Editorial: Establishing Collaboration in Public Engineering Projects

Abstract

In many countries, there is a trend towards an increased use of models for collaborative contracting for infrastructure projects, both in the private and the public sector. Several forces drive this development: a general dissatisfaction with current construction costs and quality, increased technical complexity and uncertainty in projects, a shift of the allocation of risks and costs from the public to the private sector, higher demands for innovation, the strive for sustainability, the importance of lifecycle performance of buildings, and the development of new information technology. Especially for projects in the public domain, the influence of the institutional and social context is important to take into account since they have a significant impact on the design of project organizations.