The Urban Transportation Monitor

Survey consists of information from 78 consulting firms regarding ethics and consulting. Topics/questions include:

Part A: (completed by respondents in the role of prime [lead] consultants):

Does your company have a written policy on business practices when it comes to teaming with subconsultants?
Out of the past five proposals that you were involved in, how many times did you use a subconsultant?
Was a teaming agreement between your firm (the prime consultant) and the subconsultant put in place the last time you used a subconsultant?
What is your feeling towards teaming agreements?
Are you offended if a subconsultant asks for a teaming agreement prior to joining your team?
Do you feel that teaming agreements should be part of the process of forming a team to respond to an RFP?
What means of communication from subconsultants do you prefer when they contact you about the possibility of teaming for a project?
When subconsultants leave messages about possibly teaming with you on a project, how often do you respond back to them?
If you ask a subconsultant to be exclusive and they agree, do you think that they should be entitled to a greater percentage of work than if they were non-exclusive?
Do you feel that it is necessary to provide feedback to the subconsultant regarding comments the client made to you about the subconsultant’s work?
Should public agencies uphold teaming agreements?
Should public agencies uphold the roles of the firms identified in the proposal?
How do you usually identify the most appropriate subconsultant to team with for a proposal?

Part B (Completed by respondents in the role of subconsultants):

What is your feeling towards teaming agreements?
Does your firm require a teaming agreement prior to joining a team as a subconsultant?
Should teaming agreements be part of the process of joining a team to respond to an RFP?
If a prime asks you to be exclusive on the team and you agree, should you be entitled to a greater percentage of work than if you were non-exclusive?
How do you prefer contacting primes about the potential to team on a project?
How often do prime consultants get back in touch with you after you have contacted them about possibly teaming on a project?
Approximately how many times in your role as a subconsultant has a prime promised work to you and then done the work themselves?

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