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Abdirad, H (2020) Developing digital project delivery routines around frequent disruptions: How do AEC organizations respond to disruptive information exchange requirements?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Al-Saleh, F S (1980) A case study and evaluation of a technological delivery system: Construction management in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Astaneh Asl, B (2019) Effects of using virtual reality on AEC team collaboration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Azari Najafabadi, R (2013) An evaluation framework for the integrated design process of sustainable high-performance buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Fardhosseini, M S (2021) A quantitative analysis of the impact of integrating digital technology for formwork fabrication on human factors perspectives, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Gambatese, J A (1996) Addressing construction worker safety in the project design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Gutub, S (2019) Framework for the implementation process of public-private partnerships (P3s) in highway projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Ho, C T T (2019) Application of optimization to the production planning of construction prefabrication supply chains, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Homayouni, H (2015) Aligning contractual, technological, and organizational elements to achieve higher performance buildings: A qualitative comparative analysis approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lee, N H (2009) A framework for developing new visualization schemes for construction project performance monitoring, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lee, W (2018) Use of wearable sensors to unveil roles of task demands-personal resources and burnout on performance of construction workers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lewis, N S (2023) Development of an open-source methodology for simulation of civil engineering structures subject to multi-hazards, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lowry, M B (2008) An online analytic-deliberative approach to public participation for transportation investment decisions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Manninen, D L (1981) Labor force migration associated with nuclear power plant construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Mukherjee, A (2005) A multi-agent framework for general purpose situational simulations in construction management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Ottesen, J (2019) CPM schedule density: A new predictor for productivity loss, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Pathak, C (2021) Electric vehicle infrastructure decision support system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Pratama, L A (2023) Immersive visualization intervention on pull planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Shang, L (2019) Achieving public agency goals in public-private partnerships using innovative payment mechanisms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: concession; contractual term; delivery method; government; investment; partnership; payment; project delivery; public-private partnership; safety; developer; owner; stakeholder; content analysis; project performance; case study; questionnaire survey
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2306501134
- Abstract:
Public-Private Partnership (PPP), as an innovative project delivery method, is increasingly used due to its advantages in relieving the capital pressures on project development and involving more life-cycle considerations in project early planning stage. Under a PPP concession contract, the achievement of public agencies' goals can be facilitated through linking the contractor's compensation, referred to as payment mechanism, to the realization of stated project performance and achievement of government goals. Payment mechanism lies at the heart of PPP contracts. A good design of the payment mechanism should consider public agencies' goals in the project, allocate risks appropriately to stakeholders, and assure satisfactory performance through providing reasonable compensation to the private developer. While the procedures and recommendations for the design of payment mechanisms have been widely discussed in publications, guidance on how to link the achievement of project objectives with the concessionaire's payment is relatively scarce. As such, the concessionaire would be getting compensation without being subject to scrutiny over the achievement of project objectives. In this case, the public agency's goals (e.g.improve roadway safety and availability) may not be fully achieved through PPP. Additionally, the design of payment mechanisms in the existing PPP projects heavily relies on the subjective judgment of decision makers, which is hard to guarantee the trustability of the payment mechanism. To deal with the these deficiencies as well as to provide a systematic understanding of the design of payment mechanism, this study undertook an in depth literature review on the design of payment mechanisms, conducted a content analysis of several guidance documents regarding payment design from different countries, analyzed the payment-related contractual terms of more than 89 PPP projects and conducted questionnaire surveys to PPP experts from both academia and industry. Based on such works, a practical explanatory framework was developed to assist public owners in designing proper payment mechanisms for transport PPPs. The framework helps in (1) identifying the key considerations, (2) prioritizing project goals, and (3) deciding proper payment schemes and payment type(s). This study further proposed a Stackelberg game theory-based model to determine the optimal amount of payments assigned to each goal. The model searches for solutions that maximize the overall project performance for the sake of social welfare while simultaneously maximize the return for the sake of private investment. A case study based on a real PPP project was discussed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model. Public agencies would use the framework as a reference to revisit and improve their design of payment mechanisms for their PPP project. Also, the solution provided by the model revealed that the optimal payment mechanism structure could be reached such that it would satisfy the owner's requirements for the overall project performance while optimizing the project total payments to the contractor.
Son, J (2011) An integrated model of evolution of project teams in large-scale construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Stevens, J D (1981) A study of the relationship between perturbations in construction time schedules and potential construction claims, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Tench, B (2022) Designing restoration: Protecting and restoring our attention through participatory design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Wang, S (2017) Integrated approach and analysis of reliability, robustness, resilience and infrastructure applications, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Yamaura, J T (2018) The value of cloud computing technology in public transportation construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Zhang, Z (2021) Participatory ergonomics in construction: Enabling practice-to-research-to-practice via the 2safemodel, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Zokaei Ashtiani, M (2022) Data-driven sustainability assessment in roadway infrastructure construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.