Performance Based Studies Research Group

City of Peoria, AZ

General Overview

The City of Peoria (Arizona) is home to over 130,000 residents. In 2004, the City of Peoria (AZ) implemented the PIPS Best Value process to determine if they could increase contractor performance and accountability from what was seen under the low-bid award process. The process was first tested on various types of construction projects using the design-build (DB) and construction manager at risk (CMAR) delivery methods. Due to the success of the initial projects, the City of Peoria expanded the use of PIPS to other areas of procurement, including: professional services, maintenance services, and other non-construction related services. The City has expressed very high satisfaction with the PIPS best-value program.

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Program Summary and Significant Achievements (2004-2010)

#	Criteria	Results
#	Number of years using/testing PIPS	6 Years
#	Total number of projects procured using PIPS	63
#	Total size of projects	$500 M
#	Total number of vendors with PPI	531
#	Overall change order rate (owner and vendor combined)	0.6%
#	Overall schedule delay rate (owner and vendor combined)	5.1%
#	Average post project close out rating of PIPS (1-10)	9.0
#	Average post project close out rating of vendor (1-10)	9.4

Awards

• 2007 “Gold Award” by COAA for the Rio Vista Park project.
• 2007 “Gold Medal Design Excellence” by Fire Chief Magazine for the Jomax Fire Station 7 project.

 

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