What are the advantages of qualifications-based selection over price-based selection?
Basing selection on qualifications and competence (rather than price) fosters greater creativity and flexibility, and minimizes the potential for disputes and litigation. In contrast, problems with bidding professional services may include less design detail, minimum services, incomplete scope and less professional judgment when more junior staff is assigned. The American Public Works Association has also found that qualifications-based selection is in the best interest of the public.
