Contractor Ranking Model with Effective Approach to Reduce Delays in Construction Projects Using Genetic Algorithm

The Management and Planning Organization is responsible for classifying of contractors and uses criteria to assess the ability and competence of contractors. One of the factors evaluating the productivity of a project is time and the impact of the contractor's performance on this index is undeniable. In this study, a model for ranking contractors with the approach of reduction in delays in construction projects is presented. In this model, in addition to the criteria of the Regulations for Competence of Contractors of the Plan and Budget Organization, according to extensive research in previous studies and the opinion of relevant experts, using the FMEA method, four other criteria are identified as effective criteria for delay and severity to select a contractor. Eight criteria were modeled through genetic algorithm method so that the existing documents of contracting companies in the Isfahan Municipality Deputy for Urban Development were collected and considered as model input data. After analyzing them with the model and comparing the qualification score with the existing score The Company, the final model was extracted.Finally, by calculating the qualification score and ranking in the proposed model, the relocation of a number of companies and the decline from the previous position was seen due to unauthorized delays, so that sometimes it even led to a change in the company's rating. Comparing the qualification score of the two models, a change in slope from 1.3% to 8.9% was also seen, which indicated the effect of the proposed criteria on the qualification score.