USACE Partnering & Project Response Goals Survey

This short survey is intended to gain a better perspective on the current uses and/or limitations that exist in partnering and collective goals to advance construction project delivery. This survey is intended for USACE contractors.

Responses are not limited to one per company. We encourage anyone with relevant experience in your company to complete this survey.

There are 12 questions in this survey. This survey is expected to take approximately five minutes. All responses will remain anonymous.

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* 1. Partnering on Projects

The following questions are being utilized to understand the current uses and opportunities/limitations to advancing partnering when delivering federal construction projects.

What is your primary function?

Contractor - Field Office

Contractor - Management

Make a comment on your choice here:

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* 2. What types of projects do you work on?
Please choose all that apply:

Military New Construction

Military Facility Operations & Maintenance (Renovation & Repair)

Non-DOD Federal (VA, CBP, etc.)

Civil Works (Dam, Levees, Flood Protection)

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* 3. Partnering Relationships

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

	Always	Sometimes	Never	I'm not a part of that process	Not sure
Do you see value in developing positive partnering relationships?	Do you see value in developing positive partnering relationships? Always	Do you see value in developing positive partnering relationships? Sometimes	Do you see value in developing positive partnering relationships? Never	Do you see value in developing positive partnering relationships? I'm not a part of that process	Do you see value in developing positive partnering relationships? Not sure
Do you feel other stakeholders are interested in developing positive partnering relationships?	Do you feel other stakeholders are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Always	Do you feel other stakeholders are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Sometimes	Do you feel other stakeholders are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Never	Do you feel other stakeholders are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? I'm not a part of that process	Do you feel other stakeholders are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Not sure
Do you discuss partnering at the kickoff or precon meeting?	Do you discuss partnering at the kickoff or precon meeting? Always	Do you discuss partnering at the kickoff or precon meeting? Sometimes	Do you discuss partnering at the kickoff or precon meeting? Never	Do you discuss partnering at the kickoff or precon meeting? I'm not a part of that process	Do you discuss partnering at the kickoff or precon meeting? Not sure
Is partnering discussed at regular intervals during construction contractors?	Is partnering discussed at regular intervals during construction contractors? Always	Is partnering discussed at regular intervals during construction contractors? Sometimes	Is partnering discussed at regular intervals during construction contractors? Never	Is partnering discussed at regular intervals during construction contractors? I'm not a part of that process	Is partnering discussed at regular intervals during construction contractors? Not sure
Do you feel that USACE personnel are interested in developing positive partnering relationships?	Do you feel that USACE personnel are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Always	Do you feel that USACE personnel are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Sometimes	Do you feel that USACE personnel are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Never	Do you feel that USACE personnel are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? I'm not a part of that process	Do you feel that USACE personnel are interested in developing positive partnering relationships? Not sure
Have you been involved in partnering with Government stakeholders and the contractor on contracts that don't require facilitated partnering?	Have you been involved in partnering with Government stakeholders and the contractor on contracts that don't require facilitated partnering? Always	Have you been involved in partnering with Government stakeholders and the contractor on contracts that don't require facilitated partnering? Sometimes	Have you been involved in partnering with Government stakeholders and the contractor on contracts that don't require facilitated partnering? Never	Have you been involved in partnering with Government stakeholders and the contractor on contracts that don't require facilitated partnering? I'm not a part of that process	Have you been involved in partnering with Government stakeholders and the contractor on contracts that don't require facilitated partnering? Not sure

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* 4. What threshold do you see facilitated partnering as being valuable? *

All Projects

Projects greater than Simplified Acquisition Threshold ($250K)

>$2M

>$7.5M

>$15M

>$50M

Mega Projects Only

Never

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* 5. When or how do you partner on your projects?

Only Initial Team-Led Partnering Sessions (dedicated discussion on partnering)

Initial and Follow-on Team-Led Partnering Sessions

Partner when needed

Partnering occurs every day through normal interactions

I do not partner

Other

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* 6. How often do you conduct follow-up partnering sessions? (Partnering specific discussions or meetings held after the first partnering meeting)

Quarterly

2x per year

Annually

Never

Other

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* 7. Are our current partnering specifications adequate to encourage partnering on all projects?

Yes

I'm not sure

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* 8. What changes do you think we could make to partnering specifications to improve our partnering relationships?

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* 9. Would you and your team be willing to participate in a pilot partnering program on projects awarded that were over $15M where you provided feedback which was collected, analyzed, and provided to the delivery team members for use?

Definitely

Depends on the level of effort and/or perceived value

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* 10. What concerns do you have regarding partnering currently?

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* 11. Would a requirement to report a summary of partnering surveys to higher echelons limit you and/or your stakeholder’s willingness to participate in partnering processes?

Yes

Not sure

It depends (add comment)

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* 12. Project Response Goals Tool

Please respond what you perceive as an appropriate goal response times (in days) for the following activities affecting project performance. There are a total of 10 "goal response times" that should be discussed, preferably with the entire PDT participate in the setting to achieve maximum buy-in to the process.

Submittals- Gov't Action: Review time for Government review required submittals (In Days)

Submittals- Contractor Action: Percentage of resubmittals (% of total submittals)

Submittals- Contractor Action: Time from return to resubmission (In Days)

RFIs- Gov't Action: RFI response time (In Days)

RFIs- Contractor Action: Time from RFI Submission to impacted activity start (In Days)

Correspondence- Both Parties: Time to respond to correspondence requiring an answer (In Days)

Correspondence- Both Parties: Time to resolve issues identified in correspondence (In Days)

Changes- Contractor Action: Time from RFP to valid proposal received (In Days)

Changes- Both Parties: Time to settle modifications after proposal received (In Days)

Changes- Gov't Action: Time from settlement to modification executed (In Days)

Thank you for your input and helping us to advance delivery!

USACE Partnering & Project Response Goals Survey

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* 1. Partnering on Projects The following questions are being utilized to understand the current uses and opportunities/limitations to advancing partnering when delivering federal construction projects.What is your primary function?

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* 2. What types of projects do you work on?Please choose all that apply:

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* 3. Partnering RelationshipsPlease choose the appropriate response for each item:

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* 4. What threshold do you see facilitated partnering as being valuable? *

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* 5. When or how do you partner on your projects?

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* 6. How often do you conduct follow-up partnering sessions? (Partnering specific discussions or meetings held after the first partnering meeting)

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* 7. Are our current partnering specifications adequate to encourage partnering on all projects?

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* 8. What changes do you think we could make to partnering specifications to improve our partnering relationships?

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* 9. Would you and your team be willing to participate in a pilot partnering program on projects awarded that were over $15M where you provided feedback which was collected, analyzed, and provided to the delivery team members for use?

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* 10. What concerns do you have regarding partnering currently?

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* 11. Would a requirement to report a summary of partnering surveys to higher echelons limit you and/or your stakeholder’s willingness to participate in partnering processes?

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* 1. Partnering on Projects

The following questions are being utilized to understand the current uses and opportunities/limitations to advancing partnering when delivering federal construction projects.

What is your primary function?

* 2. What types of projects do you work on?
Please choose all that apply:

* 3. Partnering Relationships

Please choose the appropriate response for each item: