The PPSM tool provides a formal decision analysis approach for highway procurement procurement selection. By using this tool, a brief project procurement selection report can be generated for each individual project. The process is divided into the following sections.
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STAGE 1 - Project Attributes, Goals, Constraints
- Procurement Procedures to consider
- Low Bid
- Best Value
- Qualifications-based
- Project Description, Goals, Constraints
- Describe the Project
- State the project delivery method for the project
- Set project goals
- Determine and review project constraints
STAGE 2 - Determine Procurement Procedures and Selection Factors to Evaluate
- Determine which of the eight selection factors need to be evaluated
- Delivery Schedule
- Complexity & Innovation
- Level of Design
- Cost
- Assessment of Risk
- Staff Experience and Availability
- Level of Oversight and Control
- Competition and Contractor Experience
STAGE 3 - Evaluate Factors
- Assess each potential procurement procedure in regards to the factors to evaluate
- Review checklists for each of the factors evaluated
- If the above steps do not reveal an optimal procedure, proceed with evaluating remaining factors across all three potential procurement procedures
The following flowchart outlines the PPSM process:
Supporting Documents
Best Value Algorithms
B.2.1 Fixed Budged B.2.2 Adjusted Bid B.2.3 Adjusted Score B.2.4 Weighted Criteria
B.2.5 Meets Technical Criteria B.2.6 Quantitative Cost-Technical Tradeoff B.2.7 Qualitative Cost-Technical Tradeoff
Common Procurement Procedures
B.1 Low Bid B.2 Best Value B.3 Qualifications-Based B.4 Cost Plus Time
Less-Common Procurement Procedures
B.5 Sole Source B.6 Job Order Contracting
Supplementary Procurement Procedures
B.7 Alternative Technical Concepts B.8 Additive Alternates B.9 Alternate Design