The application of Public-Private Partners (PPPs) in housing provisioning is on the increase across the world. However, there is a paucity of empirical studies on the specific factors considered at the initiation, and measures taken to ensure transparency at the procurement stages, of PPP housing projects. This study examined project selection factors and transparency measures in PPP housing projects using data sourced from oral interviews with 27 experts in nine PPP housing schemes in Nigeria. Results of the content analysis revealed that the top two selection factors considered by both the public and private sector operators of PPP housing projects in Nigeria are the availability of land and viability of the funding arrangements. Whereas the public-sector partners also consider the availability of competent private sector to deliver the projects, the private developers are concerned with the location of proposed projects. It was also found that the two key measures taken to ensure transparency at the procurement stage of the projects are transparent and competitive bidding and open advertisements of tender opportunities. These imply that before embarking on PPP housing projects, operators should ensure that there is available land in good locations, sound funding arrangements, and measures for achieving transparency in the schemes.

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尼日利亚住房公私伙伴关系中的项目选择和透明度因素

在全球范围内，公私合作伙伴（PPP）在住房供应中的应用正在增加。但是，关于购买力平价住房项目在启动时考虑的具体因素以及为确保采购阶段的透明度所采取的措施的经验研究很少。这项研究使用来自尼日利亚9个PPP住房计划中27位专家的口头访谈中获得的数据，研究了PPP住房项目中的项目选择因素和透明度措施。内容分析的结果表明，尼日利亚公私合作住房项目的公共和私营部门运营商考虑的前两个选择因素是土地的可利用性和筹资安排的可行性。鉴于公共部门合作伙伴还考虑有能力由私营部门来交付项目，私人开发商关注拟议项目的位置。还发现，为确保项目采购阶段的透明度而采取的两项主要措施是透明和竞争性招标以及公开招标机会的广告。这意味着，在着手进行PPP住房项目之前，运营商应确保在合适的位置有可用的土地，完善的资金安排以及实现计划透明的措施。