...Stephanie Sheamar; Gayan Wedawatta; Maheshi Tennakoon; Roshani Palliyaguru; Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari Purpose Cost overrun is a significant issue in construction, an undesirable feature the industry has long been associated with. Poor procurement practices are often blamed for subsequent cost...

... for measuring VfM in Ghana.Public–private partnership (PPP) has long been recognized as an effective way of procuring public infrastructure to deliver value for money, but the subject has received little research attention in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology comprises a multi-stage...

...‐jurisdictional implications of the global financial crisis on PPP markets. The infrastructure investment “gap” (Deloitte, 2009) is a global phenomena impacting upon both emerging and developing economies. Partnership based procurement as a means of addressing the “gap” is projected to continue apace over...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper considers the theory of systems thinking within PFI procurement. This is further integrated with the concept of robustness and resilience used extensively in the ecology discipline. Combining the two, this paper presents a mathematical approach of quantifying...

... to the increasing number of projects procured using the joint ventures in most developing countries. The increasing magnitude, complexities and risks associated with major construction projects have brought organizations together with diverse strengths and weaknesses to form joint ventures to collectively bid...

... and factors of success concerning a cooperative project delivery. As a result, a lean system which includes the key parts for cooperative project delivery from the client's perspective will be presented in this paper. It identifies which procurement rules are impediments to early cooperation and – hence...

..., suggesting integration within the contracting firm to mitigate the threat of opportunistic behaviour. Procurement route utilised on a project was strongly linked to outturn cost performance, as is inclusion in the tender bid, suggesting earlier subcontractor involvement through design and build...

... identifies the risk factors inherent in different building procurement methods and assesses their perceived relative importance with a view to evaluating their impact on project cost. The paper reports on a study carried out through a questionnaire survey of professionals within the construction industry...

...‐Private Partnership Procurement Economic feasibility Risk allocation Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction Volume 10, Number 2, pp95 - 106, August 2005 Printed in Great Britain Economic feasibility of the proposed Second Forth Road Bridge using Public Private Partnership...

...M Emsley Partnering, which involves all members of the project team working together to improve performance through agreeing mutual objectives, is a construct; on procurement strategy encouraged by the UK Government, as it believed that such a strategy will provide best value, which is an aspect...

...H Smyth The agenda for supply management practices on construction projects originated from clients. It is largely procurement driven, the dominant strategy of contractors being to emulate the client approach, and hence push the procurement model along the chain. This procurement push along...

..., or mitigate the factors that may cause its breakdown within project teams. The research focuses on the role of the commercial manger, the role of procurement mechanisms and the tools that are available to manage issues of project, commercial and relationship uncertainty, such as open book arrangements...