Infrastructure Procurement Under Outcome-Based Contracts: A Position Paper on Measurable Specification

Authors

  • Georgi Momchilova Centre for Procurement Studies, Sakar Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Svilengrad, Bulgaria Author
  • Andreas Themistocleous Centre for Infrastructure Policy, Solea Centre for Built Environment Research, Evrychou, Cyprus Author
  • Sixten Nyquist Department of Asset Management, Sodermanland Centre for Urban Systems, Nykoping, Sweden Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662151

Keywords:

Infrastructure Procurement Under Outcome-Based Contracts; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Infrastructure Procurement Under Outcome-Based Contracts is an area of active development in smart and resilient
infrastructure engineering, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current
evidence base for infrastructure procurement under outcome-based contracts, spanning methodological, implementation,
governance, and cost dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the
practical considerations relevant to an agency considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best
supported by the evidence currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance.

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