A framework structure to enhance the implementation of private finance initiative (PFI) projects in Malaysia at pre-construction stage: a methodological development / Shamsida Saidan Khaderi, Abdul Rashid Abd Aziz and Ani Saifuza Abd Shukor.

Private finance initiative (PFI) in Malaysia has been inundated by various controversies and criticisms from the very beginning. Yet, in-depth researches relating to them have been lacking. Based on the circumstances, the paper proposes a framework structure to enhance the implementation of PFI projects in Malaysia with focus on the pre-construction stage with the following objectives: to determine the issues and constraint which have arisen, to determine the success factors and lastly to develop a framework for performance improvement. Semistructure interviews with 35 experts and nine case studies (each three representing Modes 1, 2 and 3) were used to collect data. The study found ten success factors which is: fair risk distribution, public-private cooperation, comprehensive output specification, value for money, maintenance culture, innovation, performance-based payment, cost linked to life span, transparency and financing. A workable implementation framework for the pre-construction stage was developed after industry practitioners tested it. This framework can help industry players including contractors in making sound decisions when undertaking PFI projects.