Design of Performance Assessment System for Selection of Contractors in Construction Industry E-Marketplaces

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

horta, im (Author) FEUP; camanho, as (Author) FEUP; lima, af (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - ASCE

Vol. 139 No. 8

Pages: 910-917

ISSN: 0733-9364

Publisher: ASCE

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 7 Citations

Scopus - 12 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-8XZ

DOI: 10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000691

Abstract (EN): This paper presents a framework to facilitate the selection of the most appropriate company to be contracted among competitive bids. This framework is intended to be integrated in e-marketplaces to comply with the major technological advances in the construction industry. A novel feature of the system is that it allows bilateral evaluations between companies to better understand general contractor-subcontractor relationships and to improve the level of transparency within the construction sector. The performance assessment system incorporates other innovative features, such as the ability to specify a set of performance indicators suitable for inclusion in e-marketplaces covering three different perspectives: company reliability, operation performance, and bid attributes. The system also allows the integration of the preferences of the decision maker concerning the selection of the best company for a given work. (C) 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8