Research and support to implement recommendations of the GDOT small business program evaluation

GEORGIA DOT RESEARCH PROJECT 17-07
FINAL REPORT
RESEARCH AND SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GDOT SMALL
BUSINESS PROGRAM EVALUATION
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Recommendations of the GDOT Small Business

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Abstract This report is designed to assist the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in implementing the recommendations of a previous study, GDOT RP 13-29, "Task A: Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program," which concluded that the most effective way for GDOT's Small Business Program (SBP) to level the playing field for small businesses is to implement a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses (ESBs). However, to do so, the State Transportation Board must work with the State Attorney General and/or Legislature to change the current procurement guidelines. This report includes components that are designed to assist GDOT's Transportation Board in working with the State Attorney General and Legislature to modify existing guidelines. Additionally, it includes components that are intended to improve the SBP's efficiency and effectiveness.
ESBs have the ability to perform small-valued prime contracts, but not the economies of scale to compete successfully with mid-size small businesses (MSBs) or large businesses. In 2014, large businesses made up 13 percent of GDOT's contractors and received 42 percent of small project awards valued at $500,000 and lower. MSBs made up 21 percent of contractors and won 51 percent of small project award value. In contrast, ESBs composed 66 percent of GDOT's contractors, but gained only 7 percent of small project award value. Four of GDOT's five largest contractors competed successfully for projects smaller than $200,000--alongside projects over $40 million.
A sample of 659 firms was drawn from GDOT's prequalified and registered contractors. The sample comprised 88 large businesses (average revenue of $671.6 million; median revenue of $67.5 million); 128 mid-size businesses (average revenue of $2.2 million; median revenue of $8.6 million); and 443 ESBs (average revenue of $1.5 million; median revenue of $750,000). These figures reinforce the need to have a set-aside provision for ESBs. Firms with an average revenue of $1.5 million cannot compete with firms whose average revenue is $671.6 million.
It is critically important to support small businesses. The researchers estimated that project awards made by GDOT to small businesses created a total economic impact of $2.115 billion between FY 2009 and FY 2014 and an estimated 34,196 new jobs. Between July 1, 2015 and December 30, 2017 GDOT's awards to small businesses created new economic output of $6.593 billion, and 43,539 new jobs. In the state of Georgia, ESBs accounted for two thirds of the 1.5 million small business jobs, and they have consistently added more new jobs to the state's economy than have businesses with more than 100 employees or large corporations with 500 or more workers.

The report includes the following as appendices: Appendix 1. Policy Brief: Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses; Appendix 2. White Paper: A Proposal for Creating Opportunities for GDOT's Small Businesses; Appendix 3. A National Review of State DOT Small Business Programs; Appendix 4. Impact Analysis of Small Businesses in the State and at GDOT; Appendix 5. GDOT's Small Business Growth and Development Analysis; Appendix 6. Template for Submitting Quarterly Reports on GDOT's Small Business Program; and Appendix 7. List of Firms Eligible to be Recruited into the SBP.

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GDOT Research Project RP No. 17-07
Final Report
RESEARCH AND SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GDOT SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM EVALUATION
By Dr. Thomas D. Boston, Principal Investigator Dr. Catherine L. Ross, Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Cathy Yang Liu, Co-Principal Investigator
Olufunke Adebola, Research Assistant Grace Huber, Research Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology
Contract with Georgia Department of Transportation
In cooperation with U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
October 25, 2019
The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the factual accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Georgia Department of Transportation or the Federal Highway Administration. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.
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Table of Contents
Page List of Tables.....................................................................................................................................v Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... vi
Purpose........................................................................................................................................ vi Background.................................................................................................................................. vi Items Included in this Report .................................................................................................... viii Summary of Appendices.............................................................................................................. ix Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ xv Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................3 Findings.............................................................................................................................................5 Recommendations............................................................................................................................ 9 References ......................................................................................................................................12 APPENDIX 1 Policy Brief: Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses ... 1-1 APPENDIX 2 White Paper: A Proposal for Creating Opportunities for GDOT's Small
Businesses.......................................................................................................................2-1 APPENDIX 3 A National Review of State DOT Small Business Programs .................................. 3-1 APPENDIX 4 Impact Analysis of Small Businesses in the State and at GDOT ........................... 4-1 APPENDIX 5 Baseline Report to Measure the Growth and Development of GDOT's Small
Businesses ............................................................................................................ 5-1 APPENDIX 6 Template for Submitting Quarterly Reports on GDOT's Small Business Program 6-1 APPENDIX 7 List of Firms Eligible to be Recruited into the SBP................................................ 7-1
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List of Tables

Table A3-1.

Page Summary of State DOT Small Business Programs by Operational Strategy ................. 3-4

A3-2. Summary of Small Business Programs by State ......................................................... 3-21

A4-1. 2016 Distribution of All Firms in Georgia by Employment Size and Number of Workers........................................................................................................................ 4-4

A4-2. Total Employment by Firm Size in Construction Industries, 2013 ............................... 4-5

A4-3. Percent Distribution of Employees in Construction by Firm Size, 2013....................... 4-5

A4-4. Total Number of Firms by Firm Size and Employment in Construction Industries, 2013.............................................................................................................................. 4-6

A4-5. Small Business Contract Award by Industry, FY 2009 FY 2014.................................. 4-7

A4-6. IMPLAN Code and Multiplier Effect of Small Business Contracts, 2014 ...................... 4-8

A4-7. Estimated Output and Employment Impact of Small Business Contracts, FY 2009 FY 2014......................................................................................................................... 4-9

A5-1. GDOT Businesses by Prequalification and Potential Small Business Status................. 5-3

A5-2. GDOT Businesses by Prequalification Status, Potential Small Business Status, and Revenue........................................................................................................................ 5-4

A5-3. GDOT Businesses by DBE Status and Potential Small Business Status......................... 5-4

A5-4. GDOT Businesses by DBE Status and Revenue............................................................. 5-4

A5-5. GDOT Businesses by DBE Status, Potential Small Business Status, and Revenue........ 5-4

A5-6. GDOT Businesses by Race and Ethnicity and Revenue................................................. 5-5

A5-7. Number of GDOT Businesses by Gender and Revenue................................................ 5-5

A5-8. Number and Revenue of GDOT Businesses by Veteran Status .................................... 5-5

