Member Spotlight – ASA Member Awarded Government Tender in Israel

Ran Greenberg, ASA, Principal Appraiser at GMT – Greenberg Machine Tools Ltd., Tel Aviv – Israel recently was awarded a government tender in Israel to value government assets all around the country.

For the first time since its establishment, Israel will undergo a detailed effort to determine the value of its property. Such has never been performed at the national level. According to Inbal, the government insurance company, the project will allow the government to obtain a comprehensive picture of the value of state property, and to purchase more correct and accurate reinsurance for government property. A secondary objective will be to compensate, if necessary, damaged government bodies and in relation to the exact value, thus helping the various units to repair damage as quickly as possible in order to allow a return to routine in cases of war or force majeure.

To learn more about this opportunity, we reached out to Ran for more details:

What can you share with us about your new assignment?

RG: I was awarded a large government tender in Israel for the valuation of government assets, including hospitals, police stations, jails, complex installations, etc. Last year I did huge project for few months valuing the complete Israel military Industry. This new government assignment plan to take few years.

How did your recent attendance in ASA’s ME213-OOO – Valuation Principles to Value Healthcare Facilities & Equipment training course help prepare you for this opportunity?

RG: The tender application/selection process took five months to complete. During this time I received an e-mail promotion from ASA offering the new course about a month before the tender was finalized/announced in Israel. It was perfect timing for me. I got a lot of important information in the course, Jack is a great teacher! I have fully prepared and confident to start this big project.

Did your ASA credential and membership help play a role as well?

RG: As the only Israeli with the ASA MTS designation in Israel, I believe my professional development, endorsement and affiliation with ASA played an important role in my consideration and acceptance.

What advice can you share with other aspiring appraisers in your country to help prepare them for other similar opportunities?

RG: My advice to my fellow appraisers: invest in your training. The money spent on training is not a cost, but rather an investment!

While earning my ASA credential back in 2016, I tried to make my learning curve as short as possible and took almost every MTS webinar offered during that time.

RG: Although I took all these webinars with no specific intention of specializing in the medical field, I was able to leverage my professional development for this specific tender by showing my training certificates of courses taken relating to the medical field, including ME213 Healthcare, ME145 Radiology, ME142 Ambulatory and ME155 Healthcare.

Ran Greenberg, ASA, is Principal Appraiser at GMT – Greenberg Machine Tools Ltd., in Tel Aviv – Israel. He has over 20 years of experience in the Machinery & Technical Specialties in the Israeli industry having worked with wide and diverse group of clients, including: leading metal and plastic factories, Ministry Of Defense, Israel Electric Company, Israel Aircraft Industry, Israel Military Industry, Rafael, stock holders, construction .builder, cellular engineering companies, etc. Mr. Greenberg has mechanical engineering B.Sc an M.B.A degrees, and has been a designated member of ASA for the past four years.