Abstract: Different types of public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been practiced in worldwide infrastructure development with diverse results and a variety of problems have been encountered. A number of factors combine to determine ...

Abstract: The multiple objectives of public clients in formulating partnerships with the private sector in infrastructure development and the radical realignment of risks, responsibilities, and awards among project participants in ...

Abstract: Best value is the ultimate goal of the public client in infrastructure development through public–private partnerships (PPPs). A best-value approach necessitates a sound best-value source selection methodology, which ...

Abstract: An effective and efficient building facilities management system calls for a systematic performance-based methodology. This paper proposes an integer-programming model based on the Markov decision process: Markov chains ...

Abstract: A critical contributor to the success of a public/private partnered (PPP) infrastructure project is the selection of the right private-sector partner, the concessionaire, who would provide the best overall deal throughout ...

Abstract: In infrastructure development through public-private partnerships (PPPs), governments worldwide often preset the concession period to a fixed length and then invite the private sector to bid on other aspects of the project. ...

Abstract: Various innovative public private partnerships (PPPs) have been explored in worldwide infrastructure development in which BOT (build-operate-transfer) is the underlying concept. Selection of the right concessionaire, which ...

Abstract: Infrastructure privatization has multidimensional impacts with long-term uncertainties and wide risk portfolios. A wide range of barriers to public–private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development have been ...