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The Concept Of Value For Money Construction Essay
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Tendering is one of the common technique for a government to make a transparency of public fund and make sure maximum return to the community Barnett, et al., 2010. In other word, tendering represents the value for money concept. However, practically, tendering outcome does not always give this goal.
In this essay, It will discuss the value for money framework, value for money in the tendering process and how this approach in the practice. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantage of using the competitive tendering and give an explanation why competitive tendering not always get the value for money result.
The value for money definition
According to ITAD report (2010), the term value for money imply to an intention to get the maximum benefit that can be obtained from the price that has been paid. Moreover, the term "value" can be measured as a comparison between functions with the cost. (The Institute of Value Management, 2001). From these two sources, it can be seen that when something give us more benefit than what we pay, at that time that thing has a value. The intention to maximise the benefit in the concept of value for money might also be interpreted to pursue the best result that possibly can be. In this case, it can be assumed that value for money and best value approach can be used vice versa.
Definition of Tendering
Tendering can be defined as "the process of making an offer, bid or proposal, or expressing interest in response to an invitation or request for tender." (New South Wales Government, n.d.). In competitive tendering, internal and external contractor is allowed to submit a proposal. (Department of Local Government, 1997). In every tender, there are two parties that involved which is tenderer and client and it should be more that one tenderer that participate in the tendering process.
The framework of value for money
Refer to ITAD report about value for money, there are 5 key points in value for money framework. These framework consist of key component, measure, modifier, contributor share, and confidence level.
Key component
In value for money framework, optimise the key component of the process of transforming the cost into a benefit. There are 4 key components that will be optimise such as, input, activities, output, and outcome.
In this framework, measure use 3Es to ensure that the project spend the right amount of money on the right place. 3Es refers to effectiveness, efficiency, and economy. Effectiveness measures the outcome from qualitative and quantitative perspective. Efficiency measures the productivity of the project. Economy refers to the cost of the unit. This point calculating all the cost that will use.
There are some intangible cost and benefit which influence the final decision. Therefore it should have a risk management about all aspects including unplanned cost and benefit just in case the project does not go according to schedule.
Contributor share
The contributors share divides the portion of cost and benefit shares. There has been difficulty to measure these two factors contribute in value for money judgement. Assuming both of this factor equal make the judgment bias and not represent the actual value.
Confidence level
In value for money assessment, the data which being used should have credibility. If the data does not have a good quality then the final judgment would be compromised. This factor is very crucial because all the decision will be based on the data that has been received.
Competitive tendering.
In the UK, at the beginning, the local government used compulsory competitive tendering, however this regulation was protested especially by the Labor Party. Then, these rules replaced by new policy which use best value approach. Nonetheless,With this new approach, there are still highlighting the competition and competitiveness. The best value approach is intended to initiate improvement in performance and at the end lead to better outcomes. The government also mentions the importance of best value framework because it supports the competition in local government (Boyne, et al., 1999b).
Boyne et al. (1999a) argue that the decision making in competitive tendering should consider these two variable which is level of performance and cost of contracting. When the level of performance of the bidder is high, then the impact of the tendering will be not significant. This also happened when cost of contracting is expensive, it is better to use on the internal supply rather than external. This factor needs to be considered in order to get the value for money benefit.
In the practice as mention by Williamson cited by (Boyne, et al., 1999a), there are four variable that should be considered by the government in the tendering process. The first one is uncertainty. This point concludes that need flexibility if the situation is cannot be expected. This point includes the possibility of renegotiation between each party may be necessary. The second aspect is complexity. Each contract has their own complexity to be monitored. Not every project has the same complexity therefore need some extra attention to make sure the contract is suitable. A complex project needs a comprehensive contract to make sure that the project can be monitored easily. The third aspect is asset specificity. If the supplier has specific skill or asset, they can charge the client with high price because there are the only supplier who has this resource. This aspect should be considered and need to have a solution how to prevent this aspect into a boomerang. One of the solution is they need to mention about the product ownership in the contract. The last aspect is small number. This aspect still related about the scarcity of the resources. When the resources is small, then there is a chance of a monopoly that will increase the cost. If we analyse more, the competitive tendering can be linked into transaction cost of a contract.