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Executive Summary
Purpose This report is designed to assist the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in implementing the recommendations of a previous study, GDOT RP13-29, entitled, "Task A: Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program." That study concluded that the most effective way for GDOT's Small Business Program (SBP) to level the playing field for small businesses is by implementing a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses (ESBs). However, to implement such a provision, the State Transportation Board must work with the State Attorney General and/or Legislature to change the current procurement guidelines. The previous report found that not all small businesses need special assistance. In particular, the share of GDOT's contracts awarded to mid-size small businesses (MSBs) is not inconsistent with their representation among all prequalified and registered contractors at the agency. In contrast, ESBs are significantly underutilized relative to their availability. This report includes components that are designed to assist GDOT's Transportation Board in working with the State Attorney General and Legislature to modify existing guidelines. Additionally, it includes components that are intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Small Business Program.
Background The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires each state DOT to create a Small Business Program (SBP) in order to receive federal assistance. As a result, GDOT set up its program in 2012. The federal regulation mandates that SBPs define small businesses by using the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size limitation. That definition varies by industry; for example, firms in construction services can earn up to $33.5 million in average annual revenue, while in most
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manufacturing industries, SBA uses employment rather than income limits, generally allowing up to 500 workers. In contrast, environmental consulting services companies are limited to $15.0 million in annual revenue.
The Georgia General Assembly and State Transportation Board also want to create more contracting and purchasing opportunities for small businesses because of the important role they play in the state's economic vitality.
When the State Transportation Board set up GDOT's Small Business Program, numerous smaller contracting opportunities were identified for small companies. In addition, the Board stated that sheltered market procurements would be one of the most effective ways of creating small business opportunity. This would involve setting aside certain small contracts for competition exclusively among small businesses. The Board identified 121 solicitations under $500,000 that it felt were appropriate for small business set-asides.
However, the Board needed two important questions answered before the SBP could implement set-asides: (1) Is there a compelling reason for GDOT to establish set-asides for small businesses? and (2) Do Georgia State procurement laws permit small business set-asides? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology were commissioned to answer those questions.
The researchers found, from the current project and from GDOT RP13-29, there is a compelling rationale for setting aside small-valued projects for emerging small businesses, which is a subcategory of all small businesses. ESBs have a revenue ceiling of $4.0 million or an employment size maximum of 100 workers. The study classified all other (non-emerging) small businesses as mid-size small businesses. Each year, ESBs add the largest number of net new jobs to Georgia's economy compared to MSBs or large businesses. Additionally, ESBs make up the most significant
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percentage of GDOT's registered contractors. Despite this, they receive a tiny share of contracting awards. ESBs have the capability to perform small-value prime contracts, but they do not have the economies of scale to compete successfully with MSBs or large businesses. Finally, the study determined that by targeting only small-valued solicitations and restricting them to competition among ESBs (rather than to all small businesses), adverse impacts on MSBs and large companies would be minimized.
It is important to note that the Georgia General Assembly is also committed to creating more opportunities for small businesses. Recently, the Assembly lowered the size definition of a small business from $30.0 million to $1.0 million and the maximum employment size from 399 to 100 workers. This was done to create more opportunities for smaller businesses.
Unfortunately, the legal consultant to the research team noted that in 1980 the State Attorney General rendered an opinion that seemed to imply set-aside contracts of any type are illegal because they restrict open competition. As such, the research recommended the State Transportation Board work with the General Assembly to obtain a revised opinion from the State Attorney General or modify the State Constitution to allow GDOT to set aside certain small contracts for competition exclusively among ESBs.
Items Included in this Report This is not a typical research report that examines a body of literature, and then collects and analyzes data to reach an opinion or conclusion regarding a specific topic. Instead, this research is designed to assist GDOT in seeking approval to establish set-asides for ESBs. It also provides multiple guidelines and evaluations to help the SBP operate more efficiently and effectively. Those items are included in this report as appendices and are as follows:
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Appendix 1. Policy Brief: Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses Appendix 2. White Paper: A Proposal for Creating Opportunities for GDOT's Small
Businesses Appendix 3. A National Review of State DOT Small Business Programs Appendix 4. Impact Analysis of Small Businesses in the State and at GDOT Appendix 5. Baseline Report to Measure the Growth and Development of GDOT's Small
Businesses Appendix 6. Template for Submitting Quarterly Reports on GDOT's Small Business
Program Appendix 7. List of Firms Eligible to be Recruited into the SBP The next section provides a summary of each item.
Summary of Appendices
Summary of Appendix 1. Policy Brief: Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses This short update provides policymakers a quick summary of the rationale and compelling need for a set-aside for emerging small businesses. There is a serious underutilization of ESBs, even though they have the capacity to perform small contracts. For example, in 2014, large businesses made up 13 percent of GDOT's contractors and received 42 percent of the total small project award value (i.e., projects $500,000 and lower). Mid-size small firms made up 21 percent of contractors and won 51 percent of the small project award value. In contrast, emerging small businesses composed 66 percent of GDOT's contractors and gained only 7 percent of the small project award value.
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No matter how efficient ESBs are, they do not have the economies of scale to compete with medium-sized small businesses or with large companies. Research revealed that four of GDOT's five largest contractors competed successfully for projects smaller than $200,000. During the same period of analysis, they were awarded projects valued greater than $40 million. For this reason, GDOT must consider implementing an ESB set-aside provision.
Summary of Appendix 2. White Paper: A Proposal for Creating Opportunities for GDOT's Small Businesses This white paper provides background on the nature of the problem and detailed information on the current situation confronting small businesses in contracting at GDOT. It also provides greater insight into the motivation for recommending a set-aside program for ESBs.
In the state of Georgia, ESBs accounted for two thirds of the 1.5 million small business jobs. Also, they have consistently added more new jobs to the state's economy than have businesses with more than 100 employees or large corporations with 500 or more workers. For example, in 2010 the state was recovering from the severest recession since the Great Depression. That year, the net reduction in jobs by large firms was 53,000. By contrast, firms with fewer than five workers added a net of 15,000 new jobs. The vitality of Georgia's economy depends on contributions from businesses of all sizes, but job creation depends heavily on the welfare of ESBs.
These firms are significantly underutilized at GDOT. However, a sheltered market policy that sets aside certain small-valued contracts for competition exclusively among ESBs would level the playing field without having a significant adverse impact on MSBs and large contractors. Furthermore, small-valued contracts awarded to ESBs add more jobs to Georgia's economy than similar awards of the same amount made to MSBs and large corporations.
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Summary of Appendix 3. A National Review of State DOT Small Business Programs The Federal Highway Administration mandates that each state transportation department establish a small business program in order to receive federal funds. The research team conducted a national review of those programs to examine the similarities and differences in the programs and policies and those of GDOT. The examination included 50 states and the District of Columbia. The assessment was conducted by examining the numerous source documents and records. The information collected included the following: the size standard used to determine program eligibility, whether the standard is applied uniformly across all industries or varies by industry, whether the states have a set-aside program for small businesses, and whether the small business program applies to both state and federally funded contracting. Additionally, a detailed description of program policies for various states is included in this appendix.
The results indicate that GDOT's small business program policies are not in step with those of most state DOTs. They differ in the following ways:
50 percent of state DOTs use set-aside provisions in their state contracting program, including all states bordering Georgia: Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida (see Map 1 in Appendix 3). GDOT currently does not.
28 percent of state DOTs use set-asides in their federal small business program (see Map 2 in Appendix 3). GDOT does not.
62 percent of state DOTs use multiple tiers within their small business program to separate mid-size small businesses from smaller ones. This allows them to provide more assistance to smaller businesses (see Map 3 in Appendix 3). GDOT does not.
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76 percent of state DOTs use small business size standards that differ from the U.S. SBA size standard, and their alternative standards differ by industry. GDOT uses the small business size standard.
Summary of Appendix 4. Impact Analysis of Small Businesses in the State and at GDOT This research identified firms at GDOT that had the potential to become certified small businesses. The information was matched with the total value of project awards they received. The impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) model was then used to estimate the total economic output and new jobs that were generated as a result of expenditures in various industries.
It is estimated that project awards made by GDOT to small businesses created a total economic impact of $2.115 billion between FY 2009 and FY 2014. This output was accompanied by an estimated 34,196 new jobs. Between July 1, 2015 and December 30, 2017 GDOT's awards to small businesses created new economic output of $6.593 billion, and 43,539 new jobs.
In 2016, across the state, small businesses employed 41.5 percent of Georgia's workforce or 1.5 million persons. Large businesses employed 2.2 million workers. Emerging small businesses make up the most important segment of small businesses. They accounted for 30 percent of the state's workforce, or 1 million workers, and each year they bring more new workers to the state's workforce than do the combined mid-size small businesses or large businesses. A 2018 report by the U.S. Small Business Administration indicated that Georgia's businesses with 100 or fewer employees created 73,251 net jobs in 2015. Finally, eight out of every ten construction workers are employed by a small business.
Tables A4-2 and A4-3 indicate that small businesses account for a large majority of workers in the construction industries (overall 82 percent or 117,220 employees). Specifically, small business
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owners held 15,752 construction firms, while owners of large businesses operated only 137 businesses.
Summary of Appendix 5. GDOT's Small Business Growth and Development Analysis The research established baseline conditions to measure the growth and performance of GDOT's small businesses. The revenue growth and development of firms that were potentially certifiable as ESBs and MSBs were measured. FY 2014 was used as the base year. The research established a framework for measuring the growth in revenue capacity and utilization over time, and isolating the effects of the small business program.
There were 88 large businesses, for which the average revenue was $671.6 million, and the median revenue was $67.5 million. There were 128 mid-size businesses; their average revenue was $2.2 million and median revenue was $8.6 million. There were also 443 emerging small businesses, with an average revenue of $1.5 million and a median revenue of $750,000. This result reinforces the need to have a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses. Otherwise, firms with an average revenue of $1.5 million must compete with firms whose average revenue is $671.6 million.
The sample was broken down by Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Women's Business Enterprise (WBE), and non-DBE-WBE status. The average and median revenues of non-DBE-WBE's were $181.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively. For DBEs, the respective figures were $1.7 million and $506,819, and for WBEs, $2.9 million and $1.5 million.
The average revenue of mid-size small businesses that were also DBEs was $8.6 million and the median revenue was similar at $8.0 million. WBEs that were mid-size small businesses had average revenues of $8.8 million and median revenues of $7.0 million. The average revenue of
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emerging small businesses that were also DBEs was $779,449, while the median revenue was $389,331. This suggests that many businesses in this category had very low incomes. Summary of Appendix 6. Template for Submitting Quarterly Reports on GDOT's Small Business Program The research team developed a template that can be used to submit quarterly reports on the Small Business Program to the State Transportation Board. The template has embedded macros that automatically calculate certain key metrics when the requested information is entered. It also has a framework for measuring trends over time. Summary of Appendix 7. List of Firms Eligible to be Recruited into the SBP The research team identified the revenue and employment size of about 659 firms that are currently prequalified and registered with GDOT. The revenue and employment data were used to determine whether the firms are potential candidates for the SBP. The firms' DBE status and potential ESB/MSB status is indicated. Detailed information on the firms is provided on an accompanying CD-ROM.
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Acknowledgements
This research was sponsored by the Georgia Department of Transportation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The authors sincerely thank the sponsoring organizations. We are also particularly grateful to Ms. Betty Mason, Assistant State EEO Administrator; Ms. Kimberly King, EEO Director; and Mrs. Supriya Kamatkar, Research Program Manager, for their significant support. The views expressed in the report, as well as the report's factual accuracy, errors, or omissions, are the authors' responsibility exclusively.
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Introduction
This report is designed to assist the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in implementing the recommendations of a previous study, GDOT RP13-29, entitled, "Task A: Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program." That study concluded that the most effective way for GDOT's Small Business Program (SBP) to level the playing field for small businesses is by implementing a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses (ESBs). However, to implement such a provision, the State Transportation Board must work with the State Attorney General and Legislature to change the current procurement guidelines. The previous report found that not all small businesses need special assistance. In particular, the share of GDOT's contracts awarded to mid-size small businesses (MSBs) is in line with their representation among all prequalified and registered contractors at the agency. In contrast, ESBs are significantly underutilized relative to their availability. This report is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GDOT's Small Business Program and create more opportunities for ESBs.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires each state DOT to create a Small Business Program (SBP) to receive federal assistance. As a result, GDOT set up its program in 2012, following a nationwide mandate to all state DOTs issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). When Georgia's Transportation Board set up GDOT's Small Business Program, it stated that sheltered market procurements would be one of the most effective ways of creating small business opportunity. This means setting aside certain small contracts for competition exclusively among small businesses. The Board retained researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to determine whether there is a compelling reason for GDOT to establish setasides for small businesses. The Board also sought to determine whether or not Georgia's procurement laws permit small business set-asides.
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The researchers found there is a compelling rationale for setting aside small-valued projects for emerging small businesses, which is a subcategory of all small businesses. ESBs have a revenue ceiling of $4.0 million or an employment size maximum of 100 workers. The study classified all other (non-emerging) small businesses as mid-size small businesses. Regarding the rationale for helping ESBs, the study found they add the largest number of net new jobs to Georgia's economy compared to MSBs or large businesses. Additionally, ESBs make up the most significant percentage of GDOT's registered contractors. Despite this, they receive a tiny share of contracting awards. ESBs can perform small-value prime contracts, but they do not have the economies of scale to compete successfully with MSBs or large businesses. As a result, they need special help. Concerning the legal issue, the research team noted that in 1980 the State Attorney General rendered an opinion that seemed to imply set-aside contracts of any type are illegal because they restrict open competition. The research recommended that the State Transportation Board work with the General Assembly to obtain a revised opinion from the State Attorney General or modify the State Constitution to allow GDOT to set aside certain small contracts for competition exclusively among ESBs.
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Methodology
This study resulted in the creation of several distinct deliverables. The first is a policy brief entitled Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses (see Appendix 1). This short brief provides policymakers a quick summary of the rationale and compelling need for a set-aside for emerging small businesses. It argues that there is a serious underutilization of ESBs, even though they can perform small contracts. For example, in FY 2014 large businesses made up 13 percent of GDOT's contractors and received 42 percent of the total small project award value (i.e., projects $500,000 and lower). Mid-size, small firms made up 21 percent of contractors and won 51 percent of the small project award value.
In contrast, emerging small businesses composed 66 percent of GDOT's contractors and gained only 7 percent of the small project award value. No matter how efficient ESBs are, they do not have the economies of scale to compete with medium-sized small businesses or with large companies. The second deliverable is a white paper entitled A Proposal for Creating more Opportunities for GDOT's Small Businesses (see Appendix 2). It provides detailed information on the rationale for a set-aside and the manner to implement it.
The third deliverable is a national review of how state DOT small business programs operate (see Appendix 3). The research team examined programs of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The information collected included the following: the size standard used to determine program eligibility, whether the standard is applied uniformly across all industries or varies by industry, whether the states have a set-aside program for small businesses, and whether the small business program applies to both state and federally funded contracting.
The next deliverable is an impact analysis of GDOT's Small Business Program (see Appendix 4). The research identified firms at GDOT that had the potential to become certified small businesses.
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The information was recorded alongside the total value of project awards they received. The impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) model was then used to estimate the total economic output and new jobs created as a result of expenditures in various industries. Following the impact analysis, the research team examined the growth and development of small businesses prequalified with GDOT (see Appendix 5). Baseline conditions were established to measure the growth and performance of GDOT's small businesses. The revenue growth and development of firms that were potentially certifiable as ESBs and MSBs were measured with FY2014 as the base year. The research established a framework for measuring the growth in revenue capacity and utilization over time and isolating the effects of the small business program. The penultimate procedure was the development of a template that can be used by the small business program to submit quarterly reports on the program to the State Transportation Board (see Appendix 6). The template has embedded macros that automatically calculate certain key metrics when one inserts the requested information. It also has a framework for measuring trends over time. Finally, the research team compiled a list of businesses that are potentially eligible to become GDOT certified small businesses (see Appendix 7). Revenue and employment data were used to determine whether the firms are potential candidates for the SBP. A database was created that contains firms' DBE status and potential ESB/MSB status. The file is accompanied by a CD-ROM that has more detailed information.
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Findings
Emerging small businesses (i.e., those with 100 and fewer employees) struggle to win even the small awards they can perform. They compose 95 percent of all employer-based firms in the state and employ over 1 million workers, which is 30 percent of Georgia's workforce. More importantly, they added the most significant number of net new jobs and carried the state through the last recession. At GDOT, emerging small businesses account for two thirds of all prequalified and registered contractors. A recent study showed those businesses received less than 7 percent of the value of awards $500,000 and smaller. The firms are capable and valuable to the state, but they cannot compete on price with large contractors and mid-size contractors, because those larger companies have the advantages created by economies of scale. The policy brief from this research urges policymakers in Georgia to join their counterparts in all surrounding states by giving special consideration to emerging small firms.
In 2014 there were 2,335 firms prequalified and registered with GDOT. Medium-sized small businesses (MSBs) composed 21 percent of registered firms and large businesses made up 13 percent. In comparison, ESBs composed two thirds or 66 percent.
The research analyzed five years of contract solicitations (FY 2009 FY 2014) and selected all awards of $500,000 and smaller. During that time, ESBs made up 66 percent of all registered and prequalified firms, but they received only 16 percent of projects awarded and 7 percent of award value. In contrast, MSBs (i.e., firms with 101 to 500 employees) made up 21 percent of registered firms and received 51 percent of the total award value. Finally, large firms accounted for 13 percent of registered contractors and gained 42 percent of the award value. Both MSBs and large contractors were very successful at winning prime awards, including relatively small-valued awards of $500,000 and less. However, the situation was different for ESBs.
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One half of ESBs had annual revenues of $1.0 million to $4.0 million. Presumably, they could perform contracts $500,000 and smaller. Nevertheless, large companies and MSBs were considerably more successful at winning contracts of $500,000 and lower. Even though ESBs could perform small projects, they did not have the economies of scale necessary to compete against larger firms. For example, between FY 2009 and FY 2014, four of GDOT's five largest contractors won prime awards valued below $200,000, and they also won projects ranging in value up to $42 million. GDOT must find a way to level the playing field for ESBs when they compete for small awards. They deserve this consideration because of their valuable contribution to Georgia's economy.
The team examined 50 state DOT small business programs and District of Columbia 's program. The results indicate that GDOT's small business program policies are not in step with those of most of the remaining state DOTs. Specifically, 50 percent of state DOTs used set-aside provisions in their state contracting program, including all states bordering Georgia: Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. However, GDOT does not. Likewise, 28 percent of state DOTs use set-asides in their federal small business program. GDOT does not.
The examination also found that 62 percent of state DOTs use multiple tiers within their small business program to separate mid-size small businesses from smaller ones to provide more assistance to smaller businesses. GDOT does not. Finally, 76 percent of state DOTs use small business size standards that differ from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard, and their alternative standards differ by industry.
The next step was estimating the impact of small businesses at GDOT. It involved determining how much contracting occurred with small businesses and the industries in which the contracting occurred. The research team created a random sample of firms that could qualify as small
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businesses. The sample consisted of 659 firms. The number of contracts received by those firms, the industries in which they operated, as well as their average revenue and employment size were determined. The research team then used the impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) model to estimate the total amount of output and employment created by each dollar of expenditures with small businesses in specific industries. The model works by replicating how contracting dollars and household income circulates and recirculates through the regional economy to generate additional spending. A multiplier expresses the relationship between the initial expenditures and the cumulative total of all successive rounds of spending. The multiplier allowed the team to estimate the total dollar impact of each dollar spent and the amount of employment (new jobs) created thereby. The project awards made by GDOT to small businesses created an estimated total economic impact of $2.115 billion between FY 2009 and FY 2014. An estimated 34,196 new jobs accompanied this output. The FY 200914 multipliers were applied to spending between July 1, 2015 and December 30, 2017 GDOT's awards to small businesses created new economic output of $6.593 billion, and 43,539 new jobs. The study examined the impact of GDOT's Small Business Program on the development and growth in revenue capacity of firms, which required several steps. First, the research team used a random sample consisting of 659 firms. The data were used to classify firms into ESB, MSB, and large business categories. Additionally, the prequalification information was used to categorize firms as prime contractors, subcontractors, or consultants. The results indicated that 88 of the firms in the sample were large businesses, 128 were MSBs, and 443 were ESBs.
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This information was used to establish the baseline conditions of GDOT small businesses at the end of FY 2014. It may be tracked over time to determine the relative impact of the program on the progress and performance of small businesses. GDOT's vendor registration records for 2014 indicate there were 88 large businesses, for which the average revenue was $671.6 million, and the median revenue was $67.5 million. There were 128 mid-size businesses; their average revenue was $2.2 million and median revenue $8.6 million. There were also 443 emerging small businesses, with average revenue of $1.5 million and a median revenue of $750,000. This result reinforces the need to have a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses. Otherwise, firms with an average revenue of $1.5 million must compete with firms whose average revenue is $671.6 million. The sample was broken down into Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), and non-DBE-WBE status. The average and median revenues for non-DBEs or WBEs were $181.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively. For DBEs, the respective figures were $1.7 million and $506,819. For WBEs, the figures were $2.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
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Recommendations
This report was designed to assist the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in implementing the recommendations of a previous study. Task A, entitled "Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program", of GDOT RP 13-29 and the findings of the current study conclude the most effective way for GDOT's Small Business Program (SBP) to level the playing field for small businesses is to implement a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses (ESBs). The studies recommend the following:
1. The State Transportation Board should work with the State Attorney General to change the current procurement guidelines to allow set-asides for ESBs. Doing this is easier than working with the General Assembly to amend the state constitution. Tell the Attorney General and the General Assembly that one half (i.e., 50 percent) of the nation's state DOTs use set-aside provisions in their state contracting program. More importantly, all states bordering Georgia have set-aside provisions; Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.
2. GDOT should create a two-tiered small business program to separate ESBs from MSBs. ESBs need special assistance while MSBs do well in contract awards. Also, 62 percent of state DOTs use multiple tiers within their small business program to separate mid-size small businesses from smaller ones. These states can provide more assistance to smaller businesses.
3. GDOT's small business program should use the reporting template designed by the research team to submit quarterly and annual reports to the Board. That format would also allow the program to monitor the growth and progress of small businesses.
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4. The revenue and utilization of small businesses should be monitored and evaluated on an ongoing basis to determine when ESBs should be graduated to MSB status and help evaluate the growth and development of small businesses.
5. Currently, all DBEs are considered small businesses. This practice should be modified because some DBEs are too large to qualify as ESBs. Some could only qualify as MSBs.
6. The goal of the SBP is to increase prime contracting opportunities for small businesses. Therefore, each small business should be encouraged to become a prequalified prime contractor or prequalified professional consultant.
7. The SBP should focus more attention on prime contracting opportunities awarded to ESBs for the following reasons: (a) The general goal of small business programs is to increase prime contracting opportunities that would not otherwise be available to small businesses; (b) Small businesses that are also DBEs only receive subcontracting assistance through the DBE Program; and (c) MSBs are very successful in winning prime contracts, but ESBs are not.
8. It is important that policymakers be able to determine how the SBP versus the DBE program causes progress. For this reason, reports should not combine utilization attributable to the DBE program with utilization attributable to the SBP. DBE utilization may or may not be race-neutral. All small business utilization is race-neutral. GDOT is required to separate race-neutral attainment from race-conscious attainment in its annual report to FHWA. The template designed by the research team would facilitate this reporting.
9. The SBP should use the list provided in Appendix 7 to recruit firms for the small business program. The research team identified the revenue and employment size of about 659 firms prequalified or registered with GDOT. The revenue and employment data were used
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to determine whether the firms are potential candidates for the SBP. The list indicates firms' DBE status and potential ESB/MSB status. Detailed information, including contact numbers, is provided on an accompanying CD-ROM.
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References
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Advancing Economic Opportunities for Business Owners and Jobseekers with Disabilities: A Review of State and Municipal Government Contracting Procurement and Tax Incentive Programs for Disability-Owned Businesses. (2013).
National Association of State Procurement Officials. Retrieved from: https://www.naspo.org/ National Conference of State Legislature. Retrieved from:
http://www.ncsl.org/GoogleResults.aspx?q=small%20business National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 481: Current Practices to Set
and Monitor DBE Goals on Design-Build Projects and Other Alternative Project Delivery Methods. (2015). National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 448: State Department of Transportation Small Business Programs A Synthesis of Highway Practice. (2013). North American Procurement Council (NAPC). Qualifying for Minority-Owned and Small Business Set Asides. (2015). PolicyLink. Inclusive Procurement and Contracting: Building a Field of Policy and Practice. (2018).
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APPENDIX 1
Policy Brief: Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses

