Abstract
Procurement system — frequently referred to as procurement pathor procurement method, too — means thecombination of the following main characteristics:
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responsibility allocation between the parties — which is the most significant attribute of any procurement system
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regulatory position — reflecting the source of funds — which can be private or public
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the contract profile, that indicates the following features of the particular contract:
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application frequency — e.g. ad hoc or recurrent nature — of the contract
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the targeted scope of the contract — civil engineering facilities, goods, and services; and
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the price determination method for each of these category of deliverables; and
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the applied procurement procedure that is chosen on the basis of the following factors:
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responsibility allocation of the parties
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contract profile
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the procuring entity’s source selection priorities; and eventual — e.g. regulatory — constraints.
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Kovács, A. (2004). Definition and Characteristics of Procurement Systems. In: Enhancing Procurement Practices. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8947-5_11
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