Transportation Disparity Study Iris Saint, Associate Gayle Newcomb - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Iris Saint, Associate

• Dr. Sameer Bawa, Director

BBC Research & Consulting 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 321-2547 isaint@bbcresearch.com Gayle Newcomb Managing Director B2B Consulting gayle@b2bcts.com Sharie Carter-Bane Owner SC-B Consulting sharie.carter-bane@sc-bconsulting.com

2016 Illinois Department of Transportation Disparity Study

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PROJECT TEAM

BBC Research & Consulting

Denver, CO

Prime Consultant

B2B Consulting

North Riverside, IL

Engagement Expert

Holland & Knight

Atlanta, GA

Legal Expert

Customer Research International

San Marcos, TX

Survey Expert DBE Expert

SC-B Consulting

Champaign, IL

Zann & Associates

Denver, CO Chicago, IL

Compliance Expert

Keen Independent Research

Wickenburg, AZ

Disparity Study Expert

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DISPARITY STUDY OBJECTIVES

• Assess any underutilization of M/Ws
• Examine any barriers in local marketplace
• Review contract policies, program measures
• Refine current program measures
• Assist with DBE goal-setting and submissions
• Ensure legal compliance

Assess whether minority-/woman-owned firms (M/Ws) face discrimination in IDOT contracting

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BBC DISPARITY STUDY

Project management Community engagement Legal analysis and framework Review of contracting Utilization analysis Availability analysis Disparity analysis Explorations for any disparities Analyses of marketplace conditions Recommendations Reports and presentations

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Engagement efforts Informational efforts

• Steering committee
• Webpage/e-mail
• Public notices
• Report dissemination
• Public hearings
• Telephone surveys
• In-depth interviews

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UTILIZATION ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars that went to M/Ws

IDOT data

• Contract data
• Vendor data

Survey data

• Lines of work
• Race and gender

%

Participation

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IDOT DATA

Prime contracts

• Contract number
• Award date
• Award amount
• Change orders
• Paid amount
• Work description
• Contract goals
• Funding source
• Location of work
• Contractor name

Subcontracts

• Contract number
• Committed amount
• Paid amount
• Change orders
• Work description
• Subontractor name

Vendor

• Vendor name
• Race/gender
• Certification status
• Locations
• Phone number
• E-mail address
• Lines of work

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DATA REQUESTS

• Data types (by area)
• Delivery formats
• Delivery timelines
• Project team contacts

Data Assessment Data requests (e-mail)

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AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars M/Ws available for on relevant IDOT contracts

IDOT data

• Contract data
• Vendor data

Survey data

%

Availability

• Lines of work
• Contractor role
• Year established
• Relative capacity
• Qualifications and interest
• Race and gender
• Locations of service

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AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS

• All races/genders
• All industries
• All geographies
• All sizes

Representative database

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Contract element

. . .

Firm 1

(Minority)

Electrical work Subcontractor 2001 $5 million Civil engineering Prime contractor 1964 $30 million Electrical work Prime/sub 2010 $2 million 1990 $1 million Prime/sub Electrical work

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• Electrical work
• Subcontract
• 2013 award
• $1.2 million

Firm 2

(Woman)

1997 $7 million Subcontractor Electrical work

Firm 3

(Majority)

Firm 4

(Woman)

Firm 1,000

(Majority)

AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS

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DISPARITY ANALYSIS Assess differences between participation and availability

X%

Participation

X%

Availability

DISPARITY INDEX

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PROJECT TIMELINE

Final report Data collection and analyses Public hearings Draft results Project Initiation Draft report

Month

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

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NEXT STEPS

• Conduct data assessment
• Review data and processes
• Make detailed data requests
• Discuss legal framework
• Conduct public hearings
• Analyze contract/vendor data

QUESTIONS

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