Babatunde, S O and Perera, S (2017) Cross-sectional comparison of public-private partnerships in transport infrastructure development in Nigeria. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(6), pp. 875-900. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Purpose Although scientific research community has shown considerable interest in identifying critical success factors (CSFs) for public-private partnership (PPP) projects, yet effort at assessing and compare CSFs within similar PPP infrastructure projects received scant attention. The purpose of this paper is to identify, assess, and compare the CSFs in PPP transport infrastructure projects. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted literature review and three PPP case studies including structured interviews and review of documentary reports in each case study. The outcome of literature review provided a total list of 26 identified success factors, which was used to design a case study protocol using failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) technique. FMEA was conducted on each 26 identified success factor to assess their criticality in the three PPP case studies. Findings The results of FMEA revealed a total of ten CSFs in the concession of the road; four CSFs in the concession of the airport; and eight CSFs in the concession of the seaport. Also, the cross-case analysis showed the three prevalent CSFs, this includes government involvement by providing guarantees, political support, and project economic viability. Practical implications The study findings including lessons learnt in each case study would positively influence policy development towards PPP transport infrastructure projects and the manner in which partners (i.e. public and private sector) go about the development of PPP transport projects. Originality/value This research would help PPP stakeholders to focus their attention and priorities in managing the identified CSFs in achieving long-term success in PPP transport infrastructure projects implementation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nigeria; critical success factors; developing countries; partnership; procurement; private finance |
| Index terms: | Nigeria, private finance, partnership, private sector, case study, failure mode, infrastructure project, implementation, success factor, literature review, transport infrastructure, guarantee, interview, developing country, critical success factor, cross-case analysis, methodology |
| Subjects: | health monitoring assessment and metrics, data analysis and analytics, contractual arrangements, reliability engineering, control systems, data collection methods, infrastructure and transport systems, industry analysis, partnership management, development economics, Geography, research methods, contract structure |
| Topics: | Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, International Construction |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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