Advantages and disadvantage of competitive tendering
According to Department of Local Government New South Wales (1997), there are advantages and disadvantage of using the competitive tendering.
Advantage of competitive tendering
The benefits of competition
With competitive tendering, it will create a competition from every bidder therefore it can produce a good quality contract and better efficiency. If the client gets a competitive offer, it can assure that the outcome will give a best value.
Improving in-house performance
Another benefit of competitive tendering is increasing the in-house provider capability. This in-house supplier can also join in to give a bidding proposal and can be compared with others bidder directly. From there the council can measure whether their supplier already been effective or not.
Focussing attention on strategic goals
This tendering gives more priority to the project outcome and other strategic objective which need to be satisfied. This approach makes the targeted outcome more explicit.
Achieving best value for money
As it already mentions before that the competitive atmosphere in this process increase the efficiency of bidder to give the ideal bidding price which give the client the best value for money. According to this guideline, the saving from this process reach 20% average. However this number has varied from each industry and it depends on degree of efficiency, intensity of competition and how the council manages the whole process.
Taking advantage of innovation
Council could get an innovative solution and suggestion from the contractor. The contractor can make a proposal of the latest technology or system to support the client needs with the best price and value from every competitor.
Disadvantages of competitive tendering
Employment reduction
According to the guideline research, the competitive tendering increases the number the unemployment. This might happen because the increasing of efficiency causes the worker reduction and also salary from the company. The competitive spirit was used to broadly therefore lead to this effect.
Duration can be time-consuming
Due to competitive behavior and atmosphere, the client cannot choose the best contractor in short time. It needs to get a complex consideration and reasoning to choose which bidder is the most suitable. Although this reason is making sense, there is a potential drawback that should be aware of.
Level of competition can be too high
Everything that excessive is not very good. When the level of competition is in extreme condition, it can lead to unbalance and unhealthy circumstance. At the end, the bidder can do whatever it takes to win the tender. When that bidder wins, they will try to renegotiate (DOMBERGER, et al., 1986). The bidder doesn't consider many necessary things and ask for re negotiation which bring the project is over budget. This condition commonly happens and because of this factor, the result does not give the best value for money.
Consumer issues
The consumer does not have the same legal opportunity when the provider is coming from the tender. The council should look after this legal issue more careful to make sure there is no citizen's right has been overridden. In that case the goal of reaching value for money is fading.
Capacity of council to provide a service
The council will lose the capability of expertise in the technical area, infrastructure and plant which important to run the services. When they do not have that expertise, the council cannot watch over the performance of the contractor and cannot give an assessment whether the outcome of the tender is value for money or not.
The reason why the Competitive tendering not always value for money
As it is already mentioned before some of the condition in the competitive tendering condition becoming boomerang to the project overall. The question now is, how can be competitive tendering ensure the outcome will represent value for money.
In order to get value for money in competitive tendering process, the client should make good and proper criteria and weighting so they can measure the importance of that criteria and include that into the calculation of value for money judgment (Barnett, et al., 2010). This factor might be the reason why competitive tendering does not always give the value for money benefit of the contract. Some company or government may misconduct the right weight or priority in the rating system therefore the crucial criteria is not getting a proper rating or undervalue. This action leads to miscalculation of the overall judgement and at the end bring the final decision into the wrong conclusion.
One of the key points in value for money principle that have to be managed is continuous improvement. This point refers to (Boyne, et al., 1999a) who mentions that to reach the maximum benefit from best value practice, the indicator of the performance of a tendering process should be reviewed every 5 years. The local government should re-assess the process tender and remeasure the criteria to make sure is still suitable at that period of time. This action also eliminates the potential of monopoly or collusion between supplier or contractor which can lead to non competitive tendering. As it was mentioned before, If there is no competition between each bidder, the chance to get a best value become low and increase the chance of failure. This factor might also be the other reason why value for money does not always come from competitive tendering process.