Creating Opportunities for Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses A policy brief prepared for GDOT's Small Business Program

Prepared by the Georgia Institute of Technology Research Team
The Importance of Georgia's Emerging Small Businesses The Georgia Legislature and GDOT Board are firmly committed to supporting small businesses. This policy brief argues that it would be a mistake to lump all small businesses into the same category. Mid-size small companies (i.e., those with 101500 workers) and large businesses (i.e., those with 500+ employees) do well when it comes to receiving contracting awards from GDOT.

In contrast, GDOT's emerging small businesses (i.e., those with 100 and fewer employees) struggle

to win even the small awards they can perform. According to the Census Bureau's 2016 Annual

Survey of Entrepreneurs, firms of this size comprise 94.5 percent of all employer-based firms in

the State of Georgia, and employ over 1.1 million workers, which is 30 percent of Georgia's

workforce. More importantly, they added the most significant number of net new jobs and carried

Firms Registered with GDOT, 2014
Large businesses
13%

ESBs 66%

Mediumsized small businesses
21%

the state through the last recession. At GDOT, emerging small businesses account for two thirds of all prequalified and registered contractors. A recent study showed those businesses received less than 7 percent of the value of awards $500,000 and smaller. The

firms are capable and valuable to the

state, but they cannot compete on price

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with large contractors and mid-size contractors, because those larger companies have the advantages created by economies of scale. This brief urges policymakers in Georgia to join their counterparts in all surrounding states by giving special consideration to emerging small firms.

Project Award Values, 20092014
Contracts $500,000 and smaller

Project Award Imbalance at GDOT, 20092014

ESBs 7%
Mediumsized small businesses
51%

Large businesses
42%

Large businesses made up 13 percent of GDOT's contractors and received 42 percent of the small project award value (i.e., projects $500,000 and lower). Mid-size small firms made up 21 percent of contractors and won

51 percent of the small project award

value. In contrast, emerging small businesses composed 66 percent of GDOT's contractors, and

they gained only 7 percent of the small project award value.

The Problem No matter how efficient emerging small businesses are, they do not have the economies of scale to compete with medium-sized small businesses or with large companies. Research revealed that four of GDOT's five largest contractors competed successfully for projects smaller than $200,000. During the same period of analysis, they were awarded projects valued greater than $40 million.

The Best Solution: Set-Aside Provision for Emerging Small Businesses GDOT operates a Small Business Program for all small firms. This policy brief recommends that GDOT create a separate tier within the program for emerging small businesses and establish a

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set-aside provision for specific small projects. Competition for those projects would be restricted exclusively to emerging small firms. Why do this? Because it is the only practical way of leveling the playing field for emerging small businesses. Furthermore, it would have a minimal adverse impact on mid-size small firms and large contractors. Remove the Legal Constraint In 1980, the State Attorney General rendered an opinion which seems to imply that setting aside contracts in Georgia is not permitted by law. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires all state DOTs to establish a Small Business Program. However, FHWA does not mandate that states establish set-aside programs, but it permits them to do so if it does not violate state laws. FHWA also allows states to create tiers within the program for different size small firms. The Policy Recommendation This policy brief recommends that the State Transportation Board work with the General Assembly and the State Attorney General to modify the state constitution or state purchasing code to allow GDOT to set aside specific small projects for exclusive competition among emerging small businesses. This action would remove the apparent legal constraint; spur profitable, healthy growth among the segment of Georgia's small businesses that is creating the most significant number of new jobs; and, bring Georgia in line with Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida--all of whom allow set-asides in state contracting.
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APPENDIX 2
White Paper: A Proposal for Creating Opportunities
for GDOT's Small Businesses

White Paper: A Proposal for Creating Opportunities for GDOT's Small Businesses

Principal Investigator (PI): Co-PI: Co-PI

Dr. Thomas D. Boston, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332. Thomas.boston@inta.gatech.edu
Dr. Catherine L. Ross, Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 Catherine.ross@coa.gatech.edu
Cathy Yang Liu, Associate Professor of Economics, Andrew Young School of Public Policy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302 cyliu@gsu.edu

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Nature of the Problem The Georgia General Assembly and State Transportation Board want to create more contracting and purchasing opportunities for small businesses because of the important role they play in the state's economic vitality. In 2016, small businesses employed 41.5 percent of Georgia's workforce, which amounted to 1.5 million workers. Between 2010 and 2014, the contracts awarded to small businesses by GDOT created 24,000 new jobs and $2.7 billion in economic activity.
Nationally, small businesses with 100 or fewer workers are especially significant. In Georgia, they accounted for two thirds of the 1.5 million small business jobs. Also, they have consistently added more new jobs to the state's economy than have businesses with more than 100 employees or large corporations with 500 or more workers. For example, in 2010 the state was recovering from the severest recession since the Great Depression. That year, the net reduction in jobs by large firms was 53,000. By contrast, firms with fewer than five workers added a net of 15,000 new jobs. The vitality of Georgia's economy depends on contributions from businesses of all sizes, but job creation depends heavily on the welfare of emerging small businesses (ESBs).
This study focuses on all small businesses but is mainly concerned with the well-being of ESBs. It defines ESBs as firms with 100 or fewer employees (if they operate in manufacturing industries) or $4.0 million or less in annual revenue (if they operate in non-manufacturing sectors). Among large and small businesses, ESBs contribute the most to new job creation in Georgia and the nation.
This white paper highlights the findings of a much larger study commissioned by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), entitled, "Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program" (2017). The report found that while ESBs are a crucial component of Georgia's workforce expansion, it is tough for them to win small-sized contracts at GDOT. Many ESBs can perform
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prime contracts of $500,000 and lower, but they cannot compete successfully against mediumsized small firms and large contractors. The economies of large-scale operation make it almost impossible for ESBs to compete successfully on price. ESBs need special assistance, and this white paper recommends what they need and the reasons why. It proposes a strategy to help these businesses succeed at GDOT--one that minimizes the adverse impacts on medium-sized small businesses and large contractors.
The Situation In 2014 there were 2,335 firms prequalified and registered with GDOT. Medium-sized small businesses (MSBs) composed 21 percent of registered firms and large businesses made up 13 percent. In comparison, ESBs composed two thirds or 66 percent.
The research analyzed five years of contract solicitations (20092014) and selected all awards of $500,000 and smaller. During that time, ESBs made up 66 percent of all registered and prequalified firms, but they received only 16 percent of projects awarded and 7 percent of award value. In contrast, MSBs (i.e., firms with 101 to 500 employees) made up 21 percent of registered firms and received 51 percent of total award value. Finally, large firms accounted for 13 percent of registered contractors and gained 42 percent of the award value. Both MSBs and large contractors were very successful at winning prime awards, including relatively small-valued awards of $500,000 and less. However, the situation was different for ESBs.
One half of ESBs had annual revenues of $1.0 million to $4.0 million. Presumably, they could perform contracts $500,000 and smaller. Nevertheless, large companies and MSBs were considerably more successful at winning contracts of $500,000 and lower. Even though ESBs could perform small projects, they did not have the economies of scale necessary to compete against larger firms. For example, between FY 2009 and FY 2014, four of GDOT's five largest contractors
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won prime awards valued below $200,000, and they also won projects ranging in value up to $42 million. GDOT should not penalize MSBs and large contractors for being successful. However, it must find a way to level the playing field for ESBs when they compete for small awards. They deserve this consideration because of their valuable contribution to Georgia's economy.
Motivation Behind the Research on the Small Business Program The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires each state DOT to create a Small Business Program (SBP) if it wants to receive federal assistance. As a result, GDOT set up its program in 2012. The federal regulation mandates that SBPs use the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size limitation for small business. The definition varies by industry. Firms in construction services can earn up to $33.5 million in average annual revenue. In manufacturing industries, SBA uses employment rather than income limits. Generally, they can have up to 500 workers. When the State Transportation Board set up GDOT's Small Business Program, numerous activities were identified to create opportunities for small companies. The SBP implemented the Board's recommendations. The Board also stated that sheltered market procurements would be one of the most effective ways of creating small business opportunities. This means setting aside certain small contracts for competition exclusively among small businesses. The Board identified 121 solicitations under $500,000 that it felt were appropriate for small business set-asides. However, the Board needed three questions answered before the SBP could implement setasides:
1. Do Georgia State procurement laws permit small business set-asides? 2. Do GDOT purchasing regulations permit small business set-asides?
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3. Would set-asides be beneficial to small contractors at GDOT? Researchers at Georgia Tech were commissioned to answer those questions. The final report is a comprehensive evaluation of GDOT's SBP, and this white paper summarizes their findings. It is important to note that the Georgia General Assembly is also committed to creating more opportunities for small businesses. In fact, in July 2015 the General Assembly modified the definition of a small business in Georgia's purchasing code. The stated purpose was to create more opportunities for smaller establishments. The new definition reduced the size limit of a small business from $30.0 million to $1.0 million and the maximum employment size from 399 to 100 workers. The legislation authorizing the modification stated the following:
"Only through the existence of free and vigorous competition can free entry into business and opportunities for personal initiative and individual achievement be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is essential for economic well-being. In order to encourage such competition, it is the declared policy of the state to ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property, commodities, and services for the state be placed with small businesses so long as the commodities and services of small businesses are competitive as to price and quality."
Findings and Conclusions of the Research In 2017, Georgia Tech researchers issued their final report entitled, Evaluation of GDOT's Small Business Program (see, Georgia DOT Research Project 13-29). The report's significant conclusions are listed below:
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1. FHWA requires that federal SBPs be open to all small businesses that meet the SBA size standard. However, GDOT should create within its program a separate category for ESBs because they are significantly less successful in winning contract awards than are MSBs.
2. ESBs can perform small-valued prime contracts, but they cannot compete successfully with MSBs and large contractors who enjoy the pricing advantages of economies of scale.
3. A sheltered market policy that sets aside certain small-valued contracts for competition exclusively among ESBs would level the playing field without having a significant adverse impact on MSBs and large contractors.
4. Small-valued contracts awarded to ESBs add more jobs to Georgia's economy than similar awards of the same amount made to MSBs and large corporations.
5. The research team's legal consultant concluded that GDOT's procurement regulations neither prohibit nor permit procurement set-asides for small businesses.
6. The legal consultant also noted that in 1980 the State Attorney General rendered an opinion that implied set-aside contracts of any type might be illegal.
7. The research recommended that the State Transportation Board should work with the General Assembly to modify the State Constitution to allow GDOT to set aside contracts for competition exclusively among ESBs.
8. Finally, there is a compelling rationale for setting aside small-valued projects for ESBs. ESBs add more net new jobs to Georgia's economy than do large businesses. ESBs make up the most significant percentage of GDOT's registered contractors but receive a tiny share of awards. Also, ESBs can perform small-valued prime contracts, but they do not have the economies of scale to compete successfully with MSBs and large businesses.
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Finally, targeting small-valued solicitations as set-asides and restricting competition to ESBs (rather than to all small businesses) reduces the adverse impact on MSBs and large companies.
Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why should GDOT implement a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses? A: ESBs (i.e., firms with 100 or fewer employees or $4.0 million or less in annual revenue) added
more net new jobs to the state's economy over the last decade than did large corporations. ESBs compose two thirds of GDOT's registered and prequalified firms. Despite their significant contribution to the state's economy, they receive only a tiny share of GDOT's small-valued contracts. ESBs can perform small-valued prime projects, but they cannot compete with the medium-sized and large contractors who enjoy economies of scale. Q: How would a set-aside for emerging small businesses differ from GDOT's current Small Business Program? A: GDOT's current Small Business Program (SBP) includes all businesses that meet the Small Business Administration size limitation, which allows for contractors to earn up to $33.5 million in annual revenue. GDOT's SBP does not distinguish between ESBs (whose revenue limit is $4.0 million) and other medium-sized small contractors with revenues up to $33.5 million. The recommendation proposes a separate tier for ESBs and a set-aside provision exclusively for them. The current SBP does not have a set-aside provision. Q: Would the modified SBP assist all small businesses or only ESBs? A: The SBP would still assist all small businesses. FHWA requires this. Certified small firms would operate in two tiers. Tier 1 is limited to ESBs, i.e., companies with $4.0 million or less in
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revenue or 100 or fewer workers. Tier 2 includes medium-sized small businesses that have less than $33.5 million in annual revenue. ESBs compete among themselves for small-valued solicitations that are set aside. Medium-sized small companies still benefit from all other policies implemented by the SBP. Q: Would the set-aside provision eliminate bid competition and harm to the interest of the State? A: No. The ESB set-aside program would have robust competitive features. Based on estimates, 2,171 of GDOT's prequalified contractors could qualify as ESBs. They operate in 34 work class codes (i.e., industries). The ability to set aside solicitations in a work class code depends on the characteristics of the small businesses in the code. The following requirements must be met: 1. Five or more ESBs must operate in the work class code. 2. The "median" revenue of ESBs in the work class code must be equal to or greater than
the median value of GDOT contracts in the class code (note that median is the mid-point value, not the average value). 3. A solicitation that is set aside must have at least three competitive bids from ESBs. These conditions are intended to ensure healthy competition. Q: Would the set-aside provision adversely affect opportunities of medium-sized small businesses and large corporations? A: The proposed program is designed to minimize adverse effects on other businesses. First, it restricts set-asides to ESBs, rather than including all small businesses. Second, set-asides are contingent upon the conditions outlined in the preceding answer. If those criteria were applied
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to GDOT contracting between 2009 and 2014, only eight of the 34 work class codes would qualify for set-aside solicitations and 15 would not. There was not enough information to determine the status of the remaining 11 work class codes. Q: Does FHWA require State DOTs to establish set-asides? A: No. FHWA regulations do not require state DOTs to establish a set-aside provision for small businesses. The rules permit agencies to do so if such arrangements comply with state laws and regulations. Q: Would the set-aside provision draw attention away from GDOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program? A: No. Federal law requires GDOT to operate both programs, the DBE and SB programs. The small business program must be race- and gender-neutral, and DBE programs are not necessarily so. FHWA expects the SBP to increase opportunities for all firms. Any certified small business that meets the size standard of the ESB program would qualify, including DBEs. Q: How many other State DOTs use set-aside provisions in their federal Small Business Program? A: Slightly less than one half of the nation's state DOTs use set-asides in their federal small business programs. A national review of federal small business programs at state DOTs was conducted. The results indicated that 14 of the 31 programs examined used small business set-asides.
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APPENDIX 3 A National Review of State DOT Small Business Programs

National Review of State DOT Small Business Programs: What Other State DOTs Are Doing
This report summarizes provisions of small business programs of state departments of transportation in 49 states (other than Georgia) and the District of Columbia. The assessment was conducted by examining the following source documents and records:
FHWA-approved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Program documents
Disparity studies FHWA DBE goal attainment records State DOT program websites and manuals U.S. Small Business Administration National Association of State Procurement Officials National Council of State Legislatures National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Council of State Governments Additional reports published by research institutes (e.g., Policy Link, John H. Heldrich Center for
Workforce Development)
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Findings Table A3-1 below summarizes the findings of the 49-state and District of Columbia review of state DOT small business program policies. Georgia is not included in the state review since it serves as the comparison state. The information summarized includes the size standard used to determine program eligibility, whether the standard is applied uniformly across all industries or varies by industry, whether the states have a set-aside program for small businesses, and finally whether the small business program applies to both state and federally funded contracting. The figures and charts provide a visual summary of the findings. Table A3-2 provides state-specific program details. The results indicate that GDOT's small business program policies are not in step with those of most of the remaining state DOTs. They differ in the following ways:
50 percent of state DOTs used set-aside provisions in their state contracting program, including all states bordering Georgia: Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida (see Map 1). GDOT does not.
28 percent of state DOTs use set-asides in their federal small business program (see Map 2). GDOT does not.
62 percent of state DOTs use multiple tiers within their small business program to separate mid-size small businesses from smaller ones. This allows them to provide more assistance to smaller businesses (see Map 3). GDOT does not.
76 percent of state DOTs use small business size standards that differ from the U.S. SBA size standard, and their alternative standards differ by industry.
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TABLE A3-1 Summary of State DOT Small Business Programs by Operational Strategy

Description

Research Inquiry

Finding

Number Findings by

and

State

Percent

Set-aside provisions Does the SB/ESB Yes

- "Set-aside" programs reserve a certain percentage of government contracts for small and/ or

program use setaside provisions in state-sponsored or federally supported contracting?

disadvantaged firms

- Program guidelines

No

and enforcement

mechanisms for

these "set-aside"

programs vary by

state

25 (50%)

AL, AK, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, IA, KY, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NC, OH, OR, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, WI, WY

16 (32%)

AZ, CA, DC, ID, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MN, MT, NY, OK, PA, TX, WA

Unknown

9 (18%)

HI, ME, MS, NE, NM, ND, SD, VT, WV

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Description

Research Inquiry

Finding

State vs. federal set- Is the small

No

aside provisions

business set-aside

program

- States may apply applicable to

their set-aside

federally funded

guidelines to federal contracts?

contracts, state

contracts, or both.

Yes

- In some cases, the procurement regulations are unclear as written.

Unclear application

Unknown

Number Findings by

and

State

Percent

14 (28%)

AL, CA, CT, ID, KY, MA, MN, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, TX, VA

14 (28%)

AK, LA, MI, MO, NH, RI, UT, WY, CO, DE, DC, FL, MD, WA

7 (14%) AR, IL, IA, NV, SC, TN, WI

15 (30%)

AZ, HI, IN, KS, MS, MT, NE, ND, OK, PA, SD, WV, ME, MN, VT

Criteria used for size Does the state Yes

standard

DOT use the U.S.

- Some states use the U.S. SBA definition of "small

SBA definition of "small business" exclusively?

business"

exclusively, while

No

others create

categories of small

businesses (tiers)

within the SBA

definition

14 (28%)

AK, AZ, AR, CT, ID, IL, IN, KY, NE, NY, RI, SC, TX, UT

33 (66%)

AL, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, OH,

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Description

Research Inquiry

Finding

Unknown

Number Findings by

and

State

Percent

OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

3 (6%) ME, NM, VT

Standardization of Is one small

Yes

size criteria

business size

criterion applied

- Some states apply across all

the same definition industries of "small business" (NAICS**)?

No

to all industries, or

they may distinguish

between industries

(e.g., different

definitions for

construction and

non-construction

firms).

Unknown

Small business tiers Does the small Yes

- Small business programs that have "tiers" to distinguish between mid-size small businesses and emerging small

business program separate small businesses into "tiers" to distinguish between mid-size small businesses

9 (18%) CA, HI, IA, KS, MA, NJ, NC, TN, VA

38 (76%)

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NY, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, WA, WV, WI, WY

3 (6%) ME, NM, VT

31 (62%)

AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, ID, IL, IA, KY, LA, MD, MA, MN, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY,

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Description

Research Inquiry

Finding

Number Findings by

and

State

Percent

businesses (ESBs), thus giving ESBs more opportunity.

and emerging small businesses?

NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA

No

16

AZ, HI, IN,

(32%) KS, MI, MS,

MT, NE, ND,

OK, SC, SD,

UT, WV, WI,

WY

Unknown

3 (6%) ME, NM, VT

*Results for 49 states (excluding Georgia) and District of Columbia. The states are compared to Georgia, which does not have special provisions for small businesses other than what is required by the Federal Highway Administration.
**NAICS is the North American Industry Classification System.

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Map 1. Spatial Summary of How Other State DOTs Are Using Set-Asides: State DOTs that use set-aside provisions in their federal or state small business program (50 states and District of Columbia)
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Map 2. Spatial Summary of Set-Aside Provisions in Federal Programs: State DOTs that use set-aside provisions in their federal small business program
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Map 3. Spatial Summary of States with Provisions for Emerging Small Businesses: State DOTs that use a multitiered small business program in either their state or federal procurement
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Size Standards Small business program participation size standards vary by state. About one third of states use the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) size standards as criteria for participation in their small business program, while other states apply their own size standards.1 For example, Colorado's size standard is one half the SBA standard for each industry by NAICS code. Nevada and Oregon distinguish their size standard across two broad industry categories--construction and non-construction. In contrast, some states such as California, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, and North Carolina use the same size standard for all industries. For example, California defines a small business as having 100 or fewer employees or average annual gross receipts of $14 million or less over the last three tax years. In Massachusetts, a small business is defined as having 50 or fewer employees or average annual gross receipts of 15 million and less over the last three years.
Set-Asides Some states have "set-aside" programs where a certain percentage of government contracting is reserved for small and/or disadvantaged firms. These set-asides are expressed as goals that government agencies try to meet. Some states do not treat these as enforceable quotas, while others mandate that government agencies set aside several designated contracts for minorityowned business enterprises (MBEs). Table A3-1 shows that about half of the states adopt set-aside contracts on which only small business program participants can bid, but the exact mechanisms and program guidelines vary by state. For example, Alaska, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire and Wyoming apply the program to federally funded contracts only, whereas states like Colorado, Delaware, and
1 https://www.naics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SBA_Size_Standards_Table.pdf
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Florida apply the program to state and federal contracts. Other states such as California, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Massachusetts apply the program to state contracts only. Examples of states with set-asides include:
Connecticut C.G.S.A. 4a-60g. Set-aside program for small contractors and minority business enterprises--Requires agencies to set-aside contracts for small contractors or minority business enterprises. Value of contracts set aside should be at least 25 percent of the total value of all contracts that year. Small contractor is defined as any contractor, subcontractor, manufacturer, service company, or nonprofit that (a) maintains principal place of business in state, (b) has gross revenues not exceeding $15 million in last fiscal year, and (c) is independent.
Illinois Sec. 45-45. Small businesses. (a) Set-asides. The chief procurement officer has authority to designate as small business set-asides a fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for award to small businesses in Illinois. Advertisements for bids or offers for those contracts shall specify designation as small business set-asides. In awarding the contracts, only bids or offers from qualified small businesses shall be considered. (b) Fair proportion. For the purpose of sub-section (a), for State agencies of the executive branch, a fair proportion of construction contracts shall be no less than 25 percent nor more than 40 percent of the annual total contracts for construction.
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Kentucky 45A.675 Small or small minority business set aside. (1) The cabinet shall designate as small or small minority business set-aside state contracts of goods, equipment, construction, or services requested to be purchased by or for any agency whenever there is a reasonable expectation that bids can be obtained from at least three (3) small or small minority businesses capable of furnishing the desired property or services at a fair and reasonable price. Such designation should be made prior to the public notice for bids, and the notice shall designate this invitation as a small or small minority business set aside.
Missouri Chapter 70. 2. The state and any participating counties and cities shall provide with respect to each qualifying project: (1) That at least ten percent of the total dollar value of the contract or contracts for construction of the qualifying project, and structures and improvements associated with operation of the qualifying project, or rehabilitation or remodeling of any structures for use as or associated with the use of the qualifying project, shall be set aside, awarded to and procured from socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; and (2) That at least ten percent of the total dollar value of all contract or contracts for concessions, shall be set aside, awarded to and procured from socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns.
New Jersey N.J.S.A. 5232-20. Set-Aside Act for Small Businesses, Female Businesses, and Minority Businesses--Agencies may designate contracts for small business, female, or minority set-aside pursuant to goals and procedures established in the Set-Aside Act whenever
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expectation is that bids can be obtained from at least three qualified small business or female or minority businesses. Statutory goal is 15 percent for small businesses. Oregon The Emerging Small Business (ESB) program has several millions of dollars' worth of contracts that can only be bid on by certified ESB firms. These contracts are $100,000 or less. All contracts in the ESB program are promoted on the Oregon Procurement Information Network. Tennessee Project set-asides--Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) may establish that a portion of FHWA-assisted contracts be set aside for participation by small businesses, when feasible. DBEs are presumed eligible for participation on any and all project setasides. Virginia When setting aside procurements, there must be adequate competition to ensure the Commonwealth continues to obtain fair and reasonable prices and the orders must be placed through Virginia's eProcurement Marketplace. Set-asides do not apply to mandatory sources of procurement such as the Virginia Industries for the Blind, Virginia Correctional Enterprises or mandatory statewide contracts, nor does it apply to classifications of goods/services specifically exempted by the Department of Procurement Services (DPS).
Alternative Strategies This review indicates that there are alternatives to set-asides that have been used by states in administering procurement preferences that seek to assist small businesses. Some states apply the preference to noncompetitive contracting opportunities, such as giving them preferential
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treatment, typically by treating their bid price as lower than it is ("price/percentage preferences"). Some states included breaking up large contracts to ensure that they are not too large for small businesses ("unbundling"), or engaging prime contractors at the bidding phase to establish a subcontracting plan with specific dollar and percent goals for subcontracting to small businesses ("required subcontracting plan"). In what follows, the researchers further elaborate each of these strategy categories and provide several examples.
1. Price (Percentage) Preferences Bid price preferences can take one of two forms. For one, a bid from an eligible business is discounted by a given percentage, such as by cutting their bid price by 5 percent if the firm meets the preference criteria, thus making it more competitive with bids from businesses that do not meet the criteria. The other method is to add a percentage of the bid price to the bids of businesses that do not meet the preference criteria.
California Chapter 6.5. Small Business Procurement and Contract Act Article 1. General Provisions 14838. In solicitations where an award is to be made to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, the preference to small business and microbusiness shall be 5 percent of the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications. The preference to non-small business bidders that provide for small business or microbusiness subcontractor participation shall be, up to a maximum of 5 percent of the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, determined according to rules and regulations established by the Department of General Services. The maximum preference
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is $50,000 and when combined with other preferences, the preference total cannot exceed $100,000. Indiana Price preference for supplies to Indiana small business Sec. 23. (a) A governmental body shall give a fifteen percent (15%) preference for supplies to an Indiana small business (as defined in IC 5-22-14-1) that submits an offer for purchase under this article. Minnesota 1230.1830 Preference Procurements from Economically Disadvantaged Small Businesses. A certified economically disadvantaged small business may be awarded up to a 6 percent preference for commodities and services and a 4 percent preference for construction projects. Certified Targeted Group small businesses owned and operated by eligible minorities, women, and disabled individuals will receive preference in the evaluation of their project proposals for state funded highway construction project, except federally funded projects. This preference will be equal to 6 percent of the amount bid by the prime contractor and will not exceed $60,000.00. Oklahoma 74 85.45c. Bid preference program. A. For competitive bids submitted to the state pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or pursuant to the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 by certified minority businesses, the State Purchasing Director shall prepare and implement a bid preference program. The program shall require that a percentage be added to the price of the lowest bid and if the certified minority business enterprise submits a bid that falls between the lowest bid plus the percentage, it shall receive the contract. Provided
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however, in no instance shall the minority business enterprise be entitled to both a minority bid preference under this act and the preference for state produced goods pursuant to Section 85.32 of this title. Alaska Contract preferences for goods and services procured by Alaska state agencies are determined by affecting the cost of the bid during the evaluation process. In Alaska, there are two groups of preferences. For Group One (including the basic Alaska Bidder Preference) the amount of the preference is based on the qualifying bid price (for example, a 5 percent reduction/adjustment in the bid price). In Group Two (which includes the disability-related preferences), the amount of the preference is based on the lowest bid price, adjusted from preferences applied in Group One. 2. Unbundling the Procurement Unbundling the procurement refers to breaking procurements up to ensure that they are not too large for small businesses. Unbundling the procurement gives the opportunity for the small business to focus on only the portion of a project relevant to their industry, product, or services, thereby mitigating unnecessary time and effort required for them to digest an entire project. However, the challenge is that there is tension with the goals of efficiency and cost savings, which often push in the direction of aggregated purchasing. Tennessee TDOT considers unbundling projects, or separating large contracts into smaller contracts (which may be more suitable for small business participation), when feasible.
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Minnesota Minnesota's Small Business Development Program identifies opportunities to unbundle portions of projects when a small business could deliver those portions as effectively and efficiently as a larger prime without increased risk or cost. Many large projects, especially in construction, bundle multiple disciplines into a single request for proposal (RFP) that only a large prime contractor has the ability to fulfill. Small businesses with a narrower focus of services or products do not have the capacity to bid. Appropriate portions of large projects could be unbundled to allow inclusion of small businesses to bid directly as appropriate when a small business could provide the work as efficiently and effectively as a larger prime contractor.
Virginia Executive Order 103 The implementation of small business enhancement tools, including but not limited to, the small business set-aside, unbundling of selected State contracts, small procurements under $5,000, and early posting of potential contract awards.
Washington 39.26.090. (6) Develop procurement policies and procedures, such as unbundled contracting, that encourage and facilitate the purchase of goods and services from Washington small businesses, microbusinesses, and mini-businesses, and minority- and women-owned businesses.
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3. Required Subcontracting Plans
According to the Office of Procurement, required subcontracting plans refer to a procurement preference that requires contractors, if they are a large business, to establish a subcontracting plan with specific dollar and percent goals for subcontracting to small, disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteranowned small business firms. Minnesota Many Prime Contractors are accustomed to utilizing incumbent Small/Women/ Minority/Veteran-owned business enterprises (S/W/M/VBEs) as subcontractors. To encourage broader participation of S/W/M/VBEs, major government entities should consider providing prime contractors incentives for utilization of S/W/M/VBEs, when possible and appropriate. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is using subcontracting language on state funded projects to instruct prime contractors to utilize small businesses in specific areas. Specific contract language instructs the prime contractor to subcontract specific bid items. Colorado The Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Emerging Small Business (ESB) Program provides incentives for prime contractors to utilize ESB subcontractors. The ESB Program seeks to assist small businesses in obtaining work on CDOT construction, professional service, and research contracts. CDOT provides incentives to primes for the utilization of ESB subcontractors on their highway construction, design and study contracts; offers projects restricted for bidding only by ESBs; and provides free technical assistance to firms.
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North Carolina Firms that are eligible and certified as Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) are placed in the State Division of Purchases and Contract's HUB vendor directory (Vendor Link System) and the E-procurement database, which are used to solicit bids from certified HUBs for state procurements and public works contracts. In addition, North Carolina has the authority to require prime contractors to subcontract a portion of the work to certified HUB firms.
Virginia Unless the procurement has been set aside for disadvantaged minority business enterprisecertified small businesses or a determination, signed by the chief purchasing officer and supported by factual evidence explaining in sufficient detail why no subcontracting opportunities exist, all agencies and institutions shall include in the terms and conditions, the requirement for a Small Business Subcontracting Plan for the award of any prime contract in excess of $100,000.
Washington Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) requests prime contractors use SBE-certified contractors for 10 percent of the contract total. Also, WSDOT developed an SBE participation program that requires prime contractors to submit an SBE Participation Plan after the contract has been awarded before work begins.
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TABLE A3-2 Summary of Small Business Programs by State

Name of State
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
Colorado
Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky

Size Standard Criteria
U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts U.S. SBA standard U.S. SBA standard U.S. SBA standard <100 employees, or <$14 million gross receipts One half of SBA size standard for each NAICS** with an overall cap at $11.205 million gross receipts U.S. SBA standard U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts $22.31 million or $13.1 million gross receipts by industry <$23.98 million gross receipts U.S. SBA standard U.S. SBA standard U.S. SBA standard < 20 employees or < $3 million gross receipts < $23.98 million gross receipts U.S. SBA standard

Is the Same Size
Standard Applied to
All Industries?
(NAICS) No
No No No Yes
No
No No
No
No
Yes No No No Yes
Yes No

Does State Have
Separate SB/ESB Program?
Yes
Yes No Yes Yes
Yes
Yes Yes
Yes
Yes
No Yes Yes No Yes
No Yes

Does the SB/ESB Program Use Set-Aside Provisions?

Is the Program Applicable to State and Federal Contracts?

Yes

State

Yes

Federal

No

-

Yes

Unclear

No

State only

Yes

Both

Yes

State

Yes

Both

No

Both

Yes

Both

-

-

No

State

Yes

Unclear

No

-

Yes

Unclear

No

-

Yes

State

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Name of State

Size Standard Criteria

Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
Nevada

U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts
No Program identified U.S. SBA standard & <$23.98 million gross receipts
< 50 employees & < $15 million gross receipts
U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts
U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts
U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 gross receipts
U.S. SBA standard and < $23.98 million gross receipts
U.S. SBA standard and < $23.98 million gross receipts
U.S. SBA Standard
Tier 1: < 20 full-time employees & < $700,000 gross receipts for goods and services other than construction (< $1.7 million for construction); Tier 2: < 30 full-time employees and 1.3 million gross receipt for others (or 3.5 million for construction)

Is the Same Size
Standard Applied to
All Industries?
(NAICS) No
No Program identified No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No No

Does State Have
Separate SB/ESB Program?
Yes
No Program identified Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No Yes

Does the SB/ESB Program Use Set-Aside Provisions?

Is the Program Applicable to State and Federal Contracts?

No

Federal

No Program identified No

No Program identified Both

No

State

Yes

Federal

No

State

-

-

Yes

Federal

No

-

-

-

Yes

Not specified

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Name of State

Size Standard Criteria

New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts
< 100 full-time employees by industry
No Program identified U.S. SBA standards
Gross income after cost of goods sold < $1.5 million
U.S. SBA standard and < $23.98 million gross receipts
If construction or construction-related, < $1.32 million personal net worth and < $350,000 gross income

Is the Same Size
Standard Applied to
All Industries?
(NAICS) No
Yes
No Program identified No Yes
No
No

Oklahoma

U.S. SBA Standard & No $17.42 million gross receipts

Oregon

Tier 1: $1,925,200 for No construction; $770,080 for nonconstruction firms, and < 19 employees; Tier 2: Not exceeding $3,850,339 for construction firms and $1,283,466 for non-construction, and < 29 employees

< 100 full-time

No

employees and

Pennsylvania < $25 million gross

receipts (varies by industry) Rhode Island U.S. SBA Standard No

South Carolina U.S. SBA Standard No

Does State Have
Separate SB/ESB Program? Yes Yes No Program identified Yes Yes No Yes
No Yes
Yes
Yes No

Does the SB/ESB Program Use Set-Aside Provisions?

Is the Program Applicable to State and Federal Contracts?

Yes

Federal

Yes

State

No Program identified No Yes

No Program identified State State

-

-

Yes

State

No

-

Yes

State

No

-

Yes

Federal

Yes

Unclear

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Name of State

Size Standard Criteria

South Dakota

U.S. SBA standard & < $23.98 million gross receipts

Is the Same Size
Standard Applied to
All Industries?
(NAICS) No

Does State Have
Separate SB/ESB Program?
No

< $10 million gross Yes

Yes

Tennessee

receipts, or < 99 full-

time employees

Texas

U.S. SBA standards No

Yes

Utah

U.S. SBA standards No

No

Vermont Virginia Washington

No Program identified < 250 full time employees, or < $10 million gross receipts U.S. SBA standards & < $23.98 million gross receipts

No Program identified Yes
No

No Program identified Yes
Yes

U.S. SBA standards & No

No

West Virginia < $23.98 million

gross receipts

U.S. SBA standards & No

No

Wisconsin

< $23.98 million

gross receipts

U.S. SBA standards & No

No

Wyoming

< $23.98 million

gross receipts

**NAICS is the North American Industry Classification System.

Does the SB/ESB Program Use Set-Aside Provisions?

Is the Program Applicable to State and Federal Contracts?

-

-

Yes

Unclear

No Yes No Program identified Yes

State Federal No Program identified State

No

Both

-

-

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Federal

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References

Government of Canada. (n.d.). State Procurement Preferences. Retrieved from: http://tradecommissioner.gc.ca/sell2usgov-vendreaugouvusa/opportunitiesopportunites/procu-pass_marche.aspx?lang=eng#Alabama

John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Advancing Economic Opportunities for Business Owners and Jobseekers with Disabilities: A Review of State and Municipal Government Contracting Procurement and Tax Incentive Programs for Disability-Owned Businesses. (2013).

National Association of State Procurement Officials. Retrieved from: https://www.naspo.org/

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National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 448: State Department of Transportation Small Business Programs A Synthesis of Highway Practice. (2013).

North American Procurement Council (NAPC). Qualifying for Minority-Owned and Small Business Set Asides. (2015).

PolicyLink. Inclusive Procurement and Contracting: Building a Field of Policy and Practice. (2018).

