Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study
The modern civil engineering and construction sector requires collaborative work environments, learning and trust among all parties involved, qualities that are absent in the Peruvian reality. This study, which is based on an extensive literature review, investigates this challenge. The study reflec...
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| author | Oscar Yabar-Ardiles Carlos Sanchez-Carigga Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil Milagros Socorro Guillén Málaga Andreé Alexis Milón Zevallos |
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| description | The modern civil engineering and construction sector requires collaborative work environments, learning and trust among all parties involved, qualities that are absent in the Peruvian reality. This study, which is based on an extensive literature review, investigates this challenge. The study reflects upon (i) the current situation of public works procurement in Peru and (ii) the New Engineering Contract (NEC), which has recently been implemented in Peruvian Special Public Infrastructure Projects. Comparisons are presented between the characteristics, documentation and roles of these two systems, with the purpose of understanding and representing the advantages, disadvantages and possibilities of integrating the good contractual management practices of the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract into the traditional Peruvian State Contracting Law (<i>Ley de Contrataciones del Estado</i>: LCE). The research is validated through the case study of a high-impact road infrastructure project in the city of Arequipa, Peru, which revealed five main deficiencies from Peruvian procurement processes which hinder good contractual management and, also, facilitated an initial assessment of the challenges and improvement opportunities in public infrastructure procurement. Thus, a contribution is made to closing the knowledge gap regarding the implementation of the NEC4 ECC in public sector works. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38db1e44a152497ba58ff6512d55c5642023-11-24T14:33:34ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092023-11-011311282810.3390/buildings13112828Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case StudyOscar Yabar-Ardiles0Carlos Sanchez-Carigga1Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil2Milagros Socorro Guillén Málaga3Andreé Alexis Milón Zevallos4School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa 04013, PeruSchool of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa 04013, PeruSchool of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa 04013, PeruSchool of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa 04013, PeruSchool of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa 04013, PeruThe modern civil engineering and construction sector requires collaborative work environments, learning and trust among all parties involved, qualities that are absent in the Peruvian reality. This study, which is based on an extensive literature review, investigates this challenge. The study reflects upon (i) the current situation of public works procurement in Peru and (ii) the New Engineering Contract (NEC), which has recently been implemented in Peruvian Special Public Infrastructure Projects. Comparisons are presented between the characteristics, documentation and roles of these two systems, with the purpose of understanding and representing the advantages, disadvantages and possibilities of integrating the good contractual management practices of the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract into the traditional Peruvian State Contracting Law (<i>Ley de Contrataciones del Estado</i>: LCE). The research is validated through the case study of a high-impact road infrastructure project in the city of Arequipa, Peru, which revealed five main deficiencies from Peruvian procurement processes which hinder good contractual management and, also, facilitated an initial assessment of the challenges and improvement opportunities in public infrastructure procurement. Thus, a contribution is made to closing the knowledge gap regarding the implementation of the NEC4 ECC in public sector works.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2828collaborative philosophycontractual managementNEC4 ECCpublic infrastructure procurement |
| spellingShingle | Oscar Yabar-Ardiles Carlos Sanchez-Carigga Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil Milagros Socorro Guillén Málaga Andreé Alexis Milón Zevallos Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study Buildings collaborative philosophy contractual management NEC4 ECC public infrastructure procurement |
| title | Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study |
| title_full | Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study |
| title_short | Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study |
| title_sort | seeking the optimisation of public infrastructure procurement with nec4 ecc a peruvian case study |
| topic | collaborative philosophy contractual management NEC4 ECC public infrastructure procurement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2828 |
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