4.18 Bid evaluation should be performed in accordance with the requirements of the contract, where included. Where the evaluation requirements are unclear or absent, the Authority and the Project Company should draft and agree their requirements at an early stage. Evaluation criteria, including weightings, must be objective and settled before bids are opened and will normally cover the price and quality of the proposal. An evaluation team, led by the Project Company and including representatives of the Authority and its advisers, will need to be established before bids are received.
Box 4.5 Evaluation Criteria |
Evaluation Criteria must be objective and will typically include issues such as: |
• price; |
• technical capacity - the ability to do the work; |
• quality control procedures - how consistently high levels of quality are achieved; |
• management structures and capability - to ensure consistent delivery and swift rectification |
of any delivery failures; |
• experience of the particular sector (e.g. hospitals, schools); and |
• accreditation - e.g. ISO 9000. |
Authorities will need to agree with the Project Company the appropriate weightings for each of the criteria. |
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