TY  - CONF
TI  - Best Value Procurement From a Contractor Point of View
C1  - Dublin, Ireland
C3  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 121
EP  - 132
PY  - 2019
DO  - 10.24928/2019/0190
AU  - Lesjø, Emilie Sofie
AU  - Wondimu, Paulos Abebe
AU  - Lædre, Ola
AD  - M.Sc. Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), +47 943 83 498, emilie.lesjo@gmail.com
AD  - Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DCEE), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway/Senior Engineer, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Norway, +47 901 11 814, paulos.wondimu@ntnu.no/paulos.wondimu@vegvesen.no
AD  - Associate Professor, DCEE, NTNU, ola.ladre@ntnu.no
AB  - Best Value Procurement (BVP) was introduced in Norway in 2016. Since then, more than ten pilot projects have tested the method. So far, limited research has been carried out to explore the contractors’ experiences on BVP to improve the method for future projects. The purpose of this paper is to fill part of this research gap by exploring a contractor’s experiences from several projects using the method. By looking at five road projects that have tested out the BVP method, a trend can be seen in how the evaluation of the offers was conducted. Data was collected from five pilot road projects through three in-depth interviews with key persons and a document study. The results show how the evaluation of the price aspect has changed over time. In three of the five projects, a formula was used that urged the contractors to set prices low in order to score additional points. This formula gained criticism from both the contractors and the BVP experts hired to help the contractors. BVP has contributed, to a certain extent, to Lean implementation. However, the practice should be improved to increase value and transparency and minimize conflict and waste.
KW  - Best value procurement
KW  - BVP
KW  - lean construction
KW  - value
KW  - early contractor involvement
KW  - ECI
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2019/07/03
CY  - Dublin, Ireland
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1628/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1628
N1  - Export Date: 19 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -