The selection of criteria to judge in competitions should be discussed

According to the Institute of Transportation and the Economy (HDI), the multi-criteria evaluation system for the acquisition of goods and services is a correct approach in terms of achievable benefits . However, according to the Institute, the choice of these criteria could be discussed.

"It is important that we have a draft of the criteria to be the subject of a broad professional discussion that should lead us to the recommended criteria and their application, including the recommended weight," he said. Rastislav Cenký, director of the TASR

in competitions, not just the prize, wants to put into practice the National Motor Company (NDS). At first, she wanted to apply such a principle in design competitions and then in construction work. Currently, the only call for tenders for the evaluation of several tender criteria for the construction of a highway from Kriváň to Mýtno is estimated at 234.08 million euros. Euros without VAT.

NDS will review the four criteria – the price, the quality of the expert team, the running costs and the environmental aspect. In other constructions, other criteria will be added according to the needs of the different concrete buildings. "These criteria will have a different percentage weight, always after an appropriate calculation with respect to value added," said Michaela Michalová, NDS spokesperson

. and social aspects. The quality of the team of experts would be determined by a particular building, in the case of a social aspect, for example the employment of disadvantaged people. These four criteria would vary in weight

However, according to Cenke, the criteria thus defined do not lead to an increase in quality because no qualitative indicator is envisaged. For example, service life, accuracy of price estimates, documentation errors or adequacy of a technical solution. "If we wanted to achieve the resulting quality, for example, we could introduce a variable price component," Cenky said. Part of the reward depends on the quality of what is projected, for example