Competitive pricing procedures manual - Ch 2 Tendering procedures - physical works
Summary
This chapter describes the steps that must be followed for the purchase of physical works.
- 2 Tendering procedures - Physical works
- 2.1 Tendering authority procedures
- 2.2 Invitiation to tender
- 2.3 Expedited tender procedures
- 2.4 Tender evaluation specification
- 2.5 Tender evaluation process
- 2.6 Tender evaluation - lowest price conforming tender method
- 2.7 Tender evaluation - weighted attribute method
- 2.8 Analysis of alternative tenders
- 2.9 Tender negotiation
- 2.10 Notification procedures
- 2.11 Conformity with RFT
- 2.12 Use of particular inputs.
- 2.13 Other guidelines
2 Tendering procedures - Physical works
This table sets out the various tender evaluation methods available to tendering authorities for physical works as described in this Part B of the Manual.
| PHYSICAL WORKS – METHOD SELECTION MATRIX | |||
| Tender Evaluation Method | Contract $ Value | ||
| $50,000 or less | From $50,000 to $100,000 | More than $100,000 | |
| Expedited Procedures (Negotiation) | Yes (refer Section 2.3) | No | No |
| Expedited Procedures (Limited Invitation to Tender) | Yes (refer Section 2.3) |
Yes (refer Section 2.3) |
No |
| Lowest Price Conforming Tender | Yes (refer Section 2.6) |
Yes (refer Section 2.6) |
Yes (refer Section 2.6) |
| Quality-Price Trade Off Method | Yes (refer Appendix J) |
Yes (refer Appendix J) |
Yes (refer Appendix J) |
| Weighted Attribute Method | Yes (refer Section 2.7) |
Yes (refer Section 2.7) |
Yes (refer Section 2.7) |
Key: (No) = Not permitted (Yes) = Permitted
Note: For projects with a dollar value of less than $100,000 the expedited procedures are generally the most appropriate methods because administration costs will be less and hence a more reasonable proportion of total contract value.
