Title: Accessing engineering expertise for procurement
Abstract:The procurement cycle provides an appropriate and proven method by which an agency can determine how best to access engineering expertise to support its procurement needs. By following the procurement...The procurement cycle provides an appropriate and proven method by which an agency can determine how best to access engineering expertise to support its procurement needs. By following the procurement cycle, an agency will gain the strategic information required to make an informed and justifiable decision on what mix of internally and externally sourced expertise is optimal, and how that expertise should be integrated into the agency's procurement activities. Following the procurement process also provides an agency with operational information that allows the optimal sourcing strategy and procurement method to be identified. Using the procurement cycle does not presuppose that engineering expertise will be provided externally rather than in-house. Both in-house and external provision of expertise needs to be considered and compared as part of the procurement process. This section is structured around the procurement cycle identified in Figure 2.2, and draws heavily from Procurement Guidance Material: Planning for Significant Procurement (Queensland Department of Public Works, 2010).Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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