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... 34 As an important component of data and information gathering on the use of procurement selection in airports, the synthesis team embarked on interviews with select airports in the United States. The general idea was to interview airports that had used some form of qualifications-based selection (QBS)
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... Case Examples of Qualifications-Based Selection Projects 35 on-call contracts) where the contractor is selected based on past performance and qualifications.
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... 36 Value, Benefits, and Limitations of Qualifications-Based Selection for Airport Project Delivery Among the airports studied, Massport (the organization in charge of Boston Logan International Airport) uses CMR on all their projects with an estimated cost of more than $5 million.
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... Case Examples of Qualifications-Based Selection Projects 37 DB contracts. In one DB project, the airport during the second step, asked for design fees from the contractor as well as pricing information, though not a fixed-price bid.
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... 38 Value, Benefits, and Limitations of Qualifications-Based Selection for Airport Project Delivery Advantages Challenges • Best-qualified team is selected. Many respondents want a team that has worked with them before.

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