DESIGNING RFP EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT WORK

Some of the most important elements of a Request for Proposals (RFP) are the evaluation criteria. These criteria ultimately determine the designer and manufacturer of rail system equipment such as fare collection machines, signals, communications, SCADA, traction power substations, and rail vehicles. This paper proposes a step-by-step approach to designing an optimal set of evaluation criteria that can be applied to a variety of rail systems. Following discussion of a general approach, a specific example is reviewed, wherein RFP evaluation criteria were custom designed for a specific application.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Frandsen, B
• Conference:
  • 1999 Commuter Rail/Rapid Transit Conference, Proceedings
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Date: 1999-5-22 to 1999-5-27
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 267-273

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Components; Consultants; Contract administration; Contracting out; Contractors; Equipment design; Evaluation and assessment; Procurement; Rail transit; Rail transit facilities
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Law; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00766396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1999 12:00AM