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SmartRisk A/E Industry Survey

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1) How has your gross annual revenue changed in the last 12 months?

	down >25%
	-20%
	-10%
	-5%
	Zero
	+5%
	+10%
	+20%
	up >25%

Other, please specify

2) What project types is your firm pursuing and/or seeing growth opportunity?

	Airports
	Apartments/Hotels/Motels
	Assisted-Living/Hospitals
	Mixed-Use/Multifamily/Condominiums
	Single Family Residential
	Commercial/Office Buildings
	Roads/Highways/Bridges/Peirs
	Retail/Shopping Centers
	Schools/Colleges/Universities
	Water/Wastwater

Other, please specify

Comments

3) What changes have you made in your staffing level in the past 12 months?

	reduced >50%
	-40%
	-30%
	-20%
	-10%
	Zero change
	+10%
	+20%
	+30%
	increased >50%

4) Has your firm had a claim filed against them in the last three (3) years?

	Yes
	No

5) If your firm has had a claim, what was the project type? (identify all that apply)

	Airports
	Apartments/Hotels/Motels
	Assisted-Living/Hospitals
	Mixed-Use/Multifamily/Condominiums
	Single Family Residential
	Commercial/Office Buildings
	Roads/Highways/Bridges/Peirs
	Retail/Shopping Centers
	Schools/Colleges/Universities
	Water/Wastwater

Other, please specify

Comments

6) If your firm has had a claim, what would you identify as the main causes? (identify all that apply)

	Contract
	Poor project communications
	Poor due deligence of client
	Project management or resource issue
	Technical error or omission

Other, please specify

Comments

7) What would you identify as current challenges and risks for your firm? (Check all that apply)

	Not obtaining proper fees for services
	Not pushing back on unfavorable contract provisions
	Lender driven assignments
	Not conducting adequate peer reviews by experienced staff members
	Not conducting adequate due deligence of clients and projects
	Hiring of inexperienced contractors by Owners causing contruction failures
	Clients not accepting, and we are not pushing back on construction phase services
	Poor project communication
	No new challenges and risks

Other, please specify

8) What is your firms three year average operating profit? (dividing pre-tax, per-distribution by net revenue)

	< 3%
	3 - 5%
	6 - 10%
	11 - 15%
	16 - 24%
	25% and greater

9) What is your firms "actual" average net labor multiplier? (actual mark up on labor costs. Dividing net revenue by the cost labor charged to projects)

	< 1
	1 - 2
	2 - 3
	> 3

10) What is your Professional Liability (PL) insurance premium as a percentage of gross annual revenue?

	less than .50%
	.50%
	.75%
	1.0%
	1.25%
	1.50%
	1.75%
	2.0%
	2.25%
	more than 2.25%

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