It’s that time of year again – time to fill out EC&M’s 2020 Top 40 Electrical Design Firms survey. You are receiving a link to this survey because you were either on our 2019 list last year (and are listed as the company contact), are a company that participated in the past that we’d like to get back on the list, are a firm that we would like to encourage to participate for the first time, or you’ve contacted us and asked to be added to the list this year.

EC&M, the business-to-business trade magazine serving more than 130,000 print and digital subscribers and 525,000+ unique website visitors per month in the electrical market, invites you to complete this survey, which will be used to determine the rankings of EC&M's 2020 Top 40 Electrical Design Firms. Scheduled for publication in our June 2020 issue, this list ranks the top players in the electrical engineering field by total electrical design services revenue from 2018. Previous years’ lists can be found at the EC&M Top 40 Landing Page.

Please respond to this online survey by Friday, April 10.

In addition, please e-mail high-resolution images (300 dpi) of the most notable electrical projects your firm worked on in 2019, along with a caption for each photo, to Ellen Parson at eparson@endeavorb2b.com. We want lots of photos. These may be used in the print article alongside the survey results or on our website in a Photo Gallery. Photos can be sent in after the April 10 deadline.

Don't miss this valuable opportunity for industry-wide recognition! Contact Ellen with any questions, and please let me know if you would like to be taken off this distribution list.

Ellen Parson
Editor-in-Chief, EC&M
(816) 560-6448
eparson@endeavorb2b.com
ecmweb.com

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* 1. What is your firm's name?

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* 2. Where is your firm's headquarters located (city and state)?

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* 3. The 2020 electrical design firms list will rank the firms only by total revenue related to electrical design work in 2019 and feature only the Top 40 companies.

What was your firm’s total revenue related to electrical design work in 2019 (in millions of dollars)?

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* 4. NOTE: Answers to the following questions WILL NOT be attributed to individual companies by name in the article. The data will be aggregated to form a larger anonymous picture of the electrical design industry.

How would your firm characterize the 2019 business climate?

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* 5. Did your firm meet or exceed its revenue expectations in 2019?

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* 6. What kind of change in revenue is your firm forecasting for 2020?

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* 7. Did your firm's backlog change in 2019?

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* 8. If yes, by what percentage did it change?

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* 9. Does your firm expect a change in backlog in 2020?

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* 10. If yes, by what percentage do you expect it to change?

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* 11. What were your firm's hottest markets in 2019? (Pick 3 hottest markets)

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* 12. What were your firm's three slowest markets in 2019? (Pick 3 slowest markets)

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* 13. Did your firm add or lay off employees in 2019?

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* 14. Does your firm expect to add or lay off employees in 2020?

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* 15. Is your firm having difficulty filling open job positions?

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* 16. If yes, which position are you having the most difficulty finding?

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* 17. Which factor has the greatest impact on employee retention?

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* 18. Given the current state of skilled labor shortages in the industry, what does your company do to facilitate knowledge transfer between veteran engineers and newly hired/younger engineers? (Mark all that apply)

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* 19. Which commercial building project types offer the best potential for new revenue growth at your firm? (Pick 1)

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* 20. Which of the following topics do your employees currently need the most training support on? (Mark top 3)

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* 21. Augmented reality (AR) is a system or technology used to produce an enhanced image or environment as viewed on a screen or other display, produced by overlaying computer-generated images, sounds, or other data on a real-world environment. How long will it take for this technology to become a viable component of electrical design work?

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* 22. How does your firm plan to incorporate augmented reality (AR) technology into your business in the next few years? (Pick top choice)

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* 23. How is your firm using AR technology in electrical applications? (Write in answer)

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* 24. Virtual reality (VR) is a realistic and immersive environment, created using interactive software and hardware, and experienced or controlled by movement of the body. How long will it take for this technology to become a viable component of electrical design work?

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* 25. How does your firm plan to incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology into your business in the next few years?

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* 26. How is your firm using VR technology in electrical applications? (Write in answer)

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* 27. If you haven’t already experimented with AR and VR technologies, what has deterred your firm from doing so?

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* 28. Which factor is having the most negative impact on the growth of your business?

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* 29. How do your employees keep up with codes and standards changes? (Mark all that apply)

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* 30. So far, the impact of COVID-19 has varied dramatically by market area and region of the country. It certainly seems to change daily. As far as your firm’s projects go, what geographic market areas right now stand out as being particularly slow because of the situation? (Write in answer.)

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* 31. One of the most confusing issues relative to the coronavirus pandemic seems to be which employers and employees are actually considered “essential workers.” The government lists some obvious occupations, such as health care workers, law enforcement, agriculture workers, food suppliers, etc. However, it also lists energy, water and wastewater, transportation and logistics, public workers, critical manufacturing, etc. Are some or all of your projects still considered essential? List which types are essential. (Write in answer.)

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* 32. Has any owner, government agency, or official directed you to halt or delay work on any projects that are either active or expected to start within the next 30 days? If so, on what types of projects? (Write in answer.)

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* 33. Many companies are having some or all workers work from home because of the coronavirus. What percentage of your employees are working from home who weren't working at home before this situation?

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* 34. A new report from the AIA reports 50% of architecture firms reported fewer design projects as of a March 23 survey date, and 83% anticipate a decline in revenue for March relative to their expectations heading into the month. Are you expecting a similar decline in revenue for April? If so, approximately what percentage?

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* 35. Are you expecting the situation to worsen by the end of May? If so, approximately what percent do you anticipate revenue will fall off for your firm?

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* 36. When do you expect business to get back to what the industry would consider “business as usual” as far as workers going back to work, projects coming back online, business moving forward as normal?

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* 37. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently supporting FEMA, State, and local authorities to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak by assessing, providing guidelines, and assisting with setting up alternate care facilities in locations such as hotels, large commercial buildings, sports arenas, etc., preparing them for medical use or “field hospitals.” Has your firm been involved in any of these types of endeavors? If so, what is your role as an electrical design firm? (Write in answer.)

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* 38. What impact, if any, will the recently passed Stimulus Package have on your business this year?

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* 39. Would someone at your firm be willing to provide comments/quotes about your firm's survey answers in a brief phone interview for this year's Top 40 article?

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* 40. If yes, please submit contact information for that person:

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* 41. Please submit contact information for the person who should receive next year's survey:

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* 42. Please click "DONE" below to complete the survey.

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