Determining winner in multi-attribute procurement auction:a method based on technical and business experts' evaluation information

A method for solving the winner determination problem （WDP） in multi-attribute procurement auctions is proposed, based on technical and business experts＇ evaluation information. Firstly, on the background of procurements in China, a multi-attribute pro- curement auction mechanism is presented, where technical and business experts participate in the bid evaluation. Then, the concept of TOPSIS is used to determine the positive and negative ideal points of the WDP according to bid prices, the technical and business experts＇ evaluation information. Further, the closeness coefficient of each bidder （candidate supplier） is obtained by calculating the distances to the positive and negative ideal points. Thus, the winning supplier can be determined according to the closeness coefficients. Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the use of the proposed method.

Applying Fuzzy Matter-Element Model Based on AHP to Evaluating Bids of Water Saving Irrigation Project

Owing to overcoming the characteristics that there are many economic and technical indexes which are fuzzy and incompatibility to each other in evaluating investment project,a new method is proposed.The method is based on the matter-element analysis and combined with the concepts of fuzzy mathematics,which is called the method of fuzzy matter-element analysis.It constructs the compound fuzzy matter element with the investment projects,evaluation factors and their fuzzy value.Through establishing the best subjection degree (fuzzy value),complex fuzzy matter element of relational coefficient and weight aggregation of fuzzy matter-element model,the writer achieves on optimum order of the investment projects according to the calculated relational degree and finds the best project.In this paper,the calculation of weight adopts the analytical hierarchy process method(AHP).Through the actual example,it shows that the model is simple and its calculation is reliable.It is very significant for the engineering evaluated bid and investment decision.

Tender evaluation through efficiency analysis for public construction contracts

Given the European Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU,policymakers have ordered the inclusion of various criteria,such as the price,life-cycle costs,environmental,and social aspects,in the evaluation of tenders for public construction projects.Consequently,the relevance of non-monetary award criteria has gained significant value.However,the established evaluation formulas,which are used to obtain the best value for money procurement,have resulted in legal disputes.The existing evaluation formulas exhibit mathematical weaknesses,wherein scoring indices do not express economic efficiency adequately.Thus,a conflict is observed between the political requirement of non-monetary award criteria and their evaluation by contracting authorities.To overcome such dilemma,an extensive literature review is conducted.Specifically,this study explores the essential problems of existing evaluation formulas and develops a more reliable method.The technique from the field of efficiency analysis,i.e.,Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA),is adopted in this study.For contract awarding,the DEA is extended by introducing a decision theoretical framework.For public procurement,the proposed method combines two advantages.First,the proposed method ensures the derivation of a robust tender ranking given that with respect to clients’preferences,irrelevant and insufficiently tailored tenders do not influence the scoring.Second,the proposed method supports the intention of policy makers to promote public goals,such as sustainable aspects.By disclosing the strengths and weaknesses of bidders with respect to their competitors,all bidders can obtain a precise overview of their performance regarding the award criteria.In sum,the proposed method allows a targeted improvement of certain criteria values in future tenders and consequently leads to an enhancement of public goals.