The involvement of private concessionaire in the delivery of public infrastructure worldwide is\r\napparent in reducing the budgetary burden on the government�s part specifically due to the major\r\ndownturn in the global economy. Their involvement varies from concessionaire, privatization to\r\npartnerships. Looking at the most current type of project delivery approach procured around the\r\nglobe, which is known as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), although the opportunities are widely\r\nopened for the private concessionaires to partake in the delivery of public infrastructure projects\r\nwith numerous incentives by the government, their responses are still minimal. Their reluctance is\r\nobserved due to the current scenario in the PPP implementation involving the development of\r\nmonopolies by certain groups of private concessionaires in Malaysia, which consequently reduces\r\nthe healthy competition among concessionaires. Therefore, this paper is materialized with the aim\r\nof determining the elements of relational contract, which can improve the current delivery of public\r\ninfrastructure project and subsequently eradicate the private concessionaire�s lack of enthusiasm.\r\nQuestionnaire surveys on 22 respondents of construction industry players are undertaken to\r\ndetermine the elements of relational contract suitable to be adopted in public infrastructure\r\ndelivery in Malaysia in encouraging the involvement of private concessionaires. The results show\r\nthat relational contract elements of clearly defined scope, integrated project team, mutual\r\nalignment of goals and open honest communication should be included in the relational contract\r\nelements frameworks due to its potential in overcoming the current recession of private\r\nconcessionaire�s initiatives and ultimately improving the public infrastructure delivery in Malaysia.
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