Article: A simulation model for optimizing the concession period of public-private partnerships schemes

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TitleA simulation model for optimizing the concession period of public-private partnerships schemes
AuthorsNg, ST1
Xie, J1
Cheung, YK1
Jefferies, M2
KeywordsConcession period
Public-private partnership
Simulation
Toll/tariff regime
Issue Date2007
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman
CitationInternational Journal Of Project Management, 2007, v. 25 n. 8, p. 791-798 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.05.004
AbstractPublic-private partnerships (PPP) are becoming an increasingly popular option of project delivery. Under the concession-based PPP arrangement, the private partner is responsible for funding the scheme, while their capital investment will be recovered through the operation revenue over the concession period. Therefore, calculating an appropriate investment return over the concession period becomes a very important aspect that influences success of the PPP project, particularly so as the concessionaire may be tempted to increase their toll/tariff should the revenue fall short of their expected. However, due to the difficulties in estimating the long-term uncertainties and wider-risk profiles at the tendering stage, the government would conduct the traditional net present value and payback period analyses to determine the concession period. In this paper, a simulation model which aims to assist the public partner to determine an optimal concession period is proposed. A hypothetical example is worked through to illustrate the concept of the simulation model. The results show that the risks and uncertainties, such as a change in inflation rate, traffic flow and operation cost, could influence the decision on the concession period. With the help of the simulation model, the impact of risk can be taken into account when establishing an ideal concession period. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd and IPMA.
ISSN0263-7863
2011 Impact Factor: 1.532
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.040
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.05.004
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dc.contributor.authorNg, ST
dc.contributor.authorXie, J
dc.contributor.authorCheung, YK
dc.contributor.authorJefferies, M
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T06:26:52Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T06:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractPublic-private partnerships (PPP) are becoming an increasingly popular option of project delivery. Under the concession-based PPP arrangement, the private partner is responsible for funding the scheme, while their capital investment will be recovered through the operation revenue over the concession period. Therefore, calculating an appropriate investment return over the concession period becomes a very important aspect that influences success of the PPP project, particularly so as the concessionaire may be tempted to increase their toll/tariff should the revenue fall short of their expected. However, due to the difficulties in estimating the long-term uncertainties and wider-risk profiles at the tendering stage, the government would conduct the traditional net present value and payback period analyses to determine the concession period. In this paper, a simulation model which aims to assist the public partner to determine an optimal concession period is proposed. A hypothetical example is worked through to illustrate the concept of the simulation model. The results show that the risks and uncertainties, such as a change in inflation rate, traffic flow and operation cost, could influence the decision on the concession period. With the help of the simulation model, the impact of risk can be taken into account when establishing an ideal concession period. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd and IPMA.
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Project Management, 2007, v. 25 n. 8, p. 791-798 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.05.004
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.05.004
dc.identifier.epage798
dc.identifier.hkuros142793
dc.identifier.issn0263-7863
2011 Impact Factor: 1.532
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.040
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-36049036883
dc.identifier.spage791
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/70872
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Project Management
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectConcession period
dc.subjectPublic-private partnership
dc.subjectSimulation
dc.subjectToll/tariff regime
dc.titleA simulation model for optimizing the concession period of public-private partnerships schemes
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. University of Newcastle, Australia