RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Firm Price Bidding at Metropolitan Edison Company
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 43
OP 47
DO 10.48044/jauf.1988.011
VO 14
IS 2
A1 Shriver, James R.
YR 1988
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/14/2/43.abstract
AB The Metropolitan Edison Company chose to try lump sum bidding of circuits or Jobs as an alternative to time and material contracting. This firm price bidding method has successfully reduced the cost per mile of contracted line clearance work. The six-year development of this procurement system is highlighted, along with key features of the bidding and award procedures and specifications currently in use.