IN SEARCH OF ALTERNATIVE AWARDING CRITERIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Bauer ◽  
Johannes Wall ◽  
Detlef Heck
Keyword(s):  
Price Competition ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
The Public ◽  
Acquisition Costs ◽  
New Criteria

In Austria, the public procurement of construction works is mainly based on two different types-the lowest acquisition costs and the most economically advantageous tender. The first one only considers the price, which means, that the contract is awarded to the bidder with the cheapest price. The other principle refers to the most economically advantageous tender, which has to be chosen for projects that exceed a certain overall tender value or are related to projects with higher complexity. This principle focuses on considering other awarding factors besides the price, but it often fails its purpose due to the lower weighting of these issues. Over the last years the market has not expanded very much, therefore there is a lot of competition related to the lowest price, which results in inadequate quality and opens up the field for further claims. In order to end the tense price competition among the competitors and to increase the quality of the projects, new criteria with serious weighting will be needed and to fulfill the most economically advantageous tender and supporting the focus on construction quality. Even though there are acknowledged guidelines dealing with environmental aspects of construction sites, like the RUMBA guideline (Richtlinien für umweltfreundliche Baustellenabwicklung-Guidelines for Sustainable Construction Site Management). However aspects of sustainability are no common standard within construction processes. To capture the common standards of sustainable measures on construction sites, and the industries’ understanding for environmental topics, research on experts in the field was done. Based on the authors’ acknowledgements, the paper targets the aspects of an environmental friendly construction site and introduces new criteria for the awarding process, and mentions some of the findings such as the “technical equipment expertise” or “sustainable construction site management”.

scholarly journals Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinding Xing ◽  
Kunhui Ye ◽  
Jian Zuo ◽  
Weiyan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Dust Control ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Dust Pollution ◽  
Dust Emissions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Free Construction ◽  
Comprehensive Examination

Dust pollution is a key issue that contractors ought to address in the sphere of sustainable construction. Governments on behalf of the public assume part of the responsibilities for minimizing dust emissions on construction sites. However, the measures that are useful for governments to fulfill such a responsibility have not been explored explicitly in previous studies. The aim of this research is to map out China’s practices in this area with the intention of filling the knowledge gap. Using a combination of research methods, five categories of governmental measures are proposed: technological, economic, supervisory, organizational, and assessment-based. Data from 37 major cities in China are collected for analysis. While the proposed categories of measures are demonstrated in China, the data analysis results show that governments prefer technological and organizational measures, and institutional guarantees and technological innovation are a prerequisite for dust-free construction. This research provides a comprehensive examination of construction dust control from the perspective of governments, and it can assist governments in improving the performance of dust management in the construction context.

How well does Malaysia achieve value for money in public sector purchasing of medicines? Evidence from medicines procurement prices from 2010 to 2014

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurhafiza Md Ham ◽  
Prasadini N Perera ◽  
Ravindra P Rannan-Eliya
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Price Competition ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Access To Medicines ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pharmaceutical Procurement

Abstract Background Malaysia’s public healthcare sector provides a greater volume of medicines at lower overall cost, indicating its importance in providing access to medicines for Malaysians. However, the Ministry of Health (MOH), as the main healthcare provider, has concerns about the continuous increase in the public sector medicines budget, and achieving efficiencies in medicines procurement is an important goal. The objectives of this study were to assess the overall trend in public sector pharmaceutical procurement efficiency from 2010 to 2014, and determine if the three different ways in which MOH procures medicines influences efficiency.Methods We matched medicines from the public sector procurement report by medicine formulation to medicines with a Management Sciences for Health (MSH) International Reference Price (IRP) for each year. Price ratios were calculated, and utilizing the information on quantity and expenditure for each product, summary measures of procurement efficiency were reported as quantity- and expenditure-weighted average price ratios (WAPRs) for each year. Utilizing MOH procurement data to obtain information on procurement type, a multiple regression analysis, controlling for a number of factors that can influence prices, assessed whether procured efficiency (relative to IRPs) differed by MOH procurement type.Results Malaysia’s public sector purchased medicines at two to three times the IRP throughout the study period. However, procurement prices were relatively stable in terms of WAPRs each year (2.2 and 3.2 in 2010 to 1.9 and 2.9 in 2014 for quantity and expenditure WAPRs, respectively). Procurement efficiency did not vary between the three different methods of MOH procurement. Procurement efficiency of both imported innovators and imported generics were significantly lower ( P <0.001 and P <0.01) than local generic products, and medicine source and category influenced the procurement efficiency of each MOH procurement mechanism.Conclusion The design of different medicines procurement mechanisms, along with the balance of interests that Malaysia has sought to achieve in its public procurement procedures, have not been able to achieve lower public sector medicines procurement prices (relative to IRP). Introducing pooled procurement options along with continuous monitoring of procurement efficiency and exploring ways to improve price competition among local and foreign suppliers is recommended.

scholarly journals A PRELIMINARY SURVEY ON SAFETY PRACTICES AT CONSTRUCTION SITE: TOWARDS SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PUBLIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
pp. 300-310
Author(s):  
Nurul Ain Shuhada Azil ◽  
Izatul Laili Jabar
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Preliminary Survey ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
The Public ◽  
Safety And Health

