Public procurement of architecttural and engineering services: Fee and quality

• Consulting services can be very complex, which makes the evaluation process difficult, especially the assessment of multiple criteria used when selecting providers. The purpose of the paper is to investigate current Swedish practice among public clients procuring architectural and engineering services, in particular how they use other criteria than price when awarding contracts. Five large public clientsas well as architects and engineering consultants have been interviewed. Documented award routines have been analysed. Major public clients are found to have developed detailed selection procedures. Award practices among clients may affect the strategies of consulting firms. The study shows that consultants perceive public sector award practices as objective, although tending to exaggerate the price factor. As public clients increasingly become aware of the importance of using selection procedures that are adaptedto the specific service to be procured, the development of more effective frameworks for evaluating consultants is an obvious need.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap -- Studier av offentlig förvaltning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science -- Public Administration Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Information Systems (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

consulting services

engineering services

architectural services

procurement

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