Efficiency and innovation in infrastructure projects : Four types of collaborative procurement strategies in Sweden and the Netherlands

The purpose of this project is to investigate and compare how different types of collaborative procurement strategies may enhance project actors’ collaboration and their possibilities and incentives for improved efficiency and innovation in infrastructure projects. Furthermore, challenges and perceived barriers to implement these strategies are identified and discussed. Four types of collaborative procurement strategies have been investigated, described and compared: 1) collaborative Design-Build contracts, 2) early contractor involvement (ECI) based on consultancy contracts during design stag... Mehr ...