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APPENDIX 4 Impact Analysis of Small Businesses in the State and at GDOT

The Economic Impact of Small Businesses in Georgia and at GDOT
Impact of Small Businesses in the State In 2016, small businesses accounted for 41.5 percent of Georgia's workforce, which amounted to 1.5 million persons. Large businesses employed 2.2 million workers. Emerging small businesses (ESBs) make up the most important segment of small businesses; they account for 30 percent of the state's workforce, or 1.1 million workers (see Table A4-1). Equally as important, ESBs add more new workers to the state's workforce than do mid-size small businesses or large businesses. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2018 Small Business Profile of Georgia2, small businesses in the state created 73,251 net jobs in 2015. Firms employing fewer than 20 employees experienced the largest gains adding 37,573 net jobs. The smallest gains were in firms employing 100 to 499 employees, which accounted for 9406 net jobs.
Tables A4-2 and A4-3 indicate that small businesses account for a large majority of workers in the construction industries (overall 82 percent or 117,220 employees). Similarly, small business owners held 15,752 of the construction firms, while owners of large businesses operated only 137 businesses, Table A4-4.
Impact of Small Businesses at GDOT To estimate the impact of small businesses at GDOT, it is first necessary to determine how much contracting occurs with small businesses, and the industries in which the contracting occurred. At present, not all businesses that meet the small business size standard are enrolled in the GDOT Small Business Program. While DBEs are automatically enrolled, many DBEs do not currently participate in the program. Therefore, to estimate small business impact, the research team
2 https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/2018-Small-Business-Profiles-GA.pdf
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identified all firms that could potentially be certified as small businesses. To do this, a random sample was drawn that consisted of 659 firms. The amount of contracting received by those firms, the industries in which they operated, as well as their average revenue and employment size were determined. Using that information, it was possible to apply the impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) model to estimate the total amount of output and employment that is generated for each dollar of expenditures with small businesses in specific industries.
The model works by replicating how contracting dollars and household income circulate and recirculate through the regional economy to generate additional spending. The relationship between the initial expenditures and the cumulative total of all successive rounds of spending is reflected in a multiplier, which estimates the total dollar impact of each dollar spent and the amount of employment (new jobs) created thereby.
The total amount of spending that occurred with small businesses, the output and employment multipliers associated with each industry, and the total output and employment impact are provided respectively in Tables A4-5, A4-6, and A4-7.
It is estimated that project awards made by GDOT to small businesses created a total economic impact of $2.115 billion between FY 2009 and FY 2014. This output was accompanied by an estimated 34,196 new jobs. The size of the IMPLAN multipliers does not change significantly from year to year. Therefore, it is possible to get a rough estimate of the economic impact of GDOT's contracting with small businesses for a more recent period; specifically, starting July 1, 2015 through December 30, 2017. The total GDOT prime contracting increased significantly during that period. According to GDOT prime contracting data provided by Ms. Betty Mason, Assistant State EEO Administrator, prime contracting during this period totaled $6,296,980,739. Task A Small Business Evaluation Report, (see Figure 8), determined that 41.6% of GDOT's prime contract are
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awarded to small businesses, where those businesses are defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration's small business size standard. This means that approximately $2,619,543,987 of GDOT's total $6.296,980,739 in prime contracting went to small businesses tween July 1, 2015 through December 30, 2017. Therefore, the study applied the total output multiplier 2.517, and employment multiplier 16.621 (see Table A4-6,) to the estimated value of GDOT's small business contracting. The result gives the following: total new economic output was $6.593 billion, and estimated new jobs created totaled 43,539.

TABLE A4-1
2016 Distribution of All Firms in Georgia by Employment Size and Number of Workers

Employment Size of Firms

Number of Firms

All firms with paid employees

150,090

Firms with 1 to 4 employees

83,922

Firms with 5 to 9 employees

26,593

Firms with 10 to 19 employees

16,858

Firms with 20 to 49 employees

11,000

Firms with 50 to 99 employees

3,539

Firms with 100 to 249 employees

2,137

Firms with 250 to 499 employees

1,618

Firms with 500 employees or more

4,423

Source: 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/econ/ase/allcompanytables.html

Paid Employees 3,705,350 162,396 174,621 223,401 317,091 219,356 219,511 219,598 2,169,376

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TABLE A4-2 Total Employment by Firm Size in Construction Industries, 2013

Firm Size

Industry

500+

Fewer than

Employees 500 Employees

Total Employment in Construction Industries

26,283

117,220

Employment in Construction of Buildings

5,883

24,993

Employment in Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

8,147

14,227

Employment in Specialty Trade Contractors Industries

12,253

78,000

Source: Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, 2013 Statistics of U.S. Businesses

https://www.sba.gov/advocacy/firm-size-data#int

TABLE A4-3 Percent Distribution of Employees in Construction by Firm Size, 2013

Firm Size

Industry

500+ Employees

Fewer than 500
Employees

Percent Employment in Construction Industries

18.32%

81.68%

Percent Employment in Construction of Buildings

19.05%

80.95%

Percent Employment in Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

36.41%

63.59%

Percent Employment in Specialty Trade Contractors Industries

13.58%

86.42%

Source: Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, 2013 Statistics of U.S. Businesses

https://www.sba.gov/advocacy/firm-size-data#int

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TABLE A4-4
Total Number of Firms by Firm Size and Employment in Construction Industries, 2013

Firm Size

Industry

500+ Employees

Fewer than 500
Employees

Total Number of Firms in Construction Industries

*137

*15,752

Number of Firms in Construction of Buildings

44

4,531

Number of Firms in Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

33

1,066

Number of Firms in Specialty Trade Contractors Industries

68

10,161

Source: Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, 2013 Statistics of U.S. Businesses

https://www.sba.gov/advocacy/firm-size-data#int.

NOTE: Individual cell counts do not necessarily sum to total.

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TABLE A4-5 Small Business Contract Award by Industry, FY 2009 FY 2014

Industry
Statewide System Planning Traffic Control and Signal Installations Drainage Structures

Mid-Size Small Emerging Small Total Small Business Award Business Award Business Award

$908,428

$908,428

$27,567,122

$27,567,122

$27,821,056

$27,821,056

Hauling and Trucking

$441,842

$441,842

Asphalt and Cement Paving
Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Specialty Item and Equipment Rentals Fiber Optics and Telecommunications
Mixed Modal Planning

$459,567,891 $1,083,991 $6,199,929

$1,519,092
$436,298 $1,776,011

$461,086,983 $1,083,991 $6,199,929 $436,298 $1,776,011

Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation

$7,003,119

$5,422,539

$12,425,658

Hydraulic Systems Installation
Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges
Environmental Consulting
Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Small Business Contract Award Outputs by Industry Total

$11,992,845 $271,513,592
$882,393 $154,858
$814,695,223

$2,751,318 $12,347,099

$11,992,845 $271,513,592
$3,633,711 $154,858
$827,042,322

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TABLE A4-6 IMPLAN Code and Multiplier Effect of Small Business Contracts, 2014

Industry
Statewide System Planning
Traffic Control and Signal Installations
Drainage Structures
Hauling and Trucking
Asphalt and Cement Paving
Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control
Specialty Item and Equipment Rentals
Fiber Optics and Telecommunications Mixed Modal Planning
Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation
Hydraulic Systems Installation
Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges
Environmental Consulting
Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing

IMPLAN Code 374 351 36 335 36 375
365 351 376 36 375 36 375 374

Code Description
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
Telecommunications
Construction of other new nonresidential structures
Transport by truck
Construction of other new nonresidential structures Environmental and other technical consulting services Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing
Telecommunications
Scientific research and development services Construction of other new nonresidential structures Environmental and other technical consulting services Construction of other new nonresidential structures Environmental and other technical consulting services Management, scientific, and technical consulting services Average

Output Employment Multiplier Multiplier
2.593666 18.956255

2.109104

8.182920

2.573057 16.349235

2.608318 17.593927

2.573057 16.349235

2.621286 21.925046

2.444105 13.417490

2.109104 2.629538

8.182920 16.229065

2.573057 16.349235

2.621286 21.925046

2.573057 16.349235

2.621286 21.925046

2.593666 2.517399

18.956255 16.620779

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TABLE A4-7
Estimated Output and Employment Impact of Small Business Contracts, FY 2009 FY 2014

Industry
Statewide System Planning Traffic Control and Signal Installations Drainage Structures Hauling and Trucking Asphalt and Cement Paving Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Specialty Item and Equipment Rentals Fiber Optics and Telecommunications Mixed Modal Planning Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Hydraulic Systems Installation Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Environmental Consulting Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Average

Small Business Estimated Output
Impact
$ 2,356,158

Small Business Estimated
Employment Impact
17

$ 58,141,929

226

$ 71,585,160

455

$ 1,152,463

8

$ 1,186,403,028

7538

$ 2,841,450

24

$ 15,153,276

83

$ 920,198

4

$ 4,670,088

29

$ 31,971,924

203

$ 31,436,681

263

$ 698,619,913

4439

$ 9,524,998

80

$ 401,650

3

$ 2,115,178,916

34,196

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APPENDIX 5
Baseline Report to Measure the Growth and Development of GDOT's Small Businesses

Baseline Report to Measure the Growth and Development of GDOT's Small Businesses
To examine the impact of GDOT's Small Business Program under development and growth in revenue capacity of firms, several initial steps were taken. First, the research team selected a random sample consisting of 659 firms. The sample allowed the researchers to drill down and determine the revenue and employment size of each firm, in addition to its industry of operation. With that information, they were able to classify firms into ESB, MSB, and large business categories. Additionally, the prequalification information on each firm allows those firms to be categorized as prime contractors, subcontractors, or consultants. The results indicated that 88 of the firms in the sample were classified as large businesses, 128 as MSBs, and 443 as ESBs (Table A5-1). The information is used below to establish the baseline conditions of GDOT small businesses at the end of FY 2014. This information may be tracked over time to determine the relative impact of the program on the progress and performance of small businesses.
Research Findings
GDOT's vendor registration records for 2014 indicate there were 88 large businesses, for which the average revenue was $671.6 million, and the median revenue was $67.5 million. There were 128 mid-size businesses; their average revenue was $2.2 million and median revenue $8.6 million. There were also 443 emerging small businesses, with an average revenue of $1.5 million and a median revenue of $750,000. This result reinforces the need to have a set-aside provision for emerging small businesses. Otherwise, firms with an average revenue of $1.5 million must compete with firms whose average revenue is $671.6 million. (See Tables A5-1 and A5-2.)
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The sample was broken down into DBE, WBE, and non-DBE-WBE status. The average and median revenues for non-DBE-WBEs was measured at $181.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively. For DBEs, the respective figures were $1.7 million and $506,819. For WBEs, the figures were $2.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively. (See Tables A5-3 and A5-4.)

The average revenue of mid-size small businesses that were also DBEs was $8.6 million, and the median revenue was similar at $8.0 million. WBEs that were mid-size small businesses had average revenues of $8.8 million and median revenues of $7.0 million. The average revenue of emerging small businesses that were also DBEs was $779,449, while the median revenue was $389,331. This suggests that many businesses in this category had low incomes. (See Table A5-5.)

Table A5-6 provides the average revenue of firms by race and ethnicity, independent of small business status. Table A5-7 provides the same information by gender status, and Table A5-8 by veteran status.

TABLE A5-1 GDOT Businesses by Prequalification and Potential Small Business Status

Prime Contractor Subcontractor Consultant Total

Total Number of Large Business
23
4 61 88

Percent Share of
Large Business
26%
5% 69% 100%

Total Number of MSB
56
23 49 128

Percent Share of MSB

Total Percent Number Share of ESB of ESB

44%
18% 38% 100%

34

8%

204

46%

205

46%

443

100%

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TABLE A5-2
GDOT Businesses by Prequalification Status, Potential Small Business Status, and Revenue

Prime Contractor Subcontractor Consultant Total

Large Business

Mean ($)

Median ($)

91,958,246 65,000,000

26,590,659 3,135,511 894,824,431 100,000,000 671,655,598 67,500,000

MSB Mean ($) Median ($)

5,762,453 9,818,110

9,913,823 9,077,959 2,152,619

8,048,128 6,700,000 8,597,273

ESB Mean ($) Median ($)

4,226,024 2,000,000

1,067,547 1,371,472 1,450,601

610,079 750,000 750,000

TABLE A5-3 GDOT Businesses by DBE Status and Potential Small Business Status

DBE Status
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT WBE GDOT

Large Business Number Percent

83

94%

2

2%

3

3%

MSB Number Percent

83

65%

21

16%

24

19%

ESB Number Percent

167

38%

171

39%

105

24%

TABLE A5-4 GDOT Businesses by DBE Status and Revenue

DBE Status

Mean

Non-DBE or WBE $ 181,953,333

DBE GDOT

$

1,725,615

WBE GDOT

$

2,868,296

Median

$ 4,900,000

$

506,819

$ 1,528,173

TABLE A5-5

GDOT Businesses by DBE Status, Potential Small Business Status, and Revenue

DBE Status

Large Business Mean ($) Median ($)

MSB Mean ($) Median ($)

Mean ($)

Non-DBE or WBE

711,474,667 73,245,467 14,021,350 10,000,000 2,241,259

DBE GDOT

10,082,566 10,082,566 8,634,208 8,026,639

779,449

WBE GDOT

11,043,370 10,300,000 8,768,536 7,042,002 1,286,096

ESB Median ($)
1,200,000
389,331 1,129,644

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TABLE A5-6 GDOT Businesses by Race and Ethnicity and Revenue

Race/Ethnicity Caucasian American Black American Hispanic American Asian American Native American/American Indian

Mean

$ 139,970,564

$

1,548,912

$

2,494,344

$

2,919,282

$

2,692,963

Median $ 3,460,390 $ 454,642 $ 670,874 $ 500,000 $ 1,078,407

TABLE A5-7 Number of GDOT Businesses by Gender and Revenue

Gender Male Owned Woman Owned Total/Average

Number 465 194 659

Percent 71% 29% 100%

Mean $ 130,575,318 $ 3,022,275 $ 93,025,560

Median $ 2,274,443 $ 1,281,609 $ 1,983,148

TABLE A5-8 Number and Revenue of GDOT Businesses by Veteran Status

Veteran Status Non-Veteran Veteran Total

Number 630 29 659

Percent 96% 4% 100%

Mean $ 96,811,712 $ 10,774,661 $ 93,025,560

Median $ 1,961,684 $ 2,294,000 $ 1,983,148

5-5

APPENDIX 6
Template for Submitting Quarterly Reports on GDOT's Small Business Program