The construction industry is globally known as one of the most hazardous workplaces. Companies in the construction sector are undeniably often focused on completing projects on time, which results in tight work schedules and increases the risks of regular construction site activities, especially for the public who lives in the area. Inadequate rules and regulations in public safety and construction sites not practicing the safety practices to protect the public from harm are potential to cause public accidents to happen. Additionally, little improvement in safety practices at the construction sites and lack of awareness in implementing proper safety practices at a construction site could cause the increasing the rate of public accidents too. This study merely aims to explore the safety practices to be implemented at a construction site in a way to prevent public accidents from occurring. In order to achieve the aim, this study has two (2) objectives; 1: to determine the experience in handling accident cases involving the public at a construction site, and, objective 2: to explore the safety practices to be implemented at the construction site. For this preliminary survey, the qualitative research design was selected and the total number of five (5) professional individuals specialized in safety and health in construction sites were chosen as interviewees based on their experiences in handling public safety issues in construction sites. The results show the most recommended safety practices that need to be implemented which is barricade all entrances and exits of the construction site to prevent access from the public. This study provides good insights to the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in identifying the need for safety practices to prevent public accidents at the construction site in congested urban areas.

scholarly journals E-Procurement as a Way to Protect the Public Interest

Legal Concept ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Marina Shmeleva
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Price Competition ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Usa

Introduction: the paper is devoted to the study of legal mechanisms in the area of public procurement, which can ensure the protection of the public interest and respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms. Modern international law requires that the public procurement regulations include the standards for the protection of fundamental human rights. There are serious loopholes in the Russian procurement legislation regarding the application of human rights protection standards in the performance of contractual obligations. For this purpose, the author reveals the hierarchy of interests of all the subjects of legal relations in the area of procurement and the main ways of violations of human rights and the public interest. By means of methods of scientific knowledge, first of all, comparative jurisprudence, the system of public procurement in comparison with the contract system of the USA was considered. The paper also uses specific methods of scientific knowledge, including: system-structural, formallogical, as well as special legal methods of normative interpretation. Results: it is pointed out that the lowest-price competition often encourages States to support unscrupulous contractors who violate the fundamental human rights, fail to comply with the occupational safety standards and pay low wages. In particular, in Russia, the law does not allow obliging customers to only enter into a contract with those procurement participants who are ready to ensure compliance with the labor rights. In such a situation, human rights could only be protected by ensuring transparency in the procurement process. In turn, achieving transparency of procurement is only possible with the use of digital technologies. Conclusions: according to the results of the study, it should be assumed that the current procurement rules in Russia at each stage need to be improved in terms of filling in the loopholes in the human rights procurement standards aimed at ensuring respect for fundamental human rights. The active use of IT-technologies is required for the development and implementation of self-executing agreements in a single information system.

INFLUENCES ON INNER CITY CONSTRUCTION SITES: A COMPARISON OF THEORY AND PRACTICE

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Bauer ◽  
Ulrike Haider ◽  
Jörg Koppelhuber ◽  
Detlef Heck
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Inner Cities ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Building Activities ◽  
City Construction

In recent decades, social development and demographic changes have led to a significant decline of the number of new building constructions and an increase of refurbishments and building activities in projects in the built environment. Those changes force building companies and construction site managers to adapt their site management concepts due to inner city influences. Especially emissions like noise and dust, transports, and construction site waste should be limited to a minimum to prevent inhabitants and neighbors from surpassing inconveniences. To compare theory and practice in terms of efficient and environmental friendly construction site management in inner cities, qualitative interviews were taken, to figure out what actions are applicable to keep emissions on a minimum level and where the construction processes and logistic can be improved. The results show, that possibilities-like shifting the transports to railway-could be a proper approach, but are seldom applied. Due to cost and logistical reasons, most efforts are put into neighbor involvement, rather than changing the process of building itself.

On Mechanisms of Realization of the Public Procurement of Construction Works (The Case of Road Const ruction)

2003 ◽  
pp. 68-80
Author(s):  
A. Dementiev ◽  
A. Zolotareva ◽  
A. Reus
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
International Experience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Purchases ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Construction Works ◽  
Budget Expenditure

The most important measures stimulating the increase of efficiency and effectiveness of budget expenditures on road construction are the improvement of pricing mechanisms and increasing efficiency of the procedures of government purchases of goods, works and services. The paper includes the analysis of main problems that arise in the process of government purchases and construction pricing with the reference to budget expenditure on road construction. It includes the review and analysis of international experience and possible measures of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of government purchases and (road) construction pricing in Russia.

Researching the public procurement system: An analysis of winning organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 860-884
Author(s):  
V.G. Kogdenko ◽  
A.A. Sanzharov
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Debt Capital ◽  
Scientific Principles ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Marketing Information ◽  
High Level ◽  
Return On Sales ◽  
Procurement System ◽  
Social Components

Subject. The article deals with the analysis of suppliers in the public procurement system based on reasonable prequalification parameters. Objectives. The aim is to test the hypothesis about strong reputation characteristics of the winners in the public procurement system and develop a methodology for assessing the reputation of suppliers for prequalification purposes. Methods. We employ general scientific principles and methods of research, like abstraction, generalization of approaches used by domestic and foreign authors for prequalification and assessment of reputation of public procurement participants. Results. To test the hypothesis, we calculated four groups of indicators on corporate, financial, market, and social components of reputation. The methodology was tested on the data obtained from SPARK-Interfax and SPARK-Marketing information resources. Conclusions. The study revealed that not all reputational characteristics of public procurement winners can be regarded as high level. In terms of the corporate component, it is the low level of share capital, indicating the mistrust on the part of owners and their reluctance to invest in the business, and the low percentage of non-current assets. In terms of the market component, it is a low sales growth rate, as well as low return on sales. As to the financial component, it is a low capitalization of winners, low share of long-term debt capital and low credit limit. With respect to the social component, it is a below-average tax burden.

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