Nayyer, M I and Annamalai, T R (2024) Procuring authorities and project performance: A case study of PPP highway projects in India. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 14(1), pp. 38-55. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
Purpose: Public-private partnership (PPP) highway projects in India are undertaken at both state and national levels, such that differences exist in how the procuring authorities manage project risk during the development and construction phase under different institutional frameworks. This study assesses the performance implication of the different administrative positionings of the procuring authority. Design/methodology/approach: A data set of 516 PPP highway projects implemented in India formed the basis of this study. Means comparison, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and seemingly unrelated regression were used to assess the impact of procuring authority on schedule performance. Findings: The findings suggest that the state and the national highway projects were no different in achieving financial closure. However, the administrative positioning of the procuring authorities had a significant impact on other schedule performance variables. The construction of the state highway projects started quickly after the financial closure compared to the national highway projects. Moreover, the state highway projects were not only planned to be implemented at a faster rate but they were actually implemented at a faster rate and had a lower time overrun. Practical implications: Procuring authorities under the state governments, being closer to the project, are better placed to manage project risk than those under the national government. Originality/value: The administrative distance of the procuring authority from the PPP project and its implication on performance has never been studied.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | federal structure; national highway; PPP; procuring authority; state highway; time overrun |
| Index terms: | India, construction phase, project performance, methodology, highway construction, partnership, time overrun, case study, schedule performance |
| Subjects: | Geography, project management theory and practice, research methods, civil engineering, partnership management, project controls, data collection methods, project delivery |
| Topics: | Time Control, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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