https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0237

Procurement of Collaborative Project Teams – a Literature Study

Trond Bølviken¹, Una Obiose Kriston Nwajei² & Magnus Mikael Hellström³

¹Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder, N4846 Grimstad, Norway, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-2408
²P.h.D Student, Department of Engineering Science, University of Agder, Jon Lillutens Vei 9, 4879, Grimstad, Norway, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-6979-4430
³Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Henriksgatan 2, 20500 Åbo, Finland, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-3851-0503

Abstract

In construction the procurement phase is the connection between the definition phase and execution. Thereby it establishes crucial preconditions for success (or failure) in execution by establishing a shift from competition to collaboration as the fundamental logic in the relationship between customer and supplier. The paradox of the procurement of projects in general and collaborative projects in particular is its aim of establishing collaboration through means of competition. The paper presents a literature study of methods used in the client’s procurement of teams in collaborative project delivery models such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Alliancing and others. Five procurement methods are identified: Direct Negotiations (DN), Team-Based Procurement (TBP), dual Target Outturn Cost (dTUC), Competitive Dialogue (CD) and Best Value Procurement (BVP). Three methods for comparing alternatives are also identified: Weight Rating Calculating (WRC), Best Value Selection (BVS) and Choosing by Advantage (CBA). The paper discusses public procurement, procuring the team in one or several steps, early or late setting of targets related to Target Value Design (TVD), the use of qualitative and quantitative evaluation, the need to adjust the procurement method, and the need for information and training. The possibility of procurement based on design solution is also presented.

Keywords

Alliancing, Collaborative contracts, Integrated Project Delivery, Procurement, Relational.

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Bølviken, T. , Nwajei, U. O. K. & Hellström, M. M. 2023. Procurement of Collaborative Project Teams – a Literature Study, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 353-364. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0237

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