E-tendering tendering process within construction: A UK perspective

Lindsley, Geoff; Stephenson, Paul

doi:10.1016/s1007-0214(08)70161-5

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“…The e-procurement system reduces time spent on copying, posting and receiving the bid documents. At the same time, it also reduces time and effort for routine bid administration work, which can save administration costs (Nguyen et al, Moving to e-bidding 2012; Tindsley and Stephenson, 2008). A study in the UK indicated that the cost to clients in producing, copying and distributing tendered documents can be cut by as much as 90 per cent annually (Kajewski et al, 2001).…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Electronic Procurement In the Construction Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Moving to e-bidding

Santoso

Bourpanus

2019

JFMPC

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Purpose This study aims to examine the influences of shifting the bidding system of Thai public infrastructure projects from e-auction to e-bidding. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was conducted with owners or senior managers with direct responsibility in deciding the mark-up of 72 small and medium-sized contractor firms. Five senior professionals were interviewed to provide insights into and to strengthen the discussion of the findings. The Wilcoxon test was applied to analyze the difference in the importance of the factors between e-auction and e-bidding. Findings The results revealed a shift in the importance of the factors, from those related to the financial aspects in the e-auction to the situational aspects in the e-bidding. The comparison test results also suggested that the majority of factors become significantly less important in the e-bidding system, with “identity of competitors” and “general expense of the bidding process” having the most apparent mean differences. The interview results supported by data on winning prices and estimations strongly indicated that bid collusions likely exist in the e-auction. By shifting to e-bidding, the data also show that the Thai Government can save public money in its infrastructure project development. Originality/value The study provides an analysis from the perspectives of contractor firms on how e-auction and e-bidding options influence bid mark-up decisions. Many studies have focused on the issues and advantages provided by the e-procurement mainly from the owner (government)’s perspective but how the change influences the contractor’s attitude has been less explored.

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Section: Literature Review 21 Electronic Procurement In the Construction Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Moving to e-bidding

Santoso

Bourpanus

2019

JFMPC

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“…Tendering is the process of selecting a suitable contractor to carry out the construction work (Eriksson and Westerberg, 2011). For a significant number of years, the current paper-based method of tendering has been commonplace within the industry (Tindsley and Stephenson, 2008). However, this tendering method can prove to be very costly while being ridden with endless inefficiencies such as handling errors, estimating process errors, and evaluation errors (O’Connell, 2010; Oyediran and Akintola, 2011).…”

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“…According to Tindsley and Stephenson (2008), e-tendering systems do not have the facility to check whether tenderers have viewed the latest information uploaded to the system. If an uploaded tender addendum or a superseded site plan was not read by the tenderer prior to pricing, their bid will be distorted and the value of the tender submission will be adversely affected.…”

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The readiness of construction contractors and consultants to adopt e-tendering

Wimalasena

Gunatilake

2018

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Purpose Tendering is a process undertaken to obtain offers from interested contractors to carry out specific packages of construction work. Presently, most construction stakeholders in developing countries use a paper-based tendering method, which is time-consuming, costly and labour-intensive. It may be argued that considering increased calls towards efficiency improvements in the construction industry, adopting e-tendering can bring about several benefits by allowing electronic exchange of information and avoiding the errors of traditional tendering. However, the question of readiness of construction stakeholders to embrace this change remains. The aim of this study is to investigate the readiness of Sri Lankan construction contractors and consultants (who are the two key parties involved in the tendering process) to adopt e-tendering. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods research approach was used to achieve the aim. Initially, a literature review was used to compare typical conventional and e-tendering processes. Subsequently, a questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the current level of usage of e-tendering and to investigate the readiness levels of consultants and contractors to implement e-tendering. Finally, seven expert interviews were conducted to propose suitable solutions to achieve a successful e-tendering implementation. Findings The analysed data revealed that both consultants and contractors used electronic media in the tendering process but they were still not ready for complete e-tendering implementation. However, consultants were more hesitant than contractors. The main barrier that limited e-tendering implementation was the lack of legal rules to cover e-tendering. Originality/value E-tendering implementation should be initiated from the government sector. Therefore, it is recommended to update the procurement guideline and required legal policies to enrich the current usage level of e-tendering among construction stakeholders.

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“…These might help to explain why the second most important anti-corruption capabilities of e-Procurement identified in this study is transparent bidding process. Previous studies have also established that transparent bidding/tendering process can be achieved through adequate monitoring and tracking of online transactions (Aman and Kasimin, 2011), better interactions among stakeholders through online systems (Adebiyi, Ayo and Adebiyi, 2010) and reduction in cartel formation, collusion, and rigging of bids (Tindsley and Stephenson, 2008;Pathak, et al, 2009). It was on this premise that the World Economic Forum (2016) and OECD (2016) argued that by providing audit trail services, e-Procurement can help to check incidence of fraud, forgery, and embezzlement in the procurement of works, goods and services by engendering constant monitoring/tracking and trailing of communications and transactions done electronically.…”

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Exploring anti-corruption capabilities of e-procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria

Aduwo¹,

Ibem

Afolabi

et al. 2020

CEB

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The use of electronic (e-) procurement to support the execution of supply chain management activities in the different industrial sectors is permeating all regions of the world. However, in countries in sub-Saharan Africa where there is a significant level of corruption and unethical practices in the procurement process, there is a need for a better understanding of how e-Procurement can help to check the incidence of corrupt and unethical practices in construction project delivery. This study relied on a cross-sectional survey of 759 respondents, including architects, builders, engineers, estate/facilities managers, contractors, construction/project managers, quantity surveyors, supply chain managers and others to identify and analyse the anti-corruption capabilities of e-Procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria. The results of the descriptive statistics, relative importance index and principal components analysis identified 18 anti-corruption capabilities in e-Procurement in construction project delivery with the three most important ones being the capability of e-Procurement to ensure good inventory management/record keeping; accountability by providing audit services trail and minimise direct human contacts during bidding. The key underlying dimensions of these capabilities include the advantage of e-Procurement over the traditional paper-based method; transparent bidding process and increase in competition in construction project delivery process. The findings of this study have implications, especially, on the use of e-Procurement to curb corruption in construction procurement activities.

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E-tendering tendering process within construction: A UK perspective

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Moving to e-bidding

The readiness of construction contractors and consultants to adopt e-tendering

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