Maryland Department of Transportation-Office of Small and Minority Business Policy-Public Consultation Survey Regarding Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goals For Maryland Aviation Administration

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* 1. How many years has your firm been in business?

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* 2. Type of work your firm primarily performs (choose one):

Airport Concessions Services

Airport Concessions Food & Beverage Service

Airport Concessions Retail

Building Construction (e.g., general contracting for construction of residential, industrial, commercial or other buildings and alteration, repair and renovation)

Heavy Construction (e.g., highways, streets, bridges, tunnels, sewers, railroads)

Construction Related Services (e.g., testing, surveying, construction management, inspection, estimating, environmental, interior design)

Trade or Subcontractors (e.g., HVAC, painting, electrical, masonry, carpentry, roofing, excavation, hauling)

A&E Services (e.g., architectural services and structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, other engineering services)

Commodities (e.g., equipment, materials, supplies, printing, publishing, vehicles, groceries, concessions retail)

Information Technology (e.g., hardware/software, programming, systems design, data processing, technical support and consulting, maintenance and repair)

Maintenance Services (includes any work necessary for the continued operation or upkeep of facilities, structures, buildings, building systems, and grounds, e.g., building cleaning and maintenance services, groundskeeping services)

Other Services (e.g., financial, insurance, real estate, health, legal, transportation, social, educational, professional, food service, concessions services; does not include maintenance services, A/E services, or construction related services)

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* 3. Is your firm a concessionaire at BWI Marshall?

Yes

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* 4. Is your firm at least 51% owned and controlled by a racial/ethnic minority and/or female?

Yes

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* 5. Is your firm a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE)?

Yes

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* 6. Is your firm a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)?

Yes

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* 7. Is your firm a certified Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE)?

Yes

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* 8. If your firm is a certified ACDBE, have you ever been asked to provide a quote to perform work or participate as a concessionaire at BWI Marshall?

Yes

N/A

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* 9. Have you ever solicited a minority- or woman-owned business to work with you as a contractor, subcontractor, concessionaire, and/or sub-concessionaire at BWI Marshall when there was no DBE or ACDBE goal?

Yes

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* 10. In your experience, have any of the following factors negatively impacted your firm’s ability to do business in the Maryland marketplace? (Check all that apply.)

bonding requirements

insurance requirements

previous experience requirements

cost of bidding or proposing

project size – project too large

project size – project too small

price of supplies or materials

obtaining working capital

late notices of bid or proposal deadlines

prior dealings with a prime contractor’s owners or management

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* 11. Have you ever been treated less favorably due to race, ethnicity and/or gender while participating or attempting to participate in business dealings within the Maryland marketplace?

Yes

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* 12. If YES to question 11, choose all types of business dealings in which you have felt less favorably treated.

Applying for commercial loans

Applying for surety bonds

Applying for commercial or professional insurance

Obtaining price quotes from suppliers or subs

Working or attempting to work on public-sector prime contracts

Working or attempting to work on public-sector subcontracts

Working or attempting to work on private-sector prime contracts

Working or attempting to work on private-sector subcontracts

Receiving timely payment for work performed

Functioning on the work site

Joining or dealing with trade associations

Hiring workers from union halls

Required to perform inappropriate or extra work not required of others

Required to meet quality or performance standards not required of others

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* 13. In response to question 11, to the extent you feel comfortable sharing such experiences, please provide details regarding any business dealings in which you were treated less favorably due to race, ethnicity and/or gender.

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* 14. The current MAA ACDBE Participation Goals for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2018 through 2020 are 3.70% for Car Rental Concessions and 30.32% for all Other (Non-Car Rental) Concessions. Do you think these are fair goals for disadvantaged business participation?

Yes

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* 15. In response to question 14, please explain why or why not? (For example, explain whether you think the current goals reflect the existing availability of minority businesses that provide the airport concession goods and services sought by BWI Marshall.)

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* 16. Do you think the current goals should be adjusted?

Increase

Decrease

Remain the same

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* 17. In response to question 16, describe why you think the current goals should increase, decrease or remain the same as indicated above.

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* 18. Do you have any data or evidence to support your position? If yes, please briefly describe data/evidence.

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* 19. Please provide any other input you or your firm has regarding airport concessions and/or the ACDBE Program.

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* 20. Please list any minority-focused media (including trade association publications) that you would you like to see used to disseminate DBE and ACDBE related notices and other information.

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY!

Note: To request additional information and/or a meeting with MDOT/MAA representatives to discuss ACDBE goals or this survey, contact the MDOT's Office of Small & Minority Business Policy (OSMBP) at mdotmbeoutreach@mdot.maryland.gov or 410-865-1298.

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PROVIDING YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS INFORMATION IS OPTIONAL. IF YOU PREFER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PLEASE STOP HERE.

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 1. How many years has your firm been in business?

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* 2. Type of work your firm primarily performs (choose one):

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* 3. Is your firm a concessionaire at BWI Marshall?

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* 4. Is your firm at least 51% owned and controlled by a racial/ethnic minority and/or female?

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* 5. Is your firm a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE)?

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* 6. Is your firm a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)?

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* 7. Is your firm a certified Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE)?

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* 8. If your firm is a certified ACDBE, have you ever been asked to provide a quote to perform work or participate as a concessionaire at BWI Marshall?

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* 9. Have you ever solicited a minority- or woman-owned business to work with you as a contractor, subcontractor, concessionaire, and/or sub-concessionaire at BWI Marshall when there was no DBE or ACDBE goal?

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* 10. In your experience, have any of the following factors negatively impacted your firm’s ability to do business in the Maryland marketplace? (Check all that apply.)

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* 11. Have you ever been treated less favorably due to race, ethnicity and/or gender while participating or attempting to participate in business dealings within the Maryland marketplace?

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* 12. If YES to question 11, choose all types of business dealings in which you have felt less favorably treated.

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* 13. In response to question 11, to the extent you feel comfortable sharing such experiences, please provide details regarding any business dealings in which you were treated less favorably due to race, ethnicity and/or gender.

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* 14. The current MAA ACDBE Participation Goals for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2018 through 2020 are 3.70% for Car Rental Concessions and 30.32% for all Other (Non-Car Rental) Concessions. Do you think these are fair goals for disadvantaged business participation?

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* 15. In response to question 14, please explain why or why not? (For example, explain whether you think the current goals reflect the existing availability of minority businesses that provide the airport concession goods and services sought by BWI Marshall.)

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* 16. Do you think the current goals should be adjusted?

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* 17. In response to question 16, describe why you think the current goals should increase, decrease or remain the same as indicated above.

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* 18. Do you have any data or evidence to support your position? If yes, please briefly describe data/evidence.

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* 19. Please provide any other input you or your firm has regarding airport concessions and/or the ACDBE Program.

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* 20. Please list any minority-focused media (including trade association publications) that you would you like to see used to disseminate DBE and ACDBE related notices and other information.

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* 21. PROVIDING YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS INFORMATION IS OPTIONAL. IF YOU PREFER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PLEASE STOP HERE.

* 21.
PROVIDING YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS INFORMATION IS OPTIONAL. IF YOU PREFER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PLEASE STOP HERE.