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Applying the AHP to support the best-value contractor selection – lessons learned from two case studies in Taiwan

Applying the AHP to support the best-value contractor selection – lessons learned from two case studies in Taiwan

Authors :
Wei-Chih Wang
Wen-der Yu
I-Tung Yang
Chun-Chang Lin
Ming-Tsung Lee
Yuan-Yuan Cheng
Source :
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2013.

Abstract

Lately the Best-Value (BV) method for contractor selection has been receiving considerable attention in the public sector in many countries. However, the operations used in performing the BV method often differ due to the various government procurement requirements. Consequently, some of the methods popular in the academic community are not easily incorporated in the BV method in some countries. To enhance the procurement process, this study aims to gain experience by applying the well-known analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to weight the decision criteria for selecting BV contractors of two construction projects in Taiwan. Through these two case studies, this work confirms that the AHP provides a significant benefit for considering the individual preferences of all decision-makers when weighting the criteria. However, this study finds two major potential obstacles, the legal requirements associated with using the AHP and the time it takes to implement the AHP. To overcome these obstacles, this work suggests guidelines to meet the legal requirements for implementing the AHP in the BV contractor selection, and proposes several strategies to shorten the AHP implementation time. The lessons learned here are relevant to those countries in which BV method must be performed in a transparent and strictly regulated environment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13923730 and 18223605
Volume :
19
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fe90db3edd24eb9945ebbb6cceee95c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2012.734851