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Paper No.

670

PRE QUALIFICATION IN PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP


HIGHWAY PROJECTS OF INDIA

Tharun Dolla1 Boeing Laishram2

ABSTRACT
Pre qualification (PQ) is a significant process in the selection of private sector for delivery of civil
infrastructure projects. But, the extant literature, for the most part, focused on PQ of construction
projects. The need for setting proper PQ i.e. criteria and corresponding limits in public-private
partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects is still a lacuna in the body of knowledge of Indian PPPs.
To this end, PQ criteria of a data set containing 258 projects were identified and their criteria
were subjected to regression modelling and statistical analysis over the influential parameters of
pre qualification. This paper discusses the trends of pre qualification limits used in the National
Highway PPP projects in India under zone wise, PPP mode wise, and state wise. GDP has not effect
on the PQ limits except the influence of global financial crisis but the financial limits increase as
project cost increased. Deviation from the conventional pre qualification limits has been observed
in some projects. The paper further presents that deviation and the factors which triggers the
deviation.

1. INTRODUCTION In the similar lines, Lo et al3 have stated that PQ


Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode is plays an important role in evaluation of the capacity
considered as better procurement model to deliver and capability of bidders for a given project. This
projects on time and within budget. But there assumes immense importance because poor design
are cases wherein projects procured through PPP of PQ could have an adverse effect on cost and
were delivered late and exceeding the estimated progress, could breed collusive behaviour and
project cost. This instigated more attention to the unethical practices in obtaining contract3. On the
procurement process by the concession granting other hand, rightly set PQ process would yield four
authorities in short listing the bidders who have fold benefits: adherence to the planned schedule
the requisite technical expertise and right set of
and sequence of construction, timely delivery,
experience for undertaking the projects1. In the
lower prices due to competition, and development
early manual issued by world bank on concession
of local contractors3. These benefits also extend
design, it is argued that the success of concession
depends not only on the contractual arrangement in to contain the public procurement costs4. Proper
the concession, but also the methodology adopted design of the PQ stage is, therefore, one of the key
for the award of the concession. After a choice on aspects of the procurement process which need
the method of award, the next important process is to be given due importance before embarking on
Pre Qualification (PQ) of the interested bidders2. soliciting proposals from the bidders.

1
PhD Research Scholar,
2 Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam
Associate Professor, E-mail: boeing@iitg.ernet.in,

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