Publication: Review of Performance Based Contracting in the Road Sector : Phase 1
Date
2014-03
ISSN
Published
2014-03
Author(s)
Gericke, Ben
Henning, Theuns
Greewood, Ian
Abstract
There has been a tendency for a
one-size-fits-all approach to the implementation, with the
result being a variation in the success of any implemented
performance based contracts (PBCs), as well as a significant
proportion of the PBCs not making it to the contract award
stage. To address these issues, the World Bank (WB) has
commissioned a review of PBC in the road sector. PBC
involves a significant shift away from more traditional
approaches to the delivery and maintenance of road
infrastructure and associated services by departing from the
client's having responsibility for the design and
supervision of construction and maintenance activities, to
focus upon the key outcomes that the client wishes to
achieve. There are two objectives for this study including:
(1) to produce a strategy that will guide the WB's
future engagements in PBC projects; and (2) to improve the
WB's service to clients by offering a variety of PBC
options, to suit different operating conditions and client
needs. The report details phase one, review and synthesis of
existing practices and its following six tasks: task 1,
taking stock of various types of PBC projects; task 2,
defining various types of PBC methodologies; task 3,
outlining PBC's strengths and weaknesses; task 4,
clarifying both various types of PBCs and federation
internationale des ingenieurs-conseil (FIDIC)-type (input
and bill of quantities) contracts; task 5, discriminating
between successful and less successful factors of PBC
projects; and task 6, developing a work program on how to
move the second phase forward.
Citation
“Gericke, Ben; Henning, Theuns; Greewood, Ian. 2014. Review of Performance Based Contracting in the Road Sector : Phase 1. Transport papers series;no. TP-42A. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18648 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”