Arowosafe, O; Ceranic, B and Dean, A M (2015) A sustainable infrastructure delivery model: Value added strategy in the Nigerian construction industry. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (eds.) Proceedings of 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK.
Abstract
The current economy reforms strategy by the Nigerian government promotes competition among private contractors, which are comprised of local and foreign contractors, in order to achieve value added infrastructure delivery. Resulting competitive bidding processes between multinational construction corporations (MCC) and local construction contractors (LCC) has had mixed comments among stakeholders, with a need for a more sustainable and holistic value approach identified. The aim of this research is to develop a sustainable infrastructure delivery model (SID). The key research methodology is based on extensive literature review and questionnaire survey. SID is developed on the principles and philosophy of soft system methodology (SSM) and analytic network process (ANP). In order to evaluate the significance of MCC and LCC through SID model, questionnaire surveys were conducted. Feedback was collected from experts in the Nigerian construction sector who assessed the relative importance of formulated decision criteria, which were sought under 7 key factors. Data simulation revealed that, through competitive bidding, significant achievements have been made in the delivery of constructed facilities. It was also found that the policy lacked holistic value principles that integrated ethical stance and monetary returns on investment. In this study, SID framework has been presented, clearly showing needs for integration of economic and ethical stances in order to achieve a sustainable infrastructure delivery.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | economic reforms; infrastructure; stakeholders; value; soft system methodology |
| Index terms: | philosophy, survey, literature review, strategy, infrastructure delivery, competitive bidding, foreign contractor, relative importance, construction industry, construction sector, construction contractor, analytic network process, decision criteria, questionnaire, research methodology, competition, methodology, integration |
| Subjects: | research design and methodology, business, risk assessment, data collection methods, practitioner, strategic project management, data analysis and analytics, bidding, research methods, management, decision analysis, market analysis, organizational analysis, philosophical studies, industry analysis, decision-making and optimization |
| Topics: | International Construction, Organizational Design, Business Strategy, Project Management, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Risk Management, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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