Indicators

1

Total number of certified small businesses: first quarter 2019:

2

Change in the total number of certified small businesses from last quarter:

Change in number

Percent change from last quarter

3

Year-end number of certified small businesses:

2016

2017

2018

4

Average revenue of certified small businesses:

2016

2017

2018

Median revenue of certified small businesses:

2016

2017

2018

5

Percent change in the average revenue of certified small businesses:

20162017

20172018

6

Revenue profile of small businesses, 2018:

Average revenue

Median revenue

25th percentile

75th percentile

6-2

7

Prime contract awards:

Prime contract awards to all firms, 2018: Total number

Prime contract awards to all firms, 2018: Total value

Prime contract awards to small businesses, 2018: Number and percent of total number

Prime contract awards to small businesses, 2018: Value and percent of all total value

8

Prime contract awards to small businesses, 2018 by number of awards and award value:

All small businesses

DBE status

Non-DBE status

Veteran status

Women

Caucasian American

Hispanic

Black

Asian

9

Subcontract awards to small businesses, 2018 by number of awards and award value:

All small businesses

DBE status

Non-DBE status

Veteran status

Women

Caucasian American

Hispanic

Black

Asian

10 Total value of race-neutral and race-conscious subcontract awards to small businesses:

Race-neutral amount Race-conscious amount

6-3

13 Statistics on prime contracts received by small businesses: Number of awards Average value Median value 25th percentile 75th percentile Largest contract
14 Statistics on subcontracts received by small businesses: Number of awards Average value Median value 25th percentile 75th percentile Largest contract
15 Industry distribution of certified small businesses and the median revenue of small businesses in each industry: Industry distribution of mid-size small businesses by median revenue Industry distribution of emerging small businesses by median revenue
16 Total number of small businesses headquartered in Georgia: Number Percent of all certified small businesses
6-4

APPENDIX 7 List of Firms Eligible to be Recruited into the SBP

List of Firms Eligible to be Recruited into the SBP
Small Business Recruitment File List of Variables in Complete File
GDOT ID Company Name NAICS Code Industry (NAICS) Description Small/ Emerging Business Status GDOT Prequalification Status Annual Revenue (2014) Total Employees (2014) U.S. Small Business Revenue Size Standard U.S. Small Business Employee Size Standard DBE/ Non-DBE Status Race/ Ethnicity Status State Owner's Name Street Address City Zip Code Phone Number Email Address Gender Status Veteran Status
7-2

Company Name
LAI Engineering Dba Formerly Lowe & Associates Croy Engineering, LLC
Grice Consulting Group, LLC DW & Associates, Inc.
International Design Services, Inc. /DBA/IDS Global The Architecture Group, Inc. S. L. King & Associates, Inc.
Bowler Engineers, Inc.
Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group, LLC Foresite Group, Inc.
Brockington and Associates, Inc. Robert and Company
Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. New South Associates, Inc.
River To Tap (R2T), Inc.
The Jaeger Company
Southeastern Engineering, Inc. (SEI) Ecological Solutions
GT Hill Planners Corporation

Industry (NAICS) Description Statewide System Planning
Statewide System Planning Statewide System Planning Statewide System Planning Mixed Modal Planning
Mass Transit Planning Mass Transit Planning Mass Transit Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT

7-3

Company Name
Adrian Collaborative, LLC
CCR Environmental, Inc.
Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. Southern Research Historic Preservation Consultant Sycamore Consulting, Inc.
The Schapiro Group, Inc.
Precision Planning, Inc.
Brindley Pieters & Associates, Inc. Long Engineering, Inc.
Integrated Science & Engineering, Inc. Williams, Sweitzer & Barnum, Inc. Beyondsites, Inc.
LCW Engineering, Inc.
R.K. Shah & Associates
Banneker Energy, LLC
Ace Tree Surgery, Inc.
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc. A.C. Blount Concrete Service Inc.
Blount & Sons Concrete Finishing Services, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Mixed Modal Planning Hauling and Trucking Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT

7-4

Company Name
Centerline Surveying, Inc.
All(N)1 Traffic Control Solutions, LLC Civiltec, Inc.
CTCS, Inc. Traffic Control Specialists National Traffic Control, LLC Athena Construction Group, Inc.
Tandem Contracting, LLC
Sitec, LLC
Management Solutions, Inc. #1
Stone Mountain Turf & Shrub Care, Inc.
Greener Pasture Landscaping, Inc.
JAT Consulting Services, Inc. Gude Management Group, LLC Khafra Engineering Consultants, Inc. Civil Services, Inc.
RLS & Associates, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Construction: General Contracting and Building Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Mass Transit Planning Mass Transit Planning Mass Transit Planning Mass Transit Planning Mass Transit Planning

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT

7-5

Company Name
Prime Engineering, Inc.
Aulick Engineering, LLC
Caffrey Construction Company R.A. Smith Asphalt Paving Contractors, Inc. Charter Construction Services, Inc. Gable Drilling Company, Inc. Knight & Associates, Inc.
Wagner Hauling, Inc.
Southeastern Site Development, Inc. Scott and Sons Holdings, LLC J. Hiers Company, Incorporated CJ-Hearne Construction Co.
R & R Grading and Demolition, LLC Quantum-Mac International, Inc SD & C, Inc.
Collins Construction Services, Inc. Todd Smith Grading, Inc.
Bedward & Miller Transport, Inc. Kelly Dukes Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT

7-6

Company Name
Georgia Sod & Erosion, Inc.
Mother Trucker, LLC
Paulette Tucker Enterprises Inc./DBA/Tucker Grading Commercial Contracting Services, Inc. Willie D. Pierce Contractor
McAfee Design & Distributing Co., Inc. Rider Grinding Services, LCC Graham Hauling, Inc.
Angie's Enterprise, Inc.
Mack's Hauling Inc.
SOS Contractors
Santana Trucking, L.L.C.
Scooby Doo Trucking, LLC
Eco-Safe Solutions, Inc.
M.C. Trucking Company, Inc. L H Hauling, Inc.
Hendrix Hauling Company, Inc. Bulkhaulers, Inc.
Four Seasons Trucking, Inc.
SAWA Transportation, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT

7-7

Company Name
Edward A. Scott Trucking Company, Inc. Derrick Pugh, Inc.
Powell's Trucking, LLC
Mountain Stone Transport, LLC Tony Cook Trucking, Ltd.
Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction, Inc. DTS Transport, Inc.
Dills Trucking, LLC
MVG Trucking Co.
Blade Trucking Inc.
K.N.C. Trucking
G & J Trucking, LLC
K.C. Trucking, Inc.
Joe Dirt Hauling
Harrell Hauling, Inc.
F. Boyington Trucking, LLC
Best Trucking Around, LLC
JSV Trucking
Circle B Hauling, LLC
DW & Son, Inc. D/B/A Willis Trucking

Industry (NAICS) Description Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT

7-8

Company Name Clifton Construction, Inc.
Asque's Construction & Home Inspections, LLC Shea Engineering, LLC
Testing, Engineering and Consulting Services, Inc. Fuqua Companies, Inc.
Ezekiel Construction, Inc.
Southern Demolition, LLC
Inland Group, LLC
Inland Surveying, LLC
Paul S. Akins Co., Inc.
Foskey and Sons Construction, LLC Phillips Brothers Contracting, Inc. WBM Construction, Inc. Archimetric Design & Construction, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE

7-9

Company Name C & S Paving, Inc.
Phoenix Solutions, Inc.
Diversified Construction of Georgia, Inc. C.P. Richards Construction Co., Inc. Pioneer Construction, Inc.
Swofford Construction, Inc.
JCI General Contractors, Inc. Dabbs-Williams General Contractors, LLC Utility Support Systems, Inc. W.E. Contracting Co., Inc.
E & D Contracting Service, Inc. Contract Management, Inc.
Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-10

Company Name Technique Concrete Construction, LLC Arentz General Contracting, Inc. Satori Construction, LLC
Johnson and Company, LLC
The Collaborative Firm, LLC
Infrasite Management, Inc.
TCG Consulting, Inc.
Soil and Environmental Testing Services, Inc. Heavy Constructors, Inc. Crawford Grading & Pipeline, Inc. Site Engineering Inc. Copper Construction Co., Inc. North American Pipeline Management, Inc. ABE Consulting, Inc. Paragon Pipeline, Inc. Pond Constructors, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE

7-11

Company Name
Standard Contractors, Inc.
Delta Equipment Enterprises
Construction Control Services of Georgia, LLC
Privett & Associates
Carter Engineering Consultants, Inc. Astra Group, Inc.
CMES, Inc.
Colwell Construction Co., Inc. The Sharon Company, Inc.
Summers Concrete Contracting, Inc.
Ed Smith Construction Co., Inc.
North Georgia Concrete, Inc.
Ebony Construction Co., Inc.
Curb-Tech, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Hydraulic Systems Installation Fiber Optics and Telecommunication s Fiber Optics and Telecommunication s Foundation Work
Foundation Work
Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-12

Company Name Gregory Bridge Company
Martin-Robbins Fence Company, Inc. McCoy Grading, Inc.
Reeves Construction Company Lagniappe Development Company, Inc. Dixie Fence & Kennel, Inc.
O.C.S., Inc.
Poppell-Eller, Inc.
Espinosa Construction Services, Inc. Bridgecreek Construction, Inc. TLC Lawn Care Co., Inc.
Bly, Bly & Pittman Contracting Co., Inc The Angus Corporation

Industry (NAICS) Description Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-13

Company Name Sam Hall & Sons, Inc.
Carlson Construction Services, LLC Ohmshiv Construction, LLC
CMC, Inc
Sandhill A.L.S. Construction, Inc. Perkins & Perkins Construction S & S Asphalt & Concrete
J.D. Shuler Contracting Co., Inc. Brown Boy II, Inc.
CEI Partners Joint Venture (S.L. King Technologies, Inc.) Essex Geoscience, Inc.
Martin-Pinero Construction Project Management, LLC Team Excavating Company Erosion Solutions, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Highway Construction, Streets and Bridges Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT

7-14

Company Name Roche, Inc. Stewart's Professional Tree Service & Landscaping, Inc. C.E. Garbutt Construction Company LRA Constructors, Inc.
Southern Concrete & Construction, Inc. Two State Construction Company, Inc. Woodard Construction Company, Inc. American Shoring, Inc.
AIM Partners, PLC
Esquinn Concrete, Inc.
Quad T General Contractors, LLC Wall Technologies Company, Inc. MCN Construction & Management, Inc. AAA Contractors, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT

7-15

Company Name
Prince Welding & Fabrication Clark Welding, Inc.
All Star Concrete Construction Inc. R. Communications, Inc. DBA R2R Communication Precision Approach, LLC
Pitts Electric Co., Inc.
Larry Ford and Associates, Inc. J.M. Clayton Company
CWI Construction, Inc.
Monoko, LLC
Airco Sandblasting, Inc.
Southeast Painting Group, Inc. Sacal Environmental & Management Company N.J. Wilbanks Contractor, Inc. Nutter, Overcash & Associates, Inc. Merela Consultants Co Dba Geotech Walls Inc B & B Demolition and Contractors, Inc. Mallory T&K Contracting, Inc. J.D. James, Inc. D/B/A Nature Bridges Asphalt Enterprises, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping
Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Hydraulic Systems Installation Construction: General Contracting and Building Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping
Painting and Striping
Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Fencing
Fencing

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-16

Company Name
Marine Specialties, Inc.
Central Fence Company
Chapman Fence Company, Inc. Lincoln Trucking, Inc.
Celebrity Fence Company, Inc. Roadscape North Florida, Inc. Shepco Paving, Inc.
Infrastructure Engineers, Inc. Engineering Design Technologies, Inc. Paragon Consulting Group
Johnson, Laschober & Associates, P.C. W.R. Toole Engineers, Inc.
Columbia Engineering
Haines, Gipson & Associates, Inc. Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. Rochester & Associates, Inc. Hulsey McCormick & Wallace, Inc. Hodges, Harbin, Newberry & Tribble, Inc. Kun-Young Chiu and Associates Metrocorp Development Enterprises, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Fencing
Fencing
Fencing
Fencing
Fencing
Fencing
Fencing
Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Traffic Control and Signal Installations

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-17

Company Name Mekuria Engineering, Inc. Hayes, James & Associates, Inc. ENVIRO AgScience, Inc.
Hughes, Good, O'Leary & Ryan, Inc. Kern-Coleman & Co., LLC
Travis Pruitt & Associates, Inc. Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates, Inc. Site Solutions, LLC
AEC, Inc.
McFarland-Dyer & Associates, Inc. B & A Enterprises
Centricity, LLC
Randall-Paulson Architects, Incorporated Smith Dalia Architects, LLC McLees, Boggs & Selby, Architects, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Traffic Control and Signal Installations Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE

7-18

Company Name IPG, Incorporated Richard + Wittschiebe Architects Alan Bell Architects, Inc. Lominack Kolman Smith Architects LLP Palmer Architects, Inc. Civil Engineering Consulting Services, Inc. Skyline Engineering & Construction, LLC TDK Engineers, LLC Cogdell & Mendrala Architects, Inc Statewide Engineering, Inc.
Clemmons Engineers
J M Smith Engineering, LLC
Coastal Civil Engineering, Inc RWP Engineering, Inc.
Morrison Design, LLC
R. Powell & Associates, Inc. U.S. Cost

