TY - JOUR
T1 - TRANSITION to A COMPETITIVE CONSULTANT SELECTION METHOD: A CASE STUDY of A PUBLIC AGENCY in ISRAEL
T2 - Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management
AU - Mitelman, A.
AU - Giat, Y.
N1 - Export Date: 03 October 2022; Cited By: 0; Correspondence Address: Y. Giat; Jerusalem College of Technology, Jerusalem, Israel; email: [email protected]
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Aim/Purpose This paper reports a case study of organizational transition from a non-competitive selection method to a novel bidding method for the selection of consultants in the Architectural and Engineering (A/E) industry. Background Public procurement agencies are increasingly relying on external consultants for the design of construction projects. Consultant selection can be based on either competitive bidding, or quality-based criteria, or some combination between these two approaches. Methodology Different sources of information were reviewed: internal documents, and quantitative data from the enterprise software platform (ERP). In addition, informal and unstructured interviews were conducted with relevant officials. Contribution As there are mixed opinions in the scientific literature regarding the use of competitive bidding for the selection of consultants in the A/E industry, this paper contributes a detailed review of a transition to a competitive selection method and provides a financial and qualitative comparison between the two methods. In addition, the method implemented is novel, as it delegates most of the responsibility of hiring and managing consultants to one main contractor. Findings While the new selection method was intended to reduce bureaucratic overload, it has unexpectedly also succeeded to reduce costs as well. Recommendations It may be more efficient and profitable to adopt the selection method described for Practitioners in this study. Recommendations Similar methods can be applied to other industries successfully. for Researchers Impact on Society Our method was applied in a public organization and resulted in a better outcome, both financial and managerial. Adopting this approach can benefit public budgets. Future Research The selection, data storage, and analysis methods are interrelated components. Future analysis of these components can help better shape the consultant selection process. © 2021 Informing Science Institute. All rights reserved.
AB - Aim/Purpose This paper reports a case study of organizational transition from a non-competitive selection method to a novel bidding method for the selection of consultants in the Architectural and Engineering (A/E) industry. Background Public procurement agencies are increasingly relying on external consultants for the design of construction projects. Consultant selection can be based on either competitive bidding, or quality-based criteria, or some combination between these two approaches. Methodology Different sources of information were reviewed: internal documents, and quantitative data from the enterprise software platform (ERP). In addition, informal and unstructured interviews were conducted with relevant officials. Contribution As there are mixed opinions in the scientific literature regarding the use of competitive bidding for the selection of consultants in the A/E industry, this paper contributes a detailed review of a transition to a competitive selection method and provides a financial and qualitative comparison between the two methods. In addition, the method implemented is novel, as it delegates most of the responsibility of hiring and managing consultants to one main contractor. Findings While the new selection method was intended to reduce bureaucratic overload, it has unexpectedly also succeeded to reduce costs as well. Recommendations It may be more efficient and profitable to adopt the selection method described for Practitioners in this study. Recommendations Similar methods can be applied to other industries successfully. for Researchers Impact on Society Our method was applied in a public organization and resulted in a better outcome, both financial and managerial. Adopting this approach can benefit public budgets. Future Research The selection, data storage, and analysis methods are interrelated components. Future analysis of these components can help better shape the consultant selection process. © 2021 Informing Science Institute. All rights reserved.
KW - Digital storage
KW - Enterprise resource planning
KW - Enterprise software
KW - Human resource management
KW - Architectural services
KW - Case-studies
KW - Competitive bidding
KW - Consultant selection
KW - Design management
KW - Engineering industries
KW - Engineering service
KW - Public procurement
KW - Selection methods
KW - Team building
KW - Budget control
KW - A/E services
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U2 - 10.28945/4891
DO - 10.28945/4891
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SN - 1555-1229
VL - 16
SP - 491
EP - 503
JO - Interdiscip. J. Inf. Knowl. Manage.
JF - Interdiscip. J. Inf. Knowl. Manage.
ER -