Ojiako, U; Park, J H; Williams, T; Marshall, A and Chipulu, M (2014) What is best value in public sector building construction? Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 167(5), pp. 209-219. ISSN 17514304
Abstract
Although the lowest bid procurement philosophy has formed the basis of procurement in public sector building construction, for a long time it has arguably resulted in low-quality construction work. In response, construction stakeholders have sought to explore alternative procurement philosophies. One such philosophy is 'best value'. In this study undertaken in Korea, the authors explore what is best value in public sector building construction. The literature is used to extract best value criteria that are then ranked by a selection of managers involved in procurement of public buildings. Best value was found to be categorised against six main criteria whose relative weightings vary with building type and, by implication, building functionality.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | business; management; procurement |
| Index terms: | public building, construction work, best value, philosophy, manager, functionality, public sector building |
| Subjects: | design features, operations management, bidding, philosophical studies, construction type, practitioner |
| Topics: | Project Management, Design Practice, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Construction Technology, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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