Quirke, P and Wall, J (2007) The use of public private partnerships in the delivery of capital projects in higher education in Ireland. In: Boyd, D (ed.) Proceedings of 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK.
Abstract
The construction industry landscape in Ireland is changing and the traditional method of procurement to deliver exchequer sponsored projects has changed to a public private partnership (PPP) procurement option. This emerging procurement option is posing a number of challenges for capital projects in general in Ireland and in particular the potential to deliver a capital programme in higher education. This research examines how to make the PPP procurement option more accessible for all parties as the PPP programme is advanced in the third level education sector. The barriers and opportunities that exist in using PPP as the delivery option for new buildings in the third level education sector in Ireland are outlined. An examination of risk management processes as part of PPP procurement of new facilities in higher education in Ireland is presented. Some recommendations on how to overcome the challenges that higher education faces in meeting its future needs though the PPP alternative are outlined.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | barriers and opportunities; higher education; public private partnership; procurement options; risk management |
| Index terms: | programme, higher education, face, risk management, capital project, public private partnership, option, Ireland, construction industry |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, project controls, decision analysis, educational institutions, Geography, contractual arrangements, strategic project management, psychology, risk assessment |
| Topics: | Time Control, Education, Organizational Design, Risk Management, Procurement, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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