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Pre-Contract Advice on Construction Projects: Procurement Assessment for Repair Works on a Flood-Damaged Hospitality Facility
Abstract
Pre-contract advice on construction projects entails providing strategic expert evaluation at
the upstream phase of procurement. It is an essential part of contract management for routine
work as well as large projects. This study carries out a procurement assessment as part of the
pre-contract cost advisory services for proposed repair works on a hospitality facility,
following damage from a flood disaster event. Using a scenario-based approach, different
methods of procurement were evaluated for their pros and cons. Based on the outcome of the
evaluation, the management contracting method was chosen as the most suitable method for
procuring the repair works. Further to this, a tender evaluation was carried out as a basis for
assessing potential contractors. The tender evaluation was two-pronged- a technical and
financial proposal assessment, which were based on set out criteria. The overall assessment
yielded a recommendation for the preferred contractor on the merits of the highest combined
overall score. The recommended tenderer however did not have the lowest financial bid offer.
Nonetheless, the contractor emerged top, via a nexus of both assessment criteria,
demonstrating that technical and financial considerations are integral to the selection of
contractors for carrying out construction works.
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