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Developing a building information modeling–based performance management system for public–private partnerships

Jingfeng Yuan (Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China)
Xuewei Li (Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China)
Yongjian Ke (School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
Wei Xu (Institute of Construction Law, School of Law, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China) (Yunbin Company of China, Nanjing, China)
Zhao Xu (Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China)
Mirosław J. Skibniewski (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA) (Institute for Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gliwice, Poland) (Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan) (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, UTP University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland)

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

ISSN: 0969-9988

Article publication date: 20 February 2020

Issue publication date: 21 September 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

Effective performance management (PM) in public–private partnership (PPP) projects is critical to realizing value for money (VFM). This study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of problems existing in PPP PM and possible avenues for improvement, presenting an experimental system to verify that building information modeling (BIM) and other information communication technologies can improve PPP PM.

Design/methodology/approach

The mixed research method adopted in this study combined empirical research with experimental research. Semistructured interviews were used to ascertain the current situation of PPP PM with the help of Nvivo software. A BIM-based performance management system (BPMS), which combines BIM with Web and Cloud technology, was then constructed to achieve performance monitoring, performance measurement, and performance-based payment. Finally, a case study was introduced to explain the function application of the proposed system.

Findings

The case demonstration verified is found to verify that the developed BIM-based execution framework for PPP PM can effectively guide stakeholders toward achieving mixed PM, promote effective PM, and improve work efficiency with the support of BIM and other information and communication technologies.

Originality/value

Through the development of a BPMS for PPP projects, the effectiveness and efficiency of PM are improved. Practical PM applications are also provided to different stakeholders, through which the key performance indicators and the behaviors of the government and private-sector partners can be monitored to form a more comprehensive and reasonable PM mechanism and promote the realization of VFM in PPP projects.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the interviewees who participated in the study, the Guanyun Transportation Bureau for providing data for the research, and the Yunbin Company of China for providing technical support during the process of system development. The research work for this study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC Nos. 71671042 and 71472037).

Citation

Yuan, J., Li, X., Ke, Y., Xu, W., Xu, Z. and Skibnewski, M. (2020), "Developing a building information modeling–based performance management system for public–private partnerships", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 27 No. 8, pp. 1727-1762. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2019-0328

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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