Motivations for adopting unsolicited proposals for public-private partnership project implementation: A survey of international experts
Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
ISSN: 1366-4387
Article publication date: 10 August 2018
Issue publication date: 21 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the motivations of governments for adopting unsolicited proposals for public–private partnership (PPP) project implementation.
Design/methodology/approach
A comprehensive review of literature was conducted to derive a list of motivations for adopting unsolicited PPPs. Subsequently, an empirical questionnaire survey was conducted with international PPP experts. Inter-rater agreement analysis, mean significance index and independent two-sample t-test were used for data analysis.
Findings
Results reveal four very critical motivations for governments’ interest in unsolicited PPPs; these include: “enhanced private sector innovation and creativity in PPPs”; “lack of public sector capacity to identify, prioritise and procure projects”; “lack of private investors’/developers’ interest in projects at remote areas”; and “rapid implementation of PPP projects”. Further analysis shows that developing and developed countries view the significance of three motivations differently.
Research limitations/implications
The major limitation lies in the fact that this study only focused on the general motivations/rationale for using unsolicited PPP proposals and did not thoroughly examine and consider the inherent property of motivations (i.e. push and pull theories). Therefore, future studies should explore the “pull and push” motivations for adopting unsolicited PPPs within a specific country or region.
Originality/value
The research outputs inform international private developers of the key expectations of governments/public departments when submitting unsolicited PPP proposals for consideration by the public sector. Furthermore, the outputs will enable governments/public departments and private proponents to derive performance objectives and standards for unsolicited PPP projects.
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Acknowledgements
This paper forms part of a PhD research project entitled “A best practice framework for PPP implementation for infrastructure development in Ghana” from which other papers have been produced with different objective/scope but sharing the same background and methodology. The research project described is fully supported by the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. The authors wish to express their sincere gratitude to all international PPP practitioners and researchers who participated in this research study.
Citation
Osei-Kyei, R., Chan, A.P.C., Dansoh, A., Ofori-Kuragu, J.K. and Owusu, E.K. (2018), "Motivations for adopting unsolicited proposals for public-private partnership project implementation: A survey of international experts", Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-06-2017-0020
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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