TY  - JOUR
AB  - Adversarial contracting methods are used for most public infrastructure procurement and timely delivery on budget remains a problem. In the past 20 years, OECD countries have adopted a number of alternative procurement methods that are based on collaborative principles including public private partnerships, long-term outsourcing arrangements and relationship/alliance contracts. We review the theoretical principles that operate for both adversarial and collaborative contracting methods. We identify the characteristics of non-adversarial contracting methods such as the output specification, qualitative selection criteria, the alignment of incentives, discrete allocation of residual control rights, life cycle costing, and risk-weighted value for money measurement that are delivering better procurement outcomes for government.
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
SN  - 1535-0118
DO  - 10.1108/JOPP-15-04-2015-B001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-15-04-2015-B001
AU  - Regan Michael
AU  - Love Peter E.D.
AU  - Jim Jim
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Public infrastructure procurement: A review of adversarial and non-adversarial contracting methods
T2  - Journal of Public Procurement
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 405
EP  - 438
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -