Patil, N A and Laishram, B S (2016) Sustainability of Indian PPP procurement process: Development of strategies for enhancement. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(5), pp. 491-507. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
Purpose Though public-private partnership (PPP) programme in India has stabilized significantly with implementation of successful infrastructure projects, still it suffers from shortfalls related to some aspects of sustainable development. One of the ways to overcome these shortfalls is to modify the existing PPP procurement process in order to attain the sustainable development goals. The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework highlighting the strategies for integrating sustainable development principles in PPP procurement process. Design/methodology/approach Content analysis through literature review has been adopted to identify the shortfalls in PPP process and examine the possible strategies to overcome the shortfalls from best practices in implementation of PPP projects. The preliminary framework of strategies has been conceptualized to integrate sustainable development principles in PPP procurement process. Finally, the feasibility of preliminary framework has been undertaken through focussed interviews with local stakeholders of PPPs. Findings The study indicates opportunities to promote sustainable development in the current PPP procurement process exists through enhancement in critical aspects like stakeholder’s participation, environment impact assessment, value for money analysis, user’s charges, risk allocation policies, transaction and bidding cost, and bid evaluation criteria. Originality/value The paper presents a critical insight on integrating sustainable development principles in PPP procurement process which has not been the focus in the majority of previous research studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sustainable development; sustainability; India; public-private partnerships; procurement process |
| Index terms: | risk allocation, impact assessment, sustainable development goal, methodology, best practice, value-for-money, bidding, implementation, infrastructure project, conceptual framework, India, procurement process, interview, bid evaluation, programme, sustainable development, strategy, content analysis, partnership, literature review |
| Subjects: | bidding, data analysis and analytics, contractual arrangements, data collection methods, business, value management, partnership management, project controls, infrastructure and transport systems, management, theoretical framing, research methods, tendering, Geography, health safety and environment, sustainable design, financial risk, evaluation |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Procurement, Value Management, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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