USING FACTOR ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF PARTICIPATION IN TENDERS OF CONTRACTING ENTERPRISES

The article proposes to use factor analysis as a methodological basis for determining the expediency of participation in tenders, substantiation and adoption of business decisions in the field of procurement and conducting competitive procurement procedures for construction works for contractor construction enterprises. Based on the analysis and summarization of data on tender offers for the execution of construction works in the Prozorro electronic system in 2018-2022, a number of factors have been selected that can characterize the degree of desirability of the contract for each individual contractor participating in the bidding. The following input variables were selected for the analysis of tender offers and the determination of the degree of desirability of contracts for subcontractors: the ratio of the amount under the contract to the revenue from the sale of the enterprise for the past period, the level of mechanization of construction works, funds to cover administrative costs, the level of inflation, estimated wages, initial cost as part of the applicant's offer (contract price), funds to cover general production costs, the share of material resources in the estimated cost, estimated profit, the number of competitors, the ratio of the number of tenders won to the number of submitted offers. The assessment was carried out by means of factor analysis - the method of principal components. As a result, according to the "stone scree" method, three components are distinguished: the first is the market component; the second is the resource component of the contract, which differs for an individual contractor, as well as the degree of riskiness of the contract for an individual contractor. The three selected components collectively explain 86.2% of the variability of input indicators. The use of the approach proposed in the article and the evaluation of tender proposals according to the criterion "the degree of desirability of the contract" will provide potential participants with additional tools for decision-making. The proposed toolkit can be used not only by construction contractors, but also by other participants in the investment and construction process.