Chapter 15
Selecting the Best Public–Private
Partnership Contract by Using the Fuzzy
Method
Maram Almuhisen, Huseyin Gökçeku¸ s, Berna Uzun,
and Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Abstract Universally, many countries have been utilizing Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for exploiting infrastructure developments. Transactions in PPP, in such
situations, are established on an association of complicated legitimate contracts.
Conversely, in such transactions, a PPP contract is usually drawn up between the
public authority (the “Contracting Authority”) and private company (the “Private
Partner”) in the outline of a franchise contract or similar document. When drawing
up and confirming PPP transactions, extensive time and investments are entailed due
to the intricacy, difficulty, as well as the reality that the attributes of the infrastructure
developments are often deeply consulted as to be reflected in such contracts. As a
result, observers have questioned whether time and cost reduction in such procedures is viable, in which the provisions established in the franchise arrangements
and other PPP indentures between the public and private sectors are systematized.
M. Almuhisen · H. Gökçeku¸ s
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: maram.almuhisen@neu.edu.tr
H. Gökçeku¸ s
e-mail: huseyin.gokcekus@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun (B) · D. Uzun Ozsahin
DESAM Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: berna.uzun@neu.edu.tr
D. Uzun Ozsahin
e-mail: dilber.uzunozsahin@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun
Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Turkey
D. Uzun Ozsahin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus, Turkey
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Uzun Ozsahin et al. (eds.), Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in
Environmental and Civil Engineering, Professional Practice in Earth Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64765-0_15
141
Selecting the Best Public–Private
Partnership Contract by Using the Fuzzy
Method
Maram Almuhisen, Huseyin Gökçeku¸ s, Berna Uzun,
and Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Abstract Universally, many countries have been utilizing Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for exploiting infrastructure developments. Transactions in PPP, in such
situations, are established on an association of complicated legitimate contracts.
Conversely, in such transactions, a PPP contract is usually drawn up between the
public authority (the “Contracting Authority”) and private company (the “Private
Partner”) in the outline of a franchise contract or similar document. When drawing
up and confirming PPP transactions, extensive time and investments are entailed due
to the intricacy, difficulty, as well as the reality that the attributes of the infrastructure
developments are often deeply consulted as to be reflected in such contracts. As a
result, observers have questioned whether time and cost reduction in such procedures is viable, in which the provisions established in the franchise arrangements
and other PPP indentures between the public and private sectors are systematized.
M. Almuhisen · H. Gökçeku¸ s
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: maram.almuhisen@neu.edu.tr
H. Gökçeku¸ s
e-mail: huseyin.gokcekus@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun (B) · D. Uzun Ozsahin
DESAM Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey
e-mail: berna.uzun@neu.edu.tr
D. Uzun Ozsahin
e-mail: dilber.uzunozsahin@neu.edu.tr
B. Uzun
Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
Turkey
D. Uzun Ozsahin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus, Turkey
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
D. Uzun Ozsahin et al. (eds.), Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in
Environmental and Civil Engineering, Professional Practice in Earth Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64765-0_15
141