The State of Minority- and Women- Owned ... - Cleveland.com

Anecdotal Evidence of Disparities in the City of Cleveland’s Market Area
Table 8.7. Firms Indicating that Specific Factors in the Business Environment Make It Harder or Impossible
to Obtain Contracts, Sample Differences
Business
Environment
Bonding
Requirements
Insurance
Requirements
Previous
Experience
Requirements
Cost of Bidding
or Proposing
Large Project
Sizes
Price of Supplies
or Materials
Obtaining Work-
ing Capital
Late Notice of
Bid/Proposal
Deadlines
Prior Dealings
with Owner
Source: See Table 8.2.
African
American
Hispanic Asian
Native
American
Total
Minority
Nonminority
Female
Total
M/WBEs
Non-
M/WBEs
41.7% 45.5% 0.0% 100.0% 43.6% 46.6% 45.6% 31.3%
(36) (11) (4) (4) (55) (103) (158) (115)
16.3% 36.4% 11.1% 60.0% 22.1% 16.9% 18.6% 11.8%
(43) (11) (9) (5) (68) (136) (204) (144)
12.5% 16.7% 18.2% 16.7% 14.3% 9.2% 11.0% 12.9%
(48) (12) (11) (6) (77) (142) (219) (163)
18.0% 36.4% 30.0% 40.0% 23.7% 25.9% 25.1% 26.8%
(50) (11) (10) (5) (76) (135) (211) (164)
36.2% 40.0% 77.8% 50.0% 43.1% 48.4% 46.5% 32.3%
(47) (10) (9) (6) (72) (128) (200) (155)
18.6% 27.3% 37.5% 20.0% 22.4% 27.3% 25.6% 18.2%
(43) (11) (8) (5) (67) (132) (199) (159)
42.2% 36.4% 14.3% 33.3% 37.7% 44.0% 41.8% 21.5%
(45) (11) (7) (6) (69) (125) (194) (149)
58.1% 72.7% 70.0% 83.3% 64.3% 55.7% 58.9% 42.7%
(43) (11) (10) (6) (70) (115) (185) (143)
12.5% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 8.9% 7.9% 8.3% 6.6%
(48) (13) (12) (6) (79) (139) (218) (166)
Note: Total number of valid responses in parentheses. Figures in boldface type are statistically significantly different from non-
M/WBEs using a conventional two-tailed Fisher’s Exact Test and within a 95% or better confidence interval. Figures in boldface
italicized type are significant within a 90% confidence interval.
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