The Gautrain project in South Africa: a cautionary tale

Thomas, David P.

doi:10.1080/02589001.2013.747292

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“…The academic literature generally does not portray the construction industry as one where the majority of projects are delivered according to the expected time, cost and quality specifications. Studies by Frimpong et al (2003), Koushki et al (2005), Lee (2008), Ameh et al (2010), Bhargava et al (2010), Nkado (2010), Memon et al (2010), Pourrostam and Ismail (2011), Memon et al (2011), Love et al (2012), Thomas (2013), Sweis et al (2013), Doloi (2013), Shrestha et al (2013), Ismail et al (2014), Shehu et al (2014), Rajan et al (2014), Cheng (2014) and Fombad (2015) show evidence of significant deviations between expected and actual 2061 New universities project in South Africa outcomes in infrastructure projects in, for example, Australia, China, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea and the USA.…”

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“…This phenomenon is not the norm in South African where significant deviations from expected outcomes are often reported on projects especially large public sector infrastructure projects (see, e.g. publications by Nkado, 2010;Thomas, 2013;Public Protector, 2014;Fombad, 2015 which examine significant cost overruns in projects such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup Stadia, Gautrain project, Nkandla project). However, also in the context of the wider construction management literature, many academic researchers have reported on poor outcomes in infrastructure projects (see demonstrated in the literature review section).…”

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Procurement strategy and outcomes of a new universities project in South Africa

Laryea

2019

ECAM

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Purpose Construction project management outcomes in the literature typically portray significant deviations from expected outcomes. Various theories from studies that focus superficially on causes of project cost and time overruns rather than root causes have not addressed this problem. The need is for a better understanding of how procurement strategy provides a fundamental means to address this problem. The purpose of this paper is to examine the procurement strategy used to deliver a new universities project in South Africa within budget and to ascertain its influence on the outcomes. Design/methodology/approach A case study was designed to provide a comprehensive and intensive methodology to identify and examine the construction procurement strategy and its influence on the project outcomes. Document analyses and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data on the construction procurement strategy and outcomes from the client team. Findings The evidence brought forward demonstrates that the successful outcome was largely a consequence of the client team, procurement strategy and systems of delivery. However, the collaborative procurement strategy formed the basis of the successful project delivery and outcomes. A general observation from the data is that an appropriate construction procurement strategy developed by an experienced client team and proactively implemented by an integrated delivery team working collaboratively is likely to achieve the intended project outcomes. Practical implications The findings show three critical keys to achieving intended outcomes – people, procurement strategy and systems of delivery at the governance, portfolio, programme and project management levels. Originality/value The value of this paper lies in using a comprehensive methodology to study the relationship between procurement strategy and outcomes. The findings can be applied by client teams to achieve better outcomes and value for money in infrastructure projects.

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Procurement strategy and outcomes of a new universities project in South Africa

Laryea

2019

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“…One of the biggest challenges with the Gautrain is that it does not reach workingclass areas that desperately need public transport. It is also unaffordable for working-class people who earn meagre wages or the unemployed (Thomas, 2013)…”

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The Public Transport Crisis in South Africa: Through the Eyes of the Four Revolutions

Hlatshwayo

2022

The Thinker

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Debates on the Fourth Industrial Revolution have tended not to focus on the direct relationship between all four technological revolutions and transportation – a crucial element of all technological surges. At the same time, scholarship on transportation has generally ignored the significance of transportation in all the revolutions. This article therefore seeks to strike a balance between these two extremes by showing that all the technological revolutions were also about transportation. In other words, the debates on the technological advances provide scholars, researchers, engineers, and working-class organisations with the space to foreground transport as an issue requiring special attention, especially in South Africa where the public transport system faces many challenges. Critically applying the prism of the four industrial revolutions, the article demonstrates that South Africa lags behind from a transport perspective, and still relies on the transportation of the Second Industrial Revolution when other countries are utilising technologies ofthe Fourth Industrial Revolution. Compounding matters is that even transport technologies invented in the 1800s are being stolen and vandalised, and the maintenance of the system is extremely poor. The article then submits that these transport problems may be solved by mobilisation and advocacy led by working-class and poor communities negatively affected by the crisis.

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“…However, improving the transportation framework isn't sufficient to animate economic development in immature zones [11] the wealthy community would observe more linkage between the two than other low-middle income districts [12]. The economic advancement relies upon different components, including financial, political, regular geographic, verifiable, and segment.…”

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The consequence of logistics development toward economy and local community (the case of Bangkok, Thailand)

Sattayathamrongthian

Vanpetch

2021

E3S Web Conf.

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This research was to define the Logistics Development Toward Economy and Local Community in the Urban Area around Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand, Besides, observe the necessary planning, implementing, and monitoring.The appropriate analysis units are derived from the research questions and used to determine the data collection scope. Purposive sampling was used to select 28 Thai stakeholders and academics who influenced the planning, funding, construction, and monitoring of logistic infrastructure development in Thailand or those affected by logistic infrastructure in Thailand. The researchers designed semi-structured with open-ended questions. Besides, used in-depth interviewing and observation as instruments for data collection. Choosing 28 participants who understand road infrastructure planning, investments, construction, formulation, implementation, and monitoring of economic development strategies generated information-rich data, which was the study’s primary goal.Kanchanapisek road project prompts economic and social change by making the network’s association with the network, developing productsand ventures, incitement or speculation exercises, and the help of another foundation advancement example, schools, medical clinics. Transportation Foundation has, as of late, been credited for supporting different social administrations and giving admittance to schools, emergency clinics, and business places.Unfortunately, there are the issues disregarded, and hardly any endeavors have been made to decrease them.The policymakers should intercede to decrease every one of these effects and the methods for mediation that is generally attractive to create the most practical result in financial, social, and ecological terms.

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The Gautrain project in South Africa: a cautionary tale

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Procurement strategy and outcomes of a new universities project in South Africa

Procurement strategy and outcomes of a new universities project in South Africa

The Public Transport Crisis in South Africa: Through the Eyes of the Four Revolutions

The consequence of logistics development toward economy and local community (the case of Bangkok, Thailand)

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