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JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000671
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Contractual flexibility; Content flexibility; Executing flexibility; Public-private partnership (PPP); Building information modeling (BIM); Construction phase
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This research investigates the relationship between contractual flexibility and BIM-enabled PPP project performance during the construction phase. The results show that both content flexibility and executing flexibility have a positive impact on project performance, with executing flexibility having a greater effect. The study uncovers the positive effect of contract content flexibility on contract execution flexibility and provides practical references and strategies for contract design in BIM-enabled PPP projects.
Building information modeling (BIM) and public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been well-received for their technological and organizational innovations in construction projects. However, due to the complexity nature and project changes of BIM-enabled PPP procurement, an effective and flexible contract remains an unresolved agenda. Hence, this research aims to determine the relationship between contractual flexibility and BIM-enabled PPP project performance, particularly for its project performance during the construction phase. Data were collected through questionnaire surveys. A total of 177 valid responded questionnaires were collected from PPP practitioners under their BIM-enabled PPP projects and analyzed using a structural equation modeling (SEM) method. The results reveal both content flexibility and executing flexibility have a significant positive impact on the performance of BIM-enabled PPP projects during the construction phase, while the effect of executing flexibility is greater than the content flexibility. This research has uncovered a positive effect of contract content flexibility on contract execution flexibility for the first time, which sheds light on appropriate contract framing for governing stakeholders' relationships in BIM-enabled PPP projects, which is an area that has not been explored in the previous literature. More importantly, it proves the important role of contract flexibility for BIM-enabled PPP projects and helps to effectively promote and use BIM and PPPs in the construction industry. A conceptual framework has also been developed to provide practical references and strategies for future implementation and contract design in BIM-enabled PPP projects, adding new knowledge of construction management both theoretically and practically.
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