Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Expenditure on South African public sector projects is vital to infrastructure development and
creating employment opportunities in the country. The submission of tenders by contractors is the
traditional procurement method utilised in awarding contracts. The traditional tender procurement
method is not only costly, but the lowest-bid method does not ensure that the eventual project at
completion is the most cost effective.
Although regulatory frameworks are in place to ensure that public sector projects are awarded to
suitable contractors, there are numerous examples of public sector projects that have been
awarded to incompetent contractors.
The traditional tender procurement method is non-collaborative in its composition, as the
contractors executing the work are not part of the design team. Furthermore, industry stakeholders’
perceptions influence procurement method preferences.
This research project investigates whether the tender procurement method is best suited to meet
the South African public sector’s requirements and achieve infrastructural development so
desperately required, or whether it needs to be replaced in its entirety or adapted.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97350 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Moore, Johannes |
| Contributors | Smith, Johan, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xi, 79 pages |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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