Factors affecting Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) acceptance

摘要

Over the last twenty-five years many infrastructure projects have been successfully pursued through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) approach across the United States. While the PPP project delivery model remains the same in principle, the PPP acceptance rate across the different states in the US has been differed significantly. A literature review shows that researchers have identified factors that influence PPP projects at program and project levels but the factors that influence end users' point of view towards PPPs are not yet identified. This knowledge gap leaves federal agencies with minimal information to adequately plan for PPP success.;The main objective of this research is to identify factors that influence public acceptance. Through logical reasoning we selected several demographic and road use factors that could influence end users' PPP acceptance. The data for all such factors was obtained from several government sources for California, Florida, and Texas. Using SPSS, we conducted Principal Component Analysis to identify the most influential factors. Results show that Regional Development, Employment Potential, Congestion, and Vehicle Miles Travelled were the most influential factors affecting PPP acceptance.