Abstract:
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a connection between public sector and private
sector for a long duration with the aim of producing public services. PPP provides a
mechanism for governments to bridge the supply-demand gap by developing new
facilities in the construction industry. It is an extensive necessity for the Sri Lankan
context due to the declining position in economic growth over the past years. Since PPP
is already being practiced in Sri Lankan infrastructural projects, it is essential to
investigate the ability of PPP to improve the public sector building projects (PSBP) in
Sri Lanka (SL). An extensive literature synthesis was carried out to identify the PPP
approaches and challenges encountered by PSBP. The challenges encountered by PSBP
were validated and updated by conducting a semi-structured preliminary interview to
comply with the Sri Lankan context. A questionnaire survey was conducted to identify
the ability of PPP approaches to overcome the challenges in PSBP. Data analysis was
done by conducting the Relative Important Index (RII) technique. The findings revealed
that PPP has a high ability to overcome the challenges encountered by public sector
building projects. Therefore PPP can be recommended as a procurement strategy for
PSBP in SL.
