TITLE:
Procurement Method Selection for Building Maintenance Projects: The Case of Malaysian Public Universities
AUTHORS:
Shirley Jin Lin Chua, Azlan Shah Ali, Anuar Alias
KEYWORDS:
Analytic Hierarchy Process, Expert Choice Software, Procurement Method, Building Maintenance Management, Public Universities
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.2 No.3B,
September
18,
2014
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to implement
and validate a decision making framework for building maintenance projects. The
growing importance of maintenance sector not only in Malaysia but al- so
increasingly globalized, the difficulty in selecting an appropriate procurement
method and lack of research in this area provide an impetus for this research.
There were 19 procurement selection criteria identified. In addition, there
were 4 types of procurements methods which include outsourcing by specialist
term contract, outsourcing by tendered schedule term contract, out- sourcing by
repair and maintenance contract and outsourcing by measured term contract
identified to be the most popular procurement methods adapted by public
universities currently and at the same time were considered most important. The
decision making framework was developed based on AHP technique and principles.
Expert Choice Software was employed as development tool where the criteria and
alternatives were integrated into the framework. Finally, structured interview
was conducted to validate the framework developed. The validation process was
carried out through structured interview with selected public university.