Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 131, Issue 1
Abstract
Different types of public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been practiced in worldwide infrastructure development with diverse results and a variety of problems have been encountered. A number of factors combine to determine the success or failure of an infrastructure project in terms of its objectives. There is an urgent need for a workable and efficient procurement protocol for improved practices in future PPP projects. As an important step toward the development of such a protocol, this study identifies, analyzes, and categorizes various critical success factors (CSFs) for PPPs in general based on a public–private win–win principle and a systematic research approach that includes case studies, literature review, and interviews/correspondence with international experts. A CSF package is developed that contains five main CSFs, each including a number of success subfactors (SSFs). Relative significances of these CSFs and SSFs are examined based on the results of a questionnaire survey of international expert opinions. Agreement analysis shows that there is a good agreement in the ranking of these CSFs and SSFs between respondents from the industrial sector and those from the academic sector.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 131 • Issue 1 • January 2005
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Received: Dec 2, 2002
Accepted: Jun 17, 2003
Published online: Jan 1, 2005
Published in print: Jan 2005
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