If You Bid Professional Services Consider...
- The low bidder
is often the one who proposes to provide the least service,
not the firm with the best approach or qualifications.
- You may need
assistance defining your need for services.
- A failure to
clearly define your needs may result in a disparity between
your expectations and the contracted services.
QBS has been
required by law for all Federal Projects since 1972. In
New Hampshire, state law requires that all State Agencies
use QBS. Numerous other organizations and municipalities
use QBS because it works. In addition, the QBS process
is included in the American Bar Association's Model Procurement
Code for State and Local Governments.
Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS)... a quality investment
which will result in substantial savings over the life of
a project.
It's a process
which provides a fair and rational procedure enabling you
to obtain the services of qualified architects, engineers
and land surveyors based on professional qualifications,
at a fair and reasonable cost.
QBS has been
required by law for all Federal projects since 1972. In
New Hampshire, State law mandates that all State Agencies
use QBS. Numerous other organizations and municipalities
use QBS because it works. In addition, the QBS process is
included in the American Bar Association's Model Procurement
Code for State and Local Government.
- American Institute
of Architects New Hampshire Chapter (AIANH).
- New Hampshire
Society of Professional Engineers (NHSPE).
- American Council
of Engineering Companies - New Hampshire (ACEC-NH).
- American Society
of Civil Engineers New Hampshire Section (ASCE-NH).
- Structural Engineers
of New Hampshire (SENH).
- New Hampshire
Land Surveyors Association (NHLSA).
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