| Title |
A Study on Weights of the Factors to Evaluate Technological Capabilities of a Bidder in a Construction Project |
| Keywords |
Technological Capabilities ; Construction Bid ; Technical Manpower ; Weights ; Prequalification |
| Abstract |
Evaluating technological capabilities of construction companies is very important to activate technological competition among construction companies and select an optimal successful bidder in the construction project bidding. The items to evaluate technological capabilities of construction companies include construction experience, possessed engineers and technicians, new technology development and utilization records, past construction performance, and so forth. The objective of this study is to derive the criteria for evaluating technological capabilities and to suggest weights by the evaluation criteria through the use of a modern decision making method, 'Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)' so as to rationally evaluate technological capabilities of construction companies. As a result of the calculation of weights by criteria, the evaluation of technical manpower was very important. As for weights by criteria based on the questionnaire survey, technical manpower’s weight was 0.432, which was more than two?fold higher than other criteria, such as possessed construction technologies (0.207), construction experience (0.182), and the past construction performance (0.179). In evaluating technical manpower, the evaluation of project managers and engineers who have experience in the same construction field was very important. Meanwhile, in order to encourage sincere construction in a job site, and to maximize the application of new technologies and value engineering savings in the construction process, it is necessary to put importance to evaluation of the past construction performance in evaluating technological capabilities. To do so, the clients need to publicly notify special methods or technologies corresponding to the concerned construction project, and they also need to establish a system for evaluating the relevant construction experiences, possessed construction machinery, and R&D investment records. |