Contractor Assessment
Harvard University has developed a Contractor Safety Assessment Program (CSAP) to assist in contractor selection through evaluation of a contractor's safety performance history and current safety management systems. The program reviews both lagging and leading indicators and normalizes the data for contractor size and type of work performed. The CSAP allows the University to objectively assess the performance of its contracting partners, and assists the project management community in making an informed decision.
In addition to assisting Harvard, CSAP assessment results can be highly beneficial to the contractors. The program identifies a contractor's safety program strengths and weaknesses and provides a report of the findings. Contractors can use the assessment results to adjust their safety programs for better performance. The information contained in CSAP can be updated anytime a change to the contractor’s safety program is made. Therefore, if a contactor rates low on their initial enrollment they are not burdened with a low score for an entire year if they choose to make timely changes to their program.
CSAP is a secure application and all contractor data contained in the application is proprietary. Harvard University personnel and associated management contractors are the only entities that will have access to the scores and data. Individual contractors will not be able to see other contractor scores or strengths and weaknesses.
All contractors that work on Harvard University construction projects are required to participate in CSAP. Contractors who choose not to participate in the program will not be allowed to bid on University projects nor perform work.
For further information on the application, please refer to the frequently asked questions. You can also view the current CSAP enrollment (PDF).
