Al-Saadi, R and Abdou, A (2016) Factors critical for the success of public‒private partnerships in UAE infrastructure projects: Experts' perception. International Journal of Construction Management, 16(3), pp. 234-248. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
During the last decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been the biggest market for public–private partnerships (PPPs) in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Currently, PPPs are increasingly being used in the rapid development of UAE infrastructure projects. Despite this fact, little is known about the success factors for adopting such an approach for the infrastructure projects in the UAE. Twenty-one in-depth interviews were held with PPP experts and key personnel who have experience in the development life cycle of PPP infrastructure projects in the UAE in order to investigate their perception of the key success factors of PPP in UAE infrastructure projects and examine the relative importance of these factors. The results show that the five most important critical success factors (CSFs) for all respondents were: availability and effectiveness of proper regulatory and legal framework for PPPs; proper risk allocation and sharing among project stakeholders; clear project brief and client outcomes; comprehensive and business viability of project feasibility study; and finally, proper project value management systems during different project phases. These findings should be taken into consideration by public and private partners when developing new PPP projects in the UAE in order to increase the success rates of these projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | critical success factors; infrastructure projects; private sector organizations; public sector organizations; public-private partnership; UAE |
| Index terms: | critical success factor, United Arab Emirates, private sector organization, Gulf cooperation council, project stakeholder, public sector organization, success factor, relative importance, personnel, interview, infrastructure project, effectiveness, value management, risk allocation, life cycle, partnership, project feasibility |
| Subjects: | health monitoring assessment and metrics, institutional frameworks, risk assessment, data collection methods, organization, value management, control systems, partnership management, sociology, infrastructure and transport systems, administrative law, management, performance management, Geography, financial risk |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Governance, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Value Management, Human Resources, Quality Management, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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