The effects of institutional frameworks on implementation of PPP projects: a comparative perspective in Australia and India

Toward Life Cycle Sustainability in Infrastructure: The Role of Automation and Robotics in PPP Projects

“…That requires effective interface management between organizations, phases and interdependent physical entities accompanied by phase-based evaluations and feedback loops throughout the life cycle [24]. PPP project outcomes are affected by three different institutional elements: regulative (e.g., legislation, auditing and dispute resolution rules), normative (e.g., standardized agreements, gateway review processes and VfM analyses) and cognitive structures (e.g., trust on private and public sector, transparency, fairness, accountability) [25]. However, while the first one is seen as a necessity that governs the procedures laid out by normative guidelines, it is the cognitive part that decides whether a true partnership is established in the long run, based on a shared vision implemented in a bottom-up manner.…”

“…Bid participation should be actively encouraged, especially given that the common risk of insufficient competition, and thus a weak negotiation position for the public parties, is likely to increase with higher technological demands that especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cannot fulfill due to financial constraints. One way to address this barrier can be the compensation of losing bidders to partially offset the risk of preparing extensive bid documentation for those actors and make the participation attractive [25]. In addition, financing schemes negotiated during project procurement must also take the technological potentials and risks into consideration.…”

“…In this regard, the selection of adequate evaluation metrics largely depends on the type of infrastructure and the project's goals concerning automation priorities and the aspired results. While the described impacts certainly require a clear project governance structure implemented by the public client through regulative and normative elements [25], specific attention must be paid to the cognitive institutional factors such as trust in the project stakeholders, transparency, fairness and accountability.…”

Identification of critical capacity building challenges in public-private partnerships (PPPs) projects: the case of Tanzania

“…enabling national environment). For example, at the national environment level, having an effective institutional environment can be considered as a key differentiator in deciding performance of PPP projects (Devkar et al 2020). However, this study focuses more on issues pertaining to the individual and organisational facets.…”

“… et al cited in Voordijk, 2012, political willingness is a key factor to determining the evolution of the institutional environment. In developing countries such as India, a number of the infrastructure sectors have experienced a higher level of PPP adoption due to political commitment, institutional capacity and sector specificities(Devkar et al 2020). The need of an enabling PPP environment and government support as a catalyst for PPP implementation and capacity building is well documented in literature(World Bank, 2016;Janssen et al 2016).…”