The aim of this paper is propose a model for evaluating the cost estimating process in construction. It is an exploratory research study based on a case study carried out in a Brazilian construction company. The intervention tool used was the Constructivist Multicriteria Decision Support Methodology, which enabled the identification, organization, measuring and integration of the necessary and sufficient factors for evaluating a budget, according to the perception of the decision-maker. This paper presents a literature review on performance evaluation and project management in the context of the construction industry. The development of the model for supporting decision making is presented - this allowed the engineering manager to evaluate the performance of the cons estimating process, identifying factors that cause deviations, in order to eliminate or minimize their causes, and to provide a basis for proposals of improvements in the cost estimating process.
Performance evaluation; MCDA-C; Cost estimating; Construction; Project management
