Yabar-Ardiles, O.; Sanchez-Carigga, C.; Espinoza Vigil, A.J.; Guillén Málaga, M.S.; Milón Zevallos, A.A. Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study. Buildings2023, 13, 2828.
Yabar-Ardiles, O.; Sanchez-Carigga, C.; Espinoza Vigil, A.J.; Guillén Málaga, M.S.; Milón Zevallos, A.A. Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study. Buildings 2023, 13, 2828.
Yabar-Ardiles, O.; Sanchez-Carigga, C.; Espinoza Vigil, A.J.; Guillén Málaga, M.S.; Milón Zevallos, A.A. Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study. Buildings2023, 13, 2828.
Yabar-Ardiles, O.; Sanchez-Carigga, C.; Espinoza Vigil, A.J.; Guillén Málaga, M.S.; Milón Zevallos, A.A. Seeking the Optimisation of Public Infrastructure Procurement with NEC4 ECC: A Peruvian Case Study. Buildings 2023, 13, 2828.
Abstract
The modern civil engineering and construction sector requires collaborative work environments, learning and trust among all parties involved, qualities that are absent in the Peruvian reality. This research, which is based on an extensive literature review, investigates this challenge. The study reflects upon (i) the current situation of public works procurement in Peru and (ii) the New Engineering Contract (NEC). Comparisons are presented between the characteristics, documentation and roles of these two systems, with the purpose of understanding and representing the advantages, disadvantages and possibilities of integrating tools of NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract to the Peruvian State Contracting Law (Ley de Contrataciones del Estado: LCE). The research is validated through the case study of a high impact road infrastructure project in the city of Arequipa, Peru; which revealed five main negative impacts on good contractual management and, also, facilitated an initial assessment of challenges and improvement opportunities in public infrastructure procurement. Thus, contribution is made to closing the knowledge gap regarding the implementation of NEC4 ECC in public sector works.
Keywords
collaborative philosophy; contractual management; NEC4 ECC; public infrastructure procurement
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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