A note from Peter Marxhausen, M.S., P.E., Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver to Ceila Rethamel, P.E., P.M.P., Operations Manager - Denver, WHPacific, Inc.
"Thank you again for the QBS presentation this semester (and in the past), you[r] talk has sparked several discussion[s] this semester regarding an engineer’s obligation to provide a good design. I really enjoy the discussion and the ability to point back to your presentation."
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The concept of Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) is not complicated; it is quite simple. This concept is that the firm selected to design a project (or portion of a project) should be the firm that is most qualified to perform the design services. However, this simple concept that qualifications are of prime importance, is occasionally replaced by the idea that hiring the "low bidder" guarantees savings. This usually is far from the truth.
