Expenditures Survey

Economic Contribution of Federal Investments in Restoration of Degraded, Damaged, or Destroyed Ecosystems.

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Expenditures Survey

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Introduction

Thank you for participating in our study of the economic contributions of restoration. This survey will ask you about your firm’s expenditures on labor, equipment, repairs and maintenance, materials and supplies, overhead, and travel for this restoration project. We will use this information to estimate the employment impacts of this restoration project.

This survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You can pause at any time; simply close the window and your answers will be saved. To resume and complete the survey, you will need to click on the link to the survey in the email you received. At that point, you can answer any remaining questions and/or edit any of your previous responses. At the end of the survey, click on the “Submit” button to finish the survey.

If you have any questions about the survey or the case study, please contact me at 970-226-9164 or [email protected].

Thank you,

Cathy Thomas

Economist

U.S. Geological Survey

Please list your firm’s expenditures on labor, non-labor, and contractor costs for this project (or phase).

Note:

Labor costs: includes the full costs of labor including benefits, wages, taxes and insurance to employees of your firm and any contracted labor. This amount should also include proprietor’s income.

Non-labor costs: includes all other non-subcontracting expenses including overhead and administration.

Contracting (or subcontracting) costs: includes the total amount to hire other firms to perform and conduct components of this restoration project.

Expenditure Category	Expenditures ($)
Labor Cost
Non-Labor Cost
Contracting Cost
Total Expenditure of Project (or Phase)	=sum of column

Please break your non-labor expenses for this restoration project (or phase) into the following categories. Your responses should add to the total non-labor cost of $XX.

Note:

Equipment: refers to durable goods such as vehicles and machinery.

Materials: refer to goods purchased as inputs specifically for this project (e.g. gravel, fencing, office supplies, etc.)

Non-Labor Cost Categories	Non-labor expenditures ($):
Equipment rental/leasing/daily use rates		→Question 3 if >0
Equipment maintenance and repair		→Question 4 if >0
Materials		→Question 13 if >0
Travel		→Question 8 if >0
Overhead/Administration		→Question 5 if >0
Other		→Question 6 if >0
Total Non-Labor Expenditure	=sum column; Must sum to total non-labor expenditure

Of your firm’s expenditures on equipment rental/leasing/daily use rates, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be 0% - 100%)

Of your firm’s expenditures on equipment maintenance and repair, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be 0% - 100%)

Of your firm’s expenditures on overhead/administration, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be 0% - 100%)

Please describe your firm’s other non-labor expenditure for this project. (Open-ended – limit 1500 characters)

Of your firm’s other non-labor expenditure, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be 0% - 100%)

Please break your firm’s travel expenses for this restoration project (or phase) into the following categories. Your responses should add to the total travel expenditure reported in Question 2.

Travel Cost Categories	Travel Expenditures ($)
Per diem (including lodging, food, and incidental expenses)		→Question 11 if >0
Car/truck rental (for travel)		→Question 12 if >0
Gas (for travel)		→Question 13 if >0
Other (including airfare)		→Question 9 if >0
Total Travel Expenditures	=sum column ;Must sum to travel expenditures

Please describe your firm’s other travel expenditures for this project (or phase). (Open-ended response; limit 1500 words)

Of your firm’s other travel expenditures, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)

Of your firm’s expenditures on per diem, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)

Of your firm’s expenditures on car/truck rental for travel, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)

Of your firm’s expenditures on gas for travel, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)

Please break the materials expenses for this restoration project (or phase) into the following categories. Your responses should add to the total materials costs of $XX.

	Materials Expenditures ($)
Materials	Materials Expenditures ($)
General retail merchandise (e.g., food, clothes, work gloves)		→Question 15 if >0
Office Supplies		→Question 16 if >0
Gasoline		→Question 17 if >0
Fencing (wood)		→Question 18 if >0
Fencing (wire)		→Question 19 if >0
Wood products (e.g., chips, posts, ties)		→Question 20 if >0
Metal posts		→Question 21 if >0
Plastic netting (e.g., Tensar)		→Question 22 if >0
Natural Fiber fabrics		→Question 23 if >0
Synthetic fabrics		→Question 24 if >0
Water and water delivery systems		→Question 25 if >0
Soil		→Question 26 if >0
Seeds		→Question 27 if >0
Nursery/greenhouse products		→Question 28 if >0
Sand and gravel		→Question 29 if >0
Rocks and riprap		→Question 30 if >0
Mulch (hay, straw, etc.)		→Question 31 if >0
Soil amendments (lime, organic wastes, binders, etc.)		→Question 32 if >0
Fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural chemicals		→Question 33 if >0
Plastic pipes and pipe fittings (excluding water delivery systems)		→Question 34 if >0
Concrete pipes and conduits		→Question 35 if >0
Brick/concrete products (not including pipes)		→Question 36 if >0
Ready-Mix Concrete		→Question 37 if >0
Hardware (e.g. bolts, nuts, screws, spikes)		→Question 38 if >0
Paint and other coatings		→Question 39 if >0
Communications equipment		→Question 40 if >0
Other (please describe)		→Question 41 if >0
Total Materials Expenditure	=sum column ;Must sum to total materials expenditure

Of your firm’s expenditures on general retail merchandise, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)

Of your firm’s expenditures on office supplies, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)

The following questions are about your firm’s expenditure on gasoline during this project (or phase).

Of your firm’s expenditures on gasoline, what percentage was spent within the local area surrounding the project location (i.e., counties X, Y, and Z)? (Open-ended response; can be from 0% to 100%)
From what type of business did your firm purchase the gasoline for this project? (check one)

_____ retailer

_____ wholesaler