Value for money in practice
In the construction project in UK (WONG, et al., 2000), the most of client of this kind of project from both public and private sector, not only choose the lowest price as their main criteria to determine the winner they already included the multi criteria approach (MCS) as their judgement standards. Although in the early investigation shows that lowest price is still dominating the judgement, this journal gives an early data about this new trend. In the calculating formula, the percentage of importance of those two standards is still not equal, however, the client whose from the public or private sector is already starting to incorporate the MCS approach in their standard to achieve the specification quality. Wong et al (2000) argues that the reason why the client is not putting the same level of importance of lowest price and MCS is because they need a supporting proof about accountability and public criticism.
The report also mentions that some client already uses tender price and MCS approach equally. In this case, client from private sector shows a higher percentage in comparing with a public sector. This data shows that private client wants to achieve the highest potential value that the bidder could deliver without need to considering too much about accountability and transparency of the project. Wong et.al (2000) concludes that the trend is changing right now. Client already aware the benefit of not only using the lowest price but also other criteria to maintain the quality is greater than only consider the lowest price. In other word, they already consider a value rather than price. According to (Lowe & Leiringer, 2006) the lowest price does not gurantee the lowest cost. There is a risk of financial problem of the supplier, failed to deliver the project on time, over budget and failed to accomplish the requirement.
The example of this fact has happened in T5 case study (Lowe, In print). In T5 Heathrow airport, the BAA desires to have a good quality and world class airport. To reach this goal, BAA makes a high standard criteria about the specification. BAA aware that there are many constrain that might be happen during this construction project. To counter this possible problem, BAA use different approach to maintain the relationship between supplier. Considering the majority of the big construction project for example, Wembley or emirats stadium which is over budget and over-schedule, BAA took a dramatic approach. BAA will take the responsibility for project risk and the supplier profit were already predetermined and fixed. BAA assigns the first tier supplier to carry out not some specific but all the project. In this way, BAA can combine all the expert from different supplier to work on the project and make an integrated team.
With this approach, the competition is still maintained between supplier but not for achieving higher profit but for executing the project in the right quality, time and cost. With the integrated team of expertise, the whole project efficiency will be increased and enable each supplier to maximise their potential or value. If we look again the T5 project as whole, we can see that the project is using value for money and competitive tendering approach. BAA tries to maximise the benefit or value of this project from the supplier with the competitive circumstances while removing the potential failure cause which is chasing for more profit and avoiding of losses that in the end lead to money. It is an ironic fact that when we want to achieve value for money, the root cause is back to the money itself.
In the end, value for money can be achieved in a competitive tendering situation. However this approach should consider many key elements such as continuous improvement, good criteria and weighting of each criteria, use not only the lowest price as a base judgement, mitigating the potential risk and integrating each supplier if it use more than one supplier. Omitting one of this key element may cause not getting the value for money and many other drawbacks which not only wasting more money but also time and quality. This might be the reason why many projects that use competitive tendering do not get the maximum potential benefit.


