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Appendix F - Best-Value Project Screening Decision Flowchart and Selection Tool
Appendix F - Best-Value Project Screening Decision Flowchart and Selection Tool
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Once the organizational and political obstacles to the use of best-value procurement are overcome, users may skip this first step and proceed directly to the project selection tool. This tool will generate a single score that rates the project's compatibility with the best-value procurement process.
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6) Develop pilot project and program effectiveness measures.
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• Do agency employees understand the challenges and advantages of bestvalue procurement and how it changes the standard procurement process? • Is internal and external cultural resistance to shifting from low-bid award insurmountable?
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• Reference NCHRP Report 451. • Evaluate quality of final product, risk distribution, project cost, and any other motivating factors for selecting best-value.
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10) Will best-value procurement affect small or disadvantaged business opportunities?
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o Cost Savings Benefits o Lower life-cycle costs. o Lower first cost through contractor innovation.
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• Reference Section 3.4 of this report. Best-Value Project Selection Tool The following project selection tool provides guidance when considering projects for best-value procurement.
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1) General Project Characteristics The following project characteristic questions relate to the general technical project characteristics including project development, technical complexity, schedule complexity and specialized components.
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3) Best-Value Objectives The following questions relate to the objectives for implementing best-value including benefits to qualifications, quality enhancements, cost savings and schedule savings.
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Cost savings benefits -- How important is reducing costs to the project's success?
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Potential Benefits Resulting from Best-Value The following questions relate to the potential benefits of using best-value procurement. Separate sections are provided for benefits of qualification, quality enhancements, cost savings and time savings.
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Much more than typical Score ______ Quality Enhancements Benefits Subtotal (sum all questions in 4b then divide by 3) Subtotal 4b _____
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Much more than typical Score ______ Cost Savings Benefits Subtotal (sum all questions in 4c then divide by 3) Subtotal 4c ______ 4d)
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Weight 3a Quality Enhancement Score x = Subtotal 4b Adj. Weight 3b Cost Savings Score x = Subtotal 4c Adj.
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As agencies first begin to employ best-value, projects with excellent ratings should be considered. A project receiving a marginal rating might still be considered a candidate, but attention must be paid to those areas in which the project received low scores.
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