THE ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
The costs of applying Transit New Zealand competitive pricing procedures (CPP) to the letting of contracts for the engagement of professional services for TNZ-funded roading work are evaluated, based on a study of the financial year 1991-92, and carried out in 1992-93. Conclusions from the study include: (1) Selection of consultants should be made using quality-based procedures for most TNZ-funded roading work; (2) Quality-based procedures, based on Brook's law, should be used for fully funded works; however, other procedures may need to be developed to meet the special needs of the local authority tendering requirements; (3) Professional services contracts should be parcelled into larger packages and should be for defined periods to reduce administration costs, both before acceptance and during progress of the work; (4) Training programmes should be implemented in the preparation of requests for tender briefs, tender evaluation procedures, and negotiation skills for staff of TNZ and of local authorities. Recommendations have been made for changes to CPP procedures so that quality service will be provided, competition will be encouraged and unproductive costs related to the present bidding system still be reduced. (a)
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Corporate Authors:
Transit New Zealand
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Authors:
- Butcher, B
- COKER, D
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 86 p.
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Serial:
- TRANSIT NEW ZEALAND RESEARCH REPORT
- Issue Number: 40
- Publisher: Transit New Zealand
- ISSN: 1170-9405
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Competition; Contracts; Personnel; Quality assurance
- Geographic Terms: New Zealand
- ITRD Terms: 235: Competition; 146: Contract; 8079: New Zealand; 102: Personnel; 9123: Quality assurance
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00715695
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 0-478-04128-4
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 31 1996 12:00AM