In actuality, contractor evaluation is regularly performed by industry professionals using their accumulated experience and judgment. There are variations in the amount of effort expended in the process. An important step in evaluation is to examine the contractor’s system for handling project information regarding work tasks. The contractor’s approach to safety and what actions it takes to achieve desired results should be closely scrutinized. Many factors should be considered during the contractors’ qualification screening. The following list includes most of the components that should be examined when conducting a contractor qualification. (1) Financial standing, such as financial stability, turnover, profit, obligations, amounts due, and owned financial funds. (2) Technical ability, such as experience, plant and equipment, and personnel. (3) Management capability, such as past performance and quality, quality control policy, quality management system, project management system, experience of technical personnel, and management knowledge. (4) Quality, safety, senior management, including experience, tenure with firm, and division of responsibilities. (5) Current projects/backlog, including number, size, and location of projects, percent of capacity being utilized, and status and expected completion, past failures in completed projects, number of years in construction, past client relationships and cooperation with contactors. One way to collecting the data necessary to perform contractor evaluations is to conduct questionnaires. But in this way, contractors will be tempted to answer in a way that puts them in the best light. For instance, one commonly used questionnaire asks contractors if safety is a priority in their business.