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Beavers, J E, Moore, J R, Rinehart, R and Schriver, W R (2006) Crane-Related Fatalities in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 901–10.

Kolera, B T and Bernold, L E (2006) Intelligent Utility Locating Tool for Excavators. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 919–27.

Nuntasunti, S and Bernold, L E (2006) Experimental Assessment of Wireless Construction Technologies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 1009–18.

Ozorhon, B, Dikmen, I and Birgonul, M T (2006) Case-Based Reasoning Model for International Market Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 940–8.

Puddicombe, M S (2006) The Limitations of Planning: The Importance of Learning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 949–55.

Shen, L Y, Zhao, Z Y and Drew, D S (2006) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for Foreign-Invested Construction Enterprises: A China Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 966–75.

Sik-wah Fong, P and Chu, L (2006) Exploratory Study of Knowledge Sharing in Contracting Companies: A Sociotechnical Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 928–39.

Singh, D and Tiong, R L K (2006) Contractor Selection Criteria: Investigation of Opinions of Singapore Construction Practitioners. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 998–1008.

Song, J, Haas, C T and Caldas, C H (2006) Tracking the Location of Materials on Construction Job Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 911–8.

Tatum, C B, Vorster, M and Klingler, M (2006) Innovations in Earthmoving Equipment: New Forms and Their Evolution. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 987–97.

Tatum, C B, Vorster, M, Klingler, M G and Paulson, B C (2006) Systems Analysis of Technical Advancement in Earthmoving Equipment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 976–86.

Zhang, X (2006) Factor Analysis of Public Clients’ Best-Value Objective in Public–Privately Partnered Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(09), 956–65.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Infrastructure; Privatization; Partnership; Private sector;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:9(956)
  • 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 encourages creativity and innovation from the private sector and allows the public sector to make a right tradeoff between cost and noncost criteria in tender evaluation. Through a factor analysis of the relative significance of the best-value contributing factors (BVCFs) based on a previous questionnaire survey of international PPP experts, this paper has determined the major common dimensions of the public clients’ best-value objective in infrastructure development and the key BVCFs that measure each of these dimensions. Statistical tests confirm the adequacy and quality of the survey, the soundness of the factor analysis and the internal consistency of the BVCFs, and they also indicate that the public, private, and academic sectors consider BVCFs rather similarly. The establishment of the best-value objective dimensions and the BVCFs that measure each of these dimensions would direct and concentrate the efforts of the private sector in crafting innovative project delivery models to offer the best value, the public sector in efficiently evaluating project proposals to award a defensible contract, and the consequently formed PPPs in continuously enhancing the best-value objective through long-term contractual arrangements.