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My stay with Evelyn was a delight...great accommodations combined with great conversation made my stay with her a joy.LoniJuly 2015
Evelyn was everything a person could want in an Airbnb host. She was understanding and flexible with our arrival time. She had clean and appealing space and excellent guest quarters. The room itself is very spacious with high ceilings and noise was not an issue. Evelyn went above and beyond her duties as hostess. If we're in the Charlotte area again, we will definitely seek her out.DanielJuly 2015
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Ellen was very welcoming and kind. The listing was accurate and all looks nice and cozy. The stuff is also great and the dogs are loving ! I got the privacy that I need it :)AdrianaJune 2016
Ellen was a great host! The Yurt was just as beautiful as the picture. When we arrived, there was a drum circle in the large Yurt which was awesome. Everyone that we had ran into was very polite and welcoming. Ellen's dog, Murph, was one of my favorite parts of the trip, he led us for a 15 min walk showing us the property! It was a great relaxing stay! We'll be back for sure, next is the mini cabin with a tub!CarleyMay 2016
We really enjoyed our quick little trip to this cozy retreat! The yurt was clean, comfortable, and beautiful! We didn't get a chance to meet Ellen, but she made us feel right at home and checked to make sure we didn't have any questions. Highly recommend taking some time away to relax here! We were really able to unwind after just one night. Thanks for everything Ellen!HannahSeptember 2016
The Baby Yurt is a magical and healing space. Ellen is a wonderful host, she is communicative and allows for one to feel cared for yet holds the space for one to feel at peace and in solitude. Though there are other structures in close proximity, I experienced the solitude I had intended for. I will definitely be back for another stay, such a treasure here in NC.CharlotteAugust 2015
Everything was great! Elle was very welcoming and the listing look just as pictures and described. Very relaxing and quiet. Would highly recommend.AdelineJuly 2016
We arrived later at night, but Ellen did a great job communicating all the necessary information to us through Airbnb. She talked to us in the morning, was very friendly, and suggested multiple places in the area to visit. All in all, a very good experience.JamesSeptember 2016
We had the most relaxing and energizing stay we have had with AirBnB. Ellen was a gracious and considerate host. We will be recommending to our friends.MarkJune 2016
Best night of sleep in a long time! The property Is so peaceful and relaxing. I wish I had been able to be there longer as I would have enjoyed walking around more. Ellen was communicative & accommodating. The baby yurt was exactly as described.AllisonApril 2016
Gold Hill
Great little cottage! Stayed here with a coworker for one night, both the sofa bed and air mattress were comfortable and we had a good night's sleep. Well insulated place, we were there in January and it stayed warm all night with the heater on. Not much open when we were there (Thursday night in January) but I can tell this would be a lively place during the rest of the year. Cute little historic village, we passed some donkeys on our way to the parking lot.TylerJanuary 2017
Could not have been better. What a wonderful three night experience. We hope to become regulars as we visit our family member in Rowan County. See you soon!JoeDecember 2016
Ruth greeted us at the Cottage which is located at the Village of Gold Hill. There are lots of little cute shops and a restaurant in the village. The cottage has a queen air mattress upstairs and a pull out sleeper sofa downstairs. The bathroom is stocked with plenty of towels and wash cloths. They have an oven, microwave, dishwasher, pots and pans, and onsite coffee maker. We had a great time!! They provide sheets and towels which is great. Very clean and dust free rooms. They have a tasting room that is next door to the cottage. I would recommend trying to get their on a Friday evening and go to dinner at the actual winery (only 5 miles away) and then exploring the village on a Saturday. You can then go and enjoy some wine at the tasting room and grab dinner at the Down South Cafe. Would love to return soon.LaurenMay 2016
So glad we discovered the charming town of Gold Hill, NC and the hospitality of folks at Morgan Ridge Winery. The cottage was clean, cozy and comfortable with extra touches, including a gas fireplace and a private courtyard. Best of all, the tasting room was just steps away. The cottage is in the heart of the historic village of Gold Hill, surrounded by eclectic shops, walking trails and numerous reminders of the great gold rush in the early 1800s. A great weekend getaway!John and Robbie March 2016
It's a cute, rustic and cozy cottage and the location is walking distance to everything in Gold Hill. The courtyard and fire pit was great at night and it's nice to have the tasting room right next door for wine and the staff there is very friendly and helpful if you need anything.FayeOctober 2016
