How do corporate purchasing agents usually handle design/build contracts?
Purchasing agents often solicit a proposal from a qualified Design/Build contractor based upon outline specifications generated by the engineers on his staff. The proposal is treated as a confidential disclosure by the contractor and typically includes details on labor rates and fees and other information such as design concepts, overall feasibility, experience record, references, current workload commitments and general ability to perform the work. Such a process assures the client that a contractor has been selected on the basis of “best value” instead of solely “lowest bid.
