Buying stage Procedures related to competition Procedures related to coopetition Procedures related to cooperation
Design By the contractor
(or by the client) Joint specification with one party responsible Joint specification with shared responsibilities
Bid invitation Open bid procedure
(multiple bids) Limited bid invitation
(a few bids) Direct negotiation with one bidder
Bid evaluation High weight on price Equal weight on price and soft parameters High weight on soft parameters
Subcontractor selection By the contractor
(or by the client) Joint selection with one party responsible Joint selection with shared responsibilities
Compensation Fixed price Fixed price and shared profits Including incentives (shared profits)
Performance evaluation By the client Divided between client and contractor By the contractor