The document discusses a framework for enhancing sustainable urban construction logistics through the 'economically most advantageous tender' (emat) approach, highlighting the need for efficient and environmentally responsible procurement in construction projects. It emphasizes stakeholder involvement, data integration, and best practices to minimize urban freight movements and reduce costs associated with construction logistics. The authors suggest further research into the behavioral aspects of tendering processes and the role of various logistics and planning strategies in improving overall construction logistics quality.

1. A FRAMEWORK FOR TENDERING BASED ON
EMAT APPROACH TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE
URBAN CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS
Walther Ploos van Amstel,
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Siem van Merriënboer, TNO Mobility
Susanne Balm, Amsterdam University of Applied
Sciences
September 2015
The Netherlands

2. RELEVANCE AND APPROACH
INFLUENCE BEHAVIOUR
• The need to organise construction logistics more efficiently and
sustainably from an economic, environmental and social
perspective
• Around 30% of city deliveries are related to construction logistics
• Improving construction logistics starts at project design and
contracting; behaviour of all stakeholders involved including
government
• What tools can be used during tendering and contracting phase to
stimulate sustainable construction logistics?
• Discuss next steps in our research: suggestions, blind spots, cases
and collaboration

3. PREVIOUS WORK
• When it comes to freight flows in urban areas, transport to and from
construction sites often gets less attention and is less studied
(Verlinde, 2015). Construction deliveries are therefore ‘hidden’
logistics (Lindholm,2013).
This is remarkable because urban population growth has led to an
increased demand for construction, repair and renovation works in
cities.
• Principles of socially and environmentally responsible procurement
come into play in the “economically most advantageous
tender” (EMAT) approach
• No research is available on effectively using EMAT to support
sustainable purchasing behaviour in construction

4. BEST PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION
LOGISTICS
• Use of UCC’s, consolidation
upstream, water and combining
incoming with outgoing flows
• Reduction of urban freight
movements with 50-80%
• Reduction in transport cost
• Potentially less cost of construction
and more reliable planning
• Stakeholder involvement
• Future data integration with BiM
offers potential for improving
logistics: paperless processes,
tactical and operational planning and
link to local traffic control

5. LOGISTICS QUALITY STARTS IN
CONTRACTING PHASE
• ‘Economically Most
Advantageous Tender’ (EMAT),
as defined in the EU's public
procurement directives, allows
public purchasers to combine
environmental aspects, price and
other award criteria in decision
making.
• In contracting in the Netherlands
70-80% of tender procedures is
using EMAT criteria.

6. LOGISTICS QUALITY IN EMAT
Strategy
Balanced
scorecard
Logis2cs
goals
Network
plan
and
control
ICT
organiza2on
Strategy
Balanced
scorecard
Logis2cs
goals
Network
plan
and
control
ICT
organiza2on
SYNCHRONISED
DISTRIBUTION
PROCESSES
COLLABORATIVE
PLANNING
AND
CONTROL
AND
SHARE
AND
ALIGN
DATA
GOVERNANCE,
CULTURE
AND
ORGANIZATION
Align
the
value
chain

7. LOGISTICS QUALITY IN EMAT
1.1 Transport quality: transport to the construction site
1.1.1 Use of different logistics concepts during the different phases of the construction project
1.1.2 Using volume and cost data to support the different logistics concepts
1.1.3 Partner selection: wholesalers, suppliers and third party service providers
1.1.4 Organisations and lay out of construction site
1.2 Logistics planning and control quality
1.2.1 Availability of operational plans
1.2.2 Availability of tactical plans
1.2.3 Are logistics plans linked to local traffic control plans
1.3 Logistics information quality
1.3.1 Logistics data synchronisation and data alignment (data quality)
1.3.2 Logistics data synchronisation and data acquisition
1.3.3 Key performance indicators
1.4 Logistics organisation quality
1.4.1 Knowledge management
1.4.2 Communication between partners in the supply chain
1.4.3 Procedures for lessons learned

8. FURTHER RESEARCH IN BEHAVIOUR
• SMART tools for evaluating EMAT criteria
• Monetarisation of logistics quality
• Role of government with BLVC-procedure (ALSC: Accessibility,
Liveability, Safety, and Communication) and community management
• Integration with BREAAM and other approaches e.g. competitive
dialogue procedure
• Monitoring behaviour during tendering process (lessons learned) in
case studies
• Monitoring results during actual realisation of project
• The role of subcontractors and 3PL
• Data sharing: BiM and control towers