The place is beautiful, so calming and quiet. We were welcomed from the beginning and checked on frequently to see if we needed anything. The village is fantastic, wished we could've spent more time there, but our plans included my daughter's wedding at a venue just 5 minutes away. I instant messaged Aimee prior to our stay and received instant responses. My mom loved it and wants to return again soon. The cabin is beautifully decorated and comfortable. We enjoyed our coffee on the patio and would've loved to have a fire, but the weather was just a bit to warm for that. We loved sitting and watching the butterflies and hummingbirds in the flower garden. The wine tasting and the micro brews were also fantastic.LorieAugust 2016
Incredibly quaint , romantic, and charming cottage! We got married at Morgan Ridge Vineyards, so it was only fitting that we spend a night here to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary. Our original plan was to head to Salisbury for the evening, but the minute we arrived and saw how beautiful the outdoor patio area was, we decided to grab a pizza and spend the evening outside under the stars (with a bottle of Morgan Ridge wine, of course). It was a perfect way to celebrate our anniversary, and we are already talking of going back again so we can spend a bit more time shopping in the lovely town of Gold Hill. Thanks for making our anniversary so special, Amie and Kim!StephanieJuly 2016
We had a great time at the Morgan Ridge cottage. Out host was so so nice. Easiest check in. The cottage itself is so quaint. Very nice. We felt very comfortable and safe. We will definitely return. Had a wonderful time walking around to all the little shops! Thank you!!SandraJuly 2016
Gold Hill
Ellen was a great host; she accommodated our early check-in during a mid-week stay. The cabin and the area was very quiet and it was great to be able to get away from civilization for a while. We very much enjoyed our stay and would do it again.KateJune 2015
A quaint cabin and a unique experience. We felt very welcome and settled in nicely. We enjoyed the added company every morning getting to play with the dogs (especially Murphy!) and being greeted by themMichaelApril 2015
My girlfriend and I just wanted a place to get away with our dog to a place that was quiet and had hot tub just for one evening. This was a decision made the night before and so with little time, Ellen provided everything for us. Ellen did a great job at having the place ready for us, and then just let us have our privacy, which is exactly what we wanted. We got to relax in the hot tub and our dog was able to run somewhat freely around and he made friends with some of the neighborhood dogs, which were also adorable and friendly. The area is remote, which is good because we wanted to get away from everything, but it can be a little tricky getting there. If you're taking interstate 85, I wouldn't let your GPS take you down the backroads, because our GPS abandoned us (2 different network cell phones)in an area that was not friendly. Take the exit for highway 52 toward Gold Hill. Once we found our way to Gold Hill, everyone was very friendly, cell phones worked normally, and getting to the cabin was a breeze. My girlfriend wants to come back on a weekend to check out the local community activities and cute tourist attractions.alexJuly 2015
Maddie and I really enjoyed staying at Ellen's cabin. The area was beautiful and rural, and the cabin itself was clean and well kept with all the necessary amenities. Ellen made us great recommendations for lunch/dinner and local vineyards, and we also had a wonderful time hiking in the nearby state park. A very nice place to stay!MatthewSeptember 2015
We had a lovely laid-back and relaxing stay in the cabin. It's a very welcoming and cozy place - the perfect private retreat. While our privacy was respected, we always felt we could reach out if we needed help with anything. I'd love to come back in summer time, I imagine the evenings would only be more magical!StephenDecember 2015
Thoreau Cabin was everything I anticipated. Listening to the frogs singing at night was a highlight as well as waking to the light rain hitting the roof. The bed and pillows are very cozy. So cozy I didn't want to get out of bed. Thanks for the great night sleep.AnnieMarch 2015
This place was amazing! If you're looking for a nice get away this place is it! It's not too close nor far from the city so it was just perfect for me and my boyfriend. The water smelt and tasted a tad weird but I most definitely enjoyed the jacuzzi. I really hope to come back here and maybe even try out the infrared lights.KhengFebruary 2017
We had a fantastic experience at the Thoreau Cabin. The land is overflowing with wonderfully positive, powerful energy and the cabin itself is the perfect blend of solitude and comfort. Ellen and her community are the definition of caretakers and care their guests as well as they care for the grounds. We're so thankful to have found this place and will be coming back often!BenjamanNovember 2014
Gold Hill
Rick's place was amazing. Immaculate and well stocked. Very private and the scenery is amazing. I would love to stay there again in the future.ChrisMarch 2017
My husband and I stayed here this past weekend. We were in the area for the Uwharrie Mountain Run. The space was amazing, clean, and comfortable. We had a great experience and would definitely stay again if in the area!CassieFebruary 2017
Staying here was a pleasure. I found the Inn at Long Creek beautifully appointed and absolutely spotless. The rural setting is lovely and relaxing, but still convenient to nearby cities and activities. The hosts are very warm and communicative. I give the Inn my strongest recommendation!DeidreAugust 2016
Rick and Donna were amazing hosts. We had such an amazing experience here and would recommend it to everyone. We will be back next time we are in the area.AndreaOctober 2016
This place is amazing! My husband and I needed a weekend away, and this was perfect. So comfortable and quiet. We will be coming back.BradyMarch 2017
this place is amazing! so comfortable, and quiet. we will be staying here again!KaylaMarch 2017
My stay at the suite was wonderful! Everything was perfect from the coffee to the comfy bed and bath. I'm so thankful for the thoughtful touches.MonicaMarch 2017
Peaceful and quiet, but not too far from town. The suite was very comfortable and was stocked with snacks and coffee. I would definitely stay here again.KyleApril 2017
Tiffany is a great host she made our stay very special it was a pleasure to be her guest.zachJanuary 2017
Tiffany was a great host and her place was cute and cozy nestled in a quiet newly developed neighborhood. This was my first Airbnb so I experienced a level of anxiety and discomfort that Tiffany helped to ease. I rated my experience as "good" instead of great because of my own personal feelings (not towards the host) as I didn't feel completely comfortable enough since I felt like I had to be considerate of the host and family and not speak as loud or not have a tv up too loud during different times of the night.LaceyFebruary 2017
Monique's home was a wonderful place to stay for the night in Concord. It was very cozy, clean, and comfortable. The backyard was a very nice place to relax as well.AllisonJune 2016
Monique was very friendly and helpful. She even sent back a shirt I had forgotten! The location for soccer matches can't be beat. The back porch and yard is great for kids.AmyApril 2016
The listing was as described and the neighborhood was peaceful and quiet. Our experience at Monique's was great. We were between houses and Monique's place gave us a nice place to stay while looking for a new home.GailSeptember 2016
Monique was helpful and accommodating to us! Enjoyed our stay and master bedroom bed very comfortable. Neighborhood was nice too.DeniseOctober 2016
Very clean and comfortable. Monique was a Great Host! Close to public park and many attractions in Charlotte.JeffNovember 2016
We stayed at Monique's for a girls weekend. It was a great location in relation to the PNC Pavillion. The property was as described and Monique was very good about communication and offering assistance if we needed anything. Very clean and we felt very safe.KathyAugust 2016
Great little house with unique themes themes (main bedroom has a lot of jungle/safari big cat pictures) and good amenities. Wifi was very slow when we were there, but Monique had said the previous renters had hit her data cap and it was throttled. Shouldn't be an issue most of the time I think.TylerJanuary 2017
Monique provided the address, key-less lock combination, and flexible arrival and departure for our visit to her home. She was available by telephone anytime. The home was charming, warm, comfortable and had everything one could need. The shower was wonderful! The neighborhood was quiet and safe. I shared the home with two friends. We each had our own room and privacy in addition to a large living room and eat in kitchen. I am so grateful for the experience. It was a very peaceful setting.AnnNovember 2016
The house is sweet! Very clean and quiet. We had great time during our stay. The host is very helpful and friendly!HezeApril 2016
Gold Hill
Awesome stay with Faith! Clean and Comfy! It was luxurious and modern, which I also love. Easy to get to! She provided coffee and an iron and even let me ask some questions about the other languages she speaks! Awesome stay! To top it all, I pretty much had the entire downstairs to myself due to how the home is set up and where the room is. One of my best Air BNB stays!MattJanuary 2017
I had a short stay with Faith but she was very accommodating even with my late notice of arrival. The bed is SO comfortable, the bathroom is well stocked and right beside the bedroom so I did not have to disturb her house when I was getting ready to leave in the morning. Her house as a whole is extremely clean and calm. Love to stay again.JasmineMarch 2017
Ellen's house is so nice and lovely, our stay was very comfortable!! Very good!!XiaoranNovember 2016
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Important information for our Atlas Choice Customers,
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On November 3rd, in the Republic of Ireland, Auto Rent, Lda., a familiar SME operating in the Algarve for over 35 years, was awarded with the Cartrawler Customer Satisfaction Award 2016 for Southern Europe.
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