We are conducting a survey intended to identify and understand the effects and impacts of the administration of MBE/WBE goals on your experience as a public contractor and/or subcontractor in New York State.  

Your responses will be used to assess this issue and formulate relevant statistics.  Depending on the results, a follow-up survey may be necessary.  We appreciate your participation.  All information provided will be kept confidential.

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* 1. Please provide the name of your business (if you do not wish to provide this information on the survey, please instead state a 5-digit PIN of your choice below and provide that PIN to the trade association or group providing you with this survey):

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* 2. Please identify the trade association or group providing you with this survey:

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* 3. What is your firm’s primary role in connection with NYS, local government or school district public procurement?

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* 4. What types of services or commodities are offered by your firm in such public contracts?

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* 5. Bid preferences – please indicate the area in which your bidding concentrate by ranking the below from 1-4 (with 1 being first choice).  If there is a category that you do not bid, please enter a zero:

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* 6. Is your firm currently performing any NYS contracts?

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* 7. Is your firm currently performing any local government contracts in NYS?

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* 8. Is your firm currently performing any school district contracts in NYS?

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* 9. Is your firm certified as a MBE or WBE?

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* 10. If you are a certified MWBE firm, what percentage of bid solicitations to you choose to NOT quote?

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* 11. If you are a certified MWBE firm, and quoted a bid solicitation, did you do so pre or post-bid?

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* 12. If your firm is certified as an MBE or WBE, please check the boxes that apply for your work in connection with NYS, local government or school district public contracts.

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* 13. If your firm is a general contractor or participates in direct bidding, how often are you advised at pre-bid meetings that “there will be no waivers”?

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* 14. If your work involves the contractual fulfillment of MWBE goals, what is the estimated percentage of increased man hours as the result of such a specification per year, in comparison to a contract with no goals?

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* 15. If your firm’s work obligates you to the contractual fulfillment of MWBE goals, do you find that you must seek waivers or partial waivers in connection with such goals?

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* 16. If your firm’s work obligates you to the contractual fulfillment of MWBE goals, what premium or charge above non-MWBE pricing do NYS letting agencies typically contend is “reasonable” for MWBE work?

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* 17. If your firm’s public work obligates it to contractual fulfillment of MWBE goals, has your firm been threatened with liquidated damages for goal nonfulfillment?

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* 18. If your firm is a non-MWBE-certified contractor performing Wicks work, have the increased 30% goals affected your ability to obtain such work?

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* 19. If you did not elect to provide a PIN in response to Question 1, who should we contact in your firm with follow-up questions?

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