Industry (NAICS) Description Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Traffic Control and Signal Installations Painting and Striping

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-19

Company Name
Buffington & Smith Contracting Company, Inc. Desmear Systems, Inc.
Technicon Engineering, Inc.
PRAD Group, Inc. (Planning, Research, Analysis, Design) Blastech Enterprises, Inc.
Brite Star, Inc. D/B/A Advantage Graphics & Signs Browder + Leguizamon & Associates, Inc.
Pont Engineering, Inc.
Sastry and Associates, Inc.
Reames and Son Construction Company, Inc. Scott & Sons Trucking, L.L.C. Frank T. Loud Trucking, Inc.
Alvin McNair Co., Inc.
Tucker Trucking Enterprises, Inc. Complete Hauling, Inc.
Summit Trucking, Inc.
RDLC, LLC

Industry (NAICS) Description Soil, Cement Construction Soil, Cement Construction Specialty Item and Equipment Rentals Signage
Signage
Signage
Erection Of Major Structures, Bridges, Culverts Erection Of Major Structures, Bridges, Culverts Erection Of Major Structures, Bridges, Culverts Asphalt and Cement Paving
Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT DBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT

7-20

Company Name
Gayle Archer D/B/A Trinity Trucking Norwood Trucking, LLC
Thompson Carriers, Inc.
ISC, Inc.
Blount Construction Company, Inc. Simpson Trucking and Grading, Inc. International Contractors, Inc. Kissberg Construction, Inc.
Tem Construction, LLC
Forrest Construction, Inc.
International Pools, LLC
Elixson Transport, Inc.
Gibco Construction, LLC
G & R Trucking Company
Cornerstone Demolition & Grading, Inc. D A T Trucking, Inc.
Gay's Radiator Trucking
Jackson Trucking & Enterprises, Inc. Iron-Willed, LLC

Industry (NAICS) Description Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Hauling and Trucking Signage
Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT

7-21

Company Name McCormack Trucking, Inc. Marquez Enterprises, LLC Q Smith Hauling, LLC RJ Hauling, Inc. Smith Trucking Lindsey Jacks Trucking, Inc. RRB Trucking, LLC Palmer, Incorporated KFH Group, Incorporated Rotoworks, LLC C&M Associates, Inc. MA Engineering Consultants, Inc. Accura Engineering & Consulting Services, Inc. Metro Engineering and Surveying Co., Inc. CC Land Surveyors, Inc.
TerraMark Land Surveying, Inc. GeoSurvey, Ltd.

Industry (NAICS) Description Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Mixed Modal Planning Mass Transit Planning Hauling and Trucking Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT WBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE

7-22

Company Name Land Engineering, Inc.
Boundary Zone, Inc.
James M. Anderson & Associates, Inc. Jack W. Berry & Associates, Inc. Georgia Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Photogrammetric Science, Inc. Overland Engineering, LLC
Engineered Restorations, Inc. Coleman Webb, LLC Land-Ends Trucking Lemongrass Consulting, Inc. Bias Enterprises, Inc.
Environmental International Corporation Cameron Miles & Jackson, PC Carmichael, Brasher, Tuvell & Co.

Industry (NAICS) Description Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures General Administrative Services Fiber Optics and Telecommunication s Specialty Item and Equipment Rentals Consulting and Administrative Services General Administrative Services

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE

7-23

Company Name
Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects, Inc. Albion Scaccia Enterprises, LLC Hartrampf, Inc.
Riley, Park, Hayden & Associates, Inc. David L. Woodburn AIA Architects LKS Architects, Inc.
Nicholas Dickinson & Associates, P.C. Ed Castro Landscape, Inc.
The Spriggs Group, P.C.
Kennedy Ragsdale & Associates, Inc. Hinesley and Associates
Studio Ala
ZT3 Placemaker Studio, Inc.
Urban Studio, Inc.
Ingenium Design Group, Inc. Eberly & Associates, Inc.
Kurt Swensson, Inc. DBA KSi / Structural Engineers GMB Engineers & Planners, Inc. Toole Design Group, LLC
CSI Geo, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT

7-24

Company Name
Simpson Engineers & Associates, PC All Traffic Data Services, Inc. Focus Development & Engineering, Inc. Pace Geotechnical, Inc.
Dulohery, Weeks & Gagliano, Inc. Johnson, Spellman & Associates, Inc. Southern Civil Engineers, Inc. Civil Engineering Associates, Inc. Traffic Data Services, LLC
Key Engineering Group, Inc. Vision Engineering and Planning, LLC BSI Associates, Inc.
Babbs Engineering Consultants, LLC Lilly Young & Associates, Inc. Russell Engineering, Inc.
Alpha Engineering and Associates, LLC Parker Engineering, LLC
Integrated Structural Services, Inc. Multi Energy Group, LLC
Shields Engineering Group Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE

7-25

Company Name Dovetail Consulting, Inc. Lindsey & Ritter, Inc. PM&A Consulting Engineers, Inc. Q-B Engineering, Inc. ConTech Design Group, Inc. ACR Engineering, Inc. McCall & Associates, Inc.
Lott + Barber Architects
S. Nelson & Associates, Inc.
Earth Mapping International, Inc. Smoak Designs, Inc.
Thompson, Hancock, Witte & Associates, Inc. (THW Design) QORE Property Sciences
The Marglan Group, LLC
ASA Engineering & Surveying, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Architectural and Civil Engineering Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Consulting and Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT

7-26

Company Name
Advanced Technology Solutions, Inc.
LandAir Mapping, Inc.
Donaldson, Garrett & Associates, Inc. Leading Edge Land Services Ga., Inc. Gaskins Surveying Company, Inc. Diversified Design & Drafting Services, Inc. Larry Sibley Surveying, Inc.
Ecos Environmental Design, Inc. Geoimage, LLC
Cypress Cultural Consultants, LLC Exclusive Land Surveying, LLC EES Consulting, Inc.
Urban Engineers, Inc.
Maxwell-Reddick & Associates, Inc. Preston Testing & Engineering Company, Inc.
Piedmont Geotechnical Consultants, Inc.
Arpeggio Acoustic Consulting, LLC
Pieper O'Brien Herr, Architects

Industry (NAICS) Description Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing General Administrative Services

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE

7-27

Company Name Schofield Interior Contractors, Inc. IT Corporation Boyken International
BAT Associates, Inc.
Transit Capital Support Services, LLC The Lynch Group, Inc.
Whittington & Associates
The Catena Group, Inc.
Jones Worley Design, Inc.
The Estis Group
Terranext, LLC Lanier Environmental Consultants, Inc. R.S. Webb & Associates, Inc. Slade Land Use, Environmental, & Transportation Planning, LLC Fox Environmental, LLC

Industry (NAICS) Description General Administrative Services Computer Systems and Design Consulting and Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services General Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services General Administrative Services Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting
Environmental Consulting

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
WBE GDOT

7-28

Company Name
Applied Wetland Sciences
Connie Tallman & Associates, Inc. ALDH & Associates, Inc.
Arrowood Environmental Group, Inc. Integrated Science & Technology, Inc.
Urban GIS, Inc.
Quest Corporation of America, Inc.
Full Circle Communications, Inc.
Planners for Environmental Quality (PEQ), Inc.
Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc.
McLendon Enterprises, Inc.
Barnett Southern Corporation, Inc. IDS Global International Design Services, Inc. Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
All-N-1 Security Services, Inc. ALZAN Services, LLC
Parker Grassing, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing General Administrative Services General Administrative Services Consulting and Administrative Services Drainage Structures
Drainage Structures
Drainage Structures
Drainage Structures
Construction: General Contracting and Building Janitorial and Security Services Janitorial and Security Services Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT

7-29

Company Name Leon & Son's Landscaping and Sprinkler, LLC Mitchell Hydroseeding Services, LLC EnviroMasters, Inc. Willmer Engineering, Inc.
Geo-Hydro Engineers, Inc.
Contour Engineering, LLC
Ranger Consulting, Inc.
MC Squared, Inc.
Whitaker Laboratory, Inc.
Construction Materials Services, Inc. EGSci Consulting, Inc., formerly known as Engeo Consulting Corporate Environmental Risk Management, L.L.C. Timely Engineering Soil Tests, LLC Moses Grass Company RT Moore Trucking, LLC

Industry (NAICS) Description Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Painting and Striping
Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Scientific Services, Surveying, Materials Testing Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT WBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT WBE GDOT

7-30

Company Name
Triad Supply & Services, Inc. Pegg Trucking, Inc.
Z-Cope Trucking
James Hightower Trucking
Bonn-J Contracting, Inc. of Florida
Tricor Construction, Inc.
Atwood Fence Company, Inc. Mills Specialty Metal, LLC
Peachtree Telecommunications International, LLC D.E.T., Inc
Dixie Electric Company
Pro-Tech Pavement Markings, Inc. Pyles Plumbing & Utility Contractors, Inc. Charles E. Shaw Electrical Contractor
Mr. Dee's Electric, LLC
AFCO Realty, LLC
Smith Real Estate Services, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Erection Of Major Structures, Bridges, Culverts Erection Of Major Structures, Bridges, Culverts Signage
Signage
Signage

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Painting and Striping
Hydraulic Systems Installation Electrical and Communications Services Electrical and Communications Services General Administrative Services Construction: General Contracting and Building

Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT

7-31

Company Name
Luster National, Inc.
Rohadfox Construction Control Services Corporation Keville Enterprises, Inc.
NXL Construction Services, Inc.
Coastline Consulting Services, Inc.
JDMR & Associates, Inc.
Randolph and Company, Inc. S.A.B.E., Inc.
Wilkes Concrete Co., Inc.
Kelly Construction Co., Inc.
G.D. Swing, Inc.
Grimes Trucking, Inc.
Level Transport, LLC
K Ware Trucking, Inc.
Ladd Trucking
A.M.S.I. (American Material Services, Inc.) Reynolds Trucking and Transportation, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Construction: General Contracting and Building Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT DBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT DBE GDOT

7-32

Company Name
Metals & Materials Engineers, LLC
Ladds Farm Supply, Inc.
Soil-Tek Solutions, Inc.
Jake Martin & Son Contractors, Inc.
Alpha Consulting Engineers, LLC (ACE)
South Georgia Erosion Control, LLC
Brenco Contractors, Inc.
D.V. Anderson, Inc.
Turner Company and Erosion Control, Inc.
Clean Water Consultants, Inc. Garrett Consulting, Inc.
Remediation Resources, Inc. Turpin, Inc.
Adams Grading Company, Inc. Doyle Hancock & Sons Construction, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Hydraulic Systems Installation Fiber Optics and Telecommunication s Clearing, Grubbing, Excavation Curbs, Gutters and Guard Rails Curbs, Gutters and Guard Rails Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
DBE GDOT
WBE GDOT
WBE GDOT DBE GDOT
Non-DBE or WBE WBE GDOT WBE GDOT WBE GDOT

7-33

Company Name
Clover Construction Services, LLC
T.M.C. Grassing, Inc.
Strickland & Sons Pipeline, Inc. Aldridge-Jordan, Inc.
Precision 2000, Inc.
F.L. Haynie Construction Co., Inc. Chief Construction Services, LLC Haibach Trucking
Peach State Hauling, Inc.
River Valley Transport Enterprises, LLC Matriarch Construction Co., Inc. Georgia Asphalt, Inc.
Massana Construction, Inc.
Jeffery Harris Trucking, Inc.
Higgins Construction Co.
Princi Communication, Inc.
Interstate Sealant & Concrete, Inc. Eaton Construction Co., Inc. Pittman Construction Company

Industry (NAICS) Description Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Subsurface Engineering and Erosion Control Hydraulic Systems Installation Hydraulic Systems Installation Curbs, Gutters and Guard Rails Drainage Structures
Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Hauling and Trucking Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business

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Company Name
Baldwin Paving Co., Inc.
C & G Concrete Construction Co., Inc. Robinson Paving Company
Oxford Construction Company Littlefield Construction Company Kelly Road Builders, Inc. D/B/A Kelly Construction Griffin Contracting, Inc.
The Miller Group, Inc.
Gulf Coast Rebar, Inc.
Enterprise Rebar
Cymco 7, Inc.
Schnabel Foundation Company Al Lewis Construction Co., Inc. Border Rebar, LLC
World Fiber Technologies, Inc. Contract Services Inc.
Corbett Electrical Construction, Inc. B/E Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Paulk Landscaping & Nursery, Inc. Leon's Fence & Guardrail, LLC

Industry (NAICS) Description Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Asphalt and Cement Paving Painting and Striping
Manufacturing, Bearings, Metals Manufacturing, Bearings, Metals Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Concrete Retaining Walls and Structures Structural Steel Erection Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Electrical and Communications Services Grassing and Grading Curbs, Gutters and Guard Rails

Small/Emerging Business Status Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status Non-DBE or WBE DBE GDOT
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Company Name
Southern Advanced Solutions, LLC Natural Enclosure Fence Co., LLC TJR Group, Inc.
Sheets Construction Co., Inc. The Navitus Group, Inc.
The Corbett Group, LLC
EMC Engineering Services, Inc.
United Consulting, LLC
Middle Georgia Signs Design Effex, Inc. Safety Signal Co., Inc.
Highway Services, Inc.
Columbus Barricade, Inc.

Industry (NAICS) Description Fencing
Fencing
Fencing
Specialty Item and Equipment Rentals Electrical and Communications Services Consulting and Administrative Services Construction: General Contracting and Building Civil and Environmental Engineering Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations Traffic Control and Signal Installations

Small/Emerging Business Status Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Mid-Size Small Business Emerging Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Mid-Size Small Business
Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business Emerging Small Business

DBE/NonDBE Status WBE GDOT
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