In order to achieve the goals of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE), Lee County Transit (LeeTran) must determine what services would increase the participation of DBE firms in Federal-Aid contracts. Your feedback on this survey will help us develop the annual DBE Program Goal that will help DBE firms participate, grow, diversify, and build capacity to successfully compete in the transit industry as consultants, contractors, service providers and suppliers. Feel free to add additional comments if necessary.

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1. Please enter your contact information.

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2. Have you participated in DBE outreach programs through the Florida Gulf Coast University Small Business Development Center?

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3. If you chose yes in Question 2, please choose all that apply:

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4. Are you typically engaged on projects as a prime or a sub consultant/contractor?

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5. If a Sub, are you interested in becoming a prime consultant/contractor?

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6. When bidding or working on federally-funded contracts with LeeTran, either as a contractor or a consultant, do you feel that minority-owned and/or women-owned businesses encounter more barriers than the standard business?

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7. When bidding or working on federally-funded contracts, do you believe having a DBE certification gives you an advantage?   

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8. Do you feel that LeeTran arranges solicitations, times for the presentation of bids, quantities, specifications, and delivery schedules in ways that facilitate participation by DBEs and other small businesses?

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9. Do you feel that LeeTran carries out information and communication programs on contracting procedures and specific contract opportunities appropriately? (e.g., ensuring the inclusion of DBEs, and other small businesses, on recipient mailing lists for bidders; ensuring the dissemination to bidders on prime contracts of lists of potential subcontractors; provision of information in languages other than English, when necessary)

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10. Which do you feel is the best way to communicate procurement opportunities to interested DBE contractors?

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11. How often should LeeTran provide information on new and upcoming procurements?

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12. In your experience, how easy has it been to find new contract opportunities with LeeTran?

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13. What existing tools have you used to research the availability of new contract opportunities with LeeTran, and do you feel these were useful?

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14. Which tools would you recommend to make the information of new contract opportunities more available to DBEs?

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15. What do you feel are the biggest barriers or challenges to bidding or working on federally-funded contracts with LeeTran either as a contractor or a consultant?

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16. What types of training or assistance do you believe would help in the area(s) listed above?

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17. Would you be willing to mentor other DBEs to help them bid successfully and perform better on federally-funded contracts?

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18. What do you think are the most useful benefits available to you from the LeeTran DBE program?

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