Formation of the register of reliability of contractors based on the use of digital platforms

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the importance of issues of increasing transparency and trust in the construction and installation works market. The purpose of the work was to select a digital platform as a basis for the development of a state system for rating participants in the contracting market with the development of a mechanism for forming a Contractor Reliability Register. It is noted that the issues of an integrated approach to the formation of such a register in the interests of all interested parties in the construction market are not sufficiently devised.

Materials and methods. In the study, the authors relied on analysis, synthesis, logic, methods of induction and deduction, methods of visualization and multi-criteria optimization, which allowed them to expand the theoretical provisions on the problem under study with logical generalizations and systematization, and to model the process of forming the Reliability Register of Contracting Organizations, taking into account the interdependencies of the indicators for assessing the reliability of the contractor.

Results. The main result of the study includes the justification of the choice of a digital platform as an information base for the formation of a state register using an extended criteria system for assessing the reliability of an applicant — competitor, which can also be used if contracts are concluded between a private investor and a contractor. Along with this, local results were a review of rating digital platforms for finding a reliable contractor; developed basic algorithms for forming a register and assessing the reliability of a contractor in public procurement through tenders; options for formalizing the integral indicator of contractor reliability.

Conclusions. The paper substantiates both the main characteristics of the Reliability Register of a Contracting Organization in Public Procurement and the process of its formation through a rating algorithm that reveals the substantive aspects of classifying a contestant as belonging to the appropriate level of reliability in the contracting market. By selecting bidders and determining their reliability during preparation for bidding, interested parties in the construction market will receive a tool for increasing the efficiency of investment allocation, including in infrastructure investment and construction projects for territorial development.

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