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Journal of Production Research & Management

Pre-Contract Advice on Construction Projects: Procurement Assessment for Repair Works on a Flood-Damaged Hospitality Facility

  1. Amadi Alolote Ibim

Abstract

Pre-contract advice on construction projects entails providing strategic expert evaluation atthe upstream phase of procurement. It is an essential part of contract management for routinework as well as large projects. This study carries out a procurement assessment as part of thepre-contract cost advisory services for proposed repair works on a hospitality facility,following damage from a flood disaster event. Using a scenario-based approach, differentmethods of procurement were evaluated for their pros and cons. Based on the outcome of theevaluation, the management contracting method was chosen as the most suitable method forprocuring the repair works. Further to this, a tender evaluation was carried out as a basis forassessing potential contractors. The tender evaluation was two-pronged- a technical andfinancial proposal assessment, which were based on set out criteria. The overall assessmentyielded a recommendation for the preferred contractor on the merits of the highest combinedoverall 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 ofcontractors for carrying out construction works.

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