Tender Evaluation
Cost Comparison, Tender Analysis, Quote Seeking
Once you got all your documentation and financial resources ready, the task of selecting a contractor is the tricky bit. It’s not hard to select an incompetent contractor from the vast number from the market. TDQS will help you to evaluate tender returns and ensure the most value for money contractor is selected based on two envelope system evaluation methodology. TDQS follows ethical and probity guidelines with our clients to ensure no opportunity is missed and no risk is taken without mitigation strategies in place when awarding a contact.
TDQS tips for evaluating tenders:
- Select the evaluation criteria and methodology carefully. You should not change either of these once tenders have been invited.
- Make sure that you ask contractors to provide all information required that you might need to know to be able to fully evaluate their tenders.
- Do not be tempted to consider a non-compliant tender. Legal action and disputes may arise if a contract is awarded to a non-compliant tender.
- Be very careful when seeking clarification about a tender. There is often a fine line between clarifying and modifying or adding to existing information. The provision of new information is equivalent to accepting an amendment to the original tender and may invalidate the evaluation process.
- When evaluating offers, remember that contractor must demonstrate that they meet the evaluation criteria - not just assert it.
- Other checks include financial capability, subcontractor’s skills and expertise, WHS requirements, recent project experiences and insurances.
Procurement Management Process
