Contractor Selection Process for Wellhead Platform Construction

Abstract

This research aims to study and develop a guideline for the contractor’s evaluation and selection process for oil and gas wellhead platform construction. The six companies operating in the production and construction of the oil gas drilling platform consisting of one manufacturing company and five construction contractors are selected to study in-depth details with interviews from relevant officials which are experts, project managers, construction managers, procurement managers and engineers that are involved in the contractor selection process. Most interviews will gather data from their experience to apply to existing guidelines in the construction management processes. The study found that the contractor selection process consists of five steps, which are pre-qualification, proposal preparation, bid submission, bid evaluation, and award of the project. The main factors that affect the consideration of bidders consist of technical capability, project planning, production capability, general capability, and financial capability. This study also proposes the weighting criteria obtained from interviews for the evaluation and selection of contractors for a wellhead platform and other related construction projects in the future.