2016 Illinois Department of Transportation Disparity Study Iris Saint, Associate Gayle Newcomb Sharie Carter-Bane Dr. Sameer Bawa, Director Managing Director Owner BBC Research & Consulting B2B Consulting SC-B Consulting 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 gayle@b2bcts.com sharie.carter-bane@sc-bconsulting.com Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 321-2547 isaint@bbcresearch.com
PROJECT TEAM BBC Research & Consulting Denver, CO Prime Consultant B2B Consulting SC-B Consulting Zann & Associates North Riverside, IL Champaign, IL Denver, CO Chicago, IL Engagement Expert DBE Expert Compliance Expert Keen Independent Holland & Knight Customer Research Research International Atlanta, GA Wickenburg, AZ San Marcos, TX Disparity Study Expert Legal Expert Survey Expert 2
DISPARITY STUDY OBJECTIVES Assess whether minority-/woman-owned firms (M/Ws) face discrimination in IDOT contracting • 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 3
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 4
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Informational Engagement efforts efforts • Public hearings • Steering committee • Telephone surveys • Webpage/e-mail • In-depth interviews • Public notices • Report dissemination 5
UTILIZATION ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars that went to M/Ws IDOT data Contract data • Vendor data Participation • % Survey data Lines of work • Race and gender • 6
IDOT DATA Prime contracts Subcontracts Vendor • Contract number • Contract number • Vendor name • Award date • Committed amount • Race/gender • Award amount • Paid amount • Certification status • Change orders • Change orders • Locations • Paid amount • Work description • Phone number • Work description • Subontractor name • E-mail address • Contract goals • Lines of work • Funding source • Location of work • Contractor name 7
DATA REQUESTS Data Data requests Assessment (e-mail) • Data types (by area) • Delivery formats • Delivery timelines • Project team contacts 8
AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars M/Ws available for on relevant IDOT contracts IDOT data Contract data • Vendor data • Availability Survey data % Lines of work • Contractor role • Year established • Locations of service • Relative capacity • Qualifications and interest • Race and gender • 9
AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS • All races/genders • All industries • All geographies • All sizes Representative database 10
AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS Electrical work Firm 1 Contract element Subcontractor (Minority) 2001 $5 million Civil engineering Firm 2 Prime contractor (Woman) 1964 $30 million Electrical work Firm 3 Prime/sub 1990 (Majority) $1 million Electrical work Firm 4 Subcontractor 1997 (Woman) . . . $7 million • Electrical work Electrical work Firm 1,000 Prime/sub • Subcontract (Majority) 2010 • 2013 award $2 million • $1.2 million 11
DISPARITY ANALYSIS Assess differences between participation and availability X % DISPARITY Participation = INDEX X % Availability 12
PROJECT TIMELINE Data collection Project Public Draft Draft Final and analyses Initiation hearings results report report Sep Aug Sep Oct Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Nov Month 13
NEXT STEPS • Conduct data assessment • Review data and processes • Make detailed data requests • Discuss legal framework • Conduct public hearings • Analyze contract/vendor data 14
QUESTIONS 15
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