Abstract
The implementation of public private partnership (PPP) procurement method is expected to help governments in the development of infrastructures and provides an opportunity for the reduction in the governments’ debt profiles. This method has been adopted in Nigeria for more than a decade and with these years of implementation, few infrastructural projects have been developed using this method while some have been unsuccessful. This study aims to examine the PPP projects implementation in Nigeria and identify the most critical factors that could determine the success of such projects. A total of 184 questionnaires were received from public and private sectors’ participants in the implementation of PPP projects. An exploratory factor analysis identified seven critical success factors as projects feedback, leadership focus, risk allocation and economic policy, good governance and political support, short construction period, favourable socio-economic factors, and delivering publicly needed service. This study shows that more developmental projects could be delivered through PPP if the government could focus on these main factors in the implementation process. The result will influence policy development towards PPP and guide the partners in the development of PPP projects.
Highlights
The governments are increasingly using public private partnership (PPP) procurement arrangement to deliver works and services in both developed and developing countries (Ng, Wong and Wong, 2012; Li et al, 2005)
The ratio of private sector respondents to the variables being measured is considered low for factor analysis and this shows a limitation in this study
The result of the factor analysis was able to identify the seven most important factors that are critical to a successful PPP project
Summary
The governments are increasingly using public private partnership (PPP) procurement arrangement to deliver works and services in both developed and developing countries (Ng, Wong and Wong, 2012; Li et al, 2005). Where the private sector is being used to providing public facilities through partnerships in order to address the infrastructural deficit without the financial commitment to the government (Syuhaida and Aminah, 2009). This method is adopted so that the limited available resources could be channelled to other sectors (Udechukwu, 2012). The public sectors are looking towards best approaches in order to satisfy and meet the demand of the citizens despite the challenges of inadequate budgeting while the citizens are calling for improved public services (Hartmann, Davies and Frederiksen, 2010) This demand is very high in Nigeria which is the biggest economy in Africa (The Economist, 2014) and her high population of about 170million needs to be supported by adequate public infrastructures
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