Procuring Governmental Megaprojects: Case Study

Procurement route structures adequate for governmental megaprojects and commonly used worldwide are to be appraised in the paper. Effectiveness of construction projects’ delivery is vastly dependent upon the form of relationship between the parties involved, and hence liabilities imposed on one another with particular emphasis on the risk distribution. Latter implied a necessity of a diligent assessment of procurement alternatives as a prerequisite to assure the value for money for the project. The paper aims to demonstrate a development of a strategic approach to procurement on the basis of the large scale governmental investment such as the Olympic Village in Kraków which was planned to be delivered as a part of Kraków Olympic Games 2022. Factors that influence the choice of delivery scheme are to be further specified. The latter will set grounds for the critical analyze of alternative procurement types applicable for the proposed project which, in turn, will be supported by the pairs comparison matrix of client's value drivers together with further evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of procurement systems. Since the Kraków Olympic Games 2022 project failed to embark, the availability of relevant data was quite restricted. Nonetheless, what was found out is that one of the main issues encountered at the inception stage was lack of the linkage between the construction project and the governmental core activity that certainly ought to be oriented on enhancing the life of tax-payers. Bearing in mind the importance of meeting stakeholders’ requirements the paper will suggest relevant solutions oriented on the attainment of a long-term profitability for the assets through the implementation of integrated delivery process. After examination of relevant alternatives for the project procurement schemes, the Design Build Operate Maintain (DBOM) is to be analyzed as a procurement route worth adopting in order to ensure an alignment of discussed project with the governmental principles set beforehand based on the efficiency of project performance in the long-run.