so that your profits are: The same Smaller Now for a loss Greater Comments Question Title * 12. Based on your assessment of the market conditions in your areas of work, when do you expect the construction market to again grow: 2010 2011 2012 Later Comments Question Title * 13. What state is your largest construction market? State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Done