In selecting a procurement method in tendering, it is best to include the element of best value. It
enables contractors to look into the construction project holistically. During the tendering phase,
contractors have to be chosen not only based on its ability to produce a lower tender cost, but other
criteria’s such as; contractors ability in predictive of safe project performance, equally applicable to
different construction firms and its objectives (Levitt, 1981). By doing so, it will not only reduce the
safety & health hazards, but it also will increase the productivity level of the contractors.