Why local governments rarely use PPPs in their road development projects: Understanding the barriers

Rick Janssen, Robin S. de Graaf, Marnix Smit, Hans Voordijk

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Abstract

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers that prevent local governments from applying PPPs in their road development projects.
Design/methodology/approach– Based on insights from a literature review, interviews were held with relevant staff to identify barriers. These were verified and their relative significance was determined through the use of a questionnaire, before being reflected upon and compared with literature findings.

Findings– The research identified 37 barriers to local governments using PPPs in road development projects and showed that four barriers consistently stand out. First, the application of PPPs requires local governments to adapt their current working methods, which amounts to a large impediment to local governments applying PPPs. Second, local government employees believe that applying PPPs might effectively exclude local contractors from involvement in projects. Finally, local governments experience the whole PPP approach (the third barrier) and the PPP contract (the fourth) as overly complicated.

Practical implications– To increase the use of PPPs for infrastructure provision at the local level, one has to focus on removing dominant local barriers as identified in this research.

Originality/value– Although local-level PPPs have seen increasing interest, this is one of the first studies paying attention to the barriers to using PPPs for local road development projects
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-52
JournalInternational journal of managing projects in business
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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