Construction Cost Manager Selection With Analytical Network Process (ANP)

In planning, designing and constructing a project, cost is of prime importance. Construction Cost Management is the establishment of realistic capital costs of construction projects. It embodies detailed cost planning and cost control services to ensure construction projects are bid, documented and completed within a pre agreed cost framework and in the most economical manner consistent with program requirements and aesthetic considerations. Such a choice has the characteristics of a multi-criteria decision-making process. The Analytical Network Process (ANP) was used as the selection method. ANP method, taking into account the interactions between the elements involved in the decision making process, which does not take into account the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), eliminates the necessity of structuring the problem from a top-down hierarchy. ANP expresses problems as a network by defining the relationships and aspects between the elements. The aim of this study is to select a cost manager to work in a construction project. After the preliminary evaluations, the most suitable among the three candidates will be preferred. The findings showed that ANP method can be used successfully in the selection of